Do we ever really know the person that we chose to spend our life with? Of course we know what they chose tell us about them-selves and their past. But its what they chose not to tell us; that can sometimes lead to some interesting situations!
Jed took the woman to his room after her husband told her in the bar, "You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille." Jed's marriage is already in a mess. What's he to do?
Sam Carmichael fell in love with the dark eyed beauty from Nicaragua. When he found out she was pregnant, he bought her the biggest diamond ring he could find. He was happy until he found she was never pregnant, and that her visiting "brother" from home was really an old lover! Sometimes life sucks.
A soup of the day Story John is an ex-con just released after twenty years in prison. This is the end of his first day of freedom. The flash story 'A Bowl of Soup" was the first tale.
Cindy was the only woman who ever meant anything to Howard, but she was gone. He'd met others who reminded him of her, but things always ended the same way. Then he helps Betsy out of a tight spot and she goes home with him... but can their relationship survive? ***Warning*** This is a DARK story. It's not happy and light. It's gritty and full of not-so-nice things. Really. Trust me.