She's twenty-two weeks when Cole comes home for Christmas. Both families at the table — seven chairs, her mom's idea, the gracious thing to do. The house empties the day after. He finishes with both hands flat against her belly, feeling through the skin for what he made. She stays against the counter until his car would be back in two hours. Nate comes by that evening. He doesn't know. *Fifth part of One Shots: Alicia.*
Trust, once lost, often cannot be regained. Beware former friends bearing gifts -- especially the kind that come in vials. Stephanie only thought she and Tony were still friends, but he knew better and was about to do something about it.
Young Bradley discovers his mother secret when he goes to his first school football game, watching her service several boys and even gets service himself with out her knowledge.
In a world where 90% of the male population died due to a plague, it is the females that suffer a worse fate. The plague altered their DNA to the point that they could not survive for long without what became known as "the White"... semen. If that wasn't bad enough, the best quality, the most nourishing, came from those closest genetically, i.e. FAMILY. You can read a bunch of reader's comments over at Bookapy.