This is my rewritten,augmented and edited story --Torn lives--. I have to thank two people. My editor Johnny Galt who with his constant prodding, questions and suggestions made that the story changed for the better and I'm also in debt to fellow author CPBaudelaire who the 03/14/12 wrote a number of suggestions to improve the story in his comment to Torn Lives. To both of them many thanks. Fermpera
When my adult niece called, sounding upset, and asked if she could come stay with me for a while, of course I said yes. It was only supposed to be until she could get her feet under her from a marriage gone wrong. The problem is, she couldn't get her feet under her. That's because I kept her in bed.
I'm seventeen now and, having had to work it all out for myself, I wasn't about to let my little sister, Faith, go through all the guilt, confusion and fear that I'd suffered when I was her age.
Samantha is in town on business and is looking for a hook-up on some dating apps. One phrase that she sees strikes a chord with her: 'Likes strong women'. She might be reading too much into it but the guy is cute so she goes for it. Oliver, it turns out, is everything she's looking for... and more.