A short story about a young woman's marriage to a wealthy senator. Then there is the mysterious Jack... who is he and why is he at Sara's wedding. Bring in an alcoholic mother and a lot of money and voila you have a story.
After her husband's untimely death, Charlene Baker, mother of three teenagers, is informed by her attorney that she and the children will receive no inheritance. Everything will go to her husband's brother that she hates and despises. Charlene is forced to submit to his demands. Her and her two teenage daughters become family pawns along with other events that take place in their lives.
Little Stacy wants to leave the backwards-farm-community that she was born and raised in, to the exciting city life with her virtue intact. BUT things do not always work out the way one expects. A little something for everyone in this story.
For some, the transition into puberty occurs with relative ease. For others, the change is marked by tension and anxiety, and a growing awareness that their world is not shaping up as expected. For Sally Grover, the dawning awareness of her own sexuality and the budding of her body have brought many problems and confusions. But once Sally gets over her initial fears and inhibitions, she finds herself enjoying, indeed reveling, in her natural sexuality.
A 15-year-old girl is having sex for the first time with her boyfriend when her father catches them in the act. After the boyfriend scurries out of the house her father 'punishes' her.
It is that time of year that her father's boss visits for his employee quarterly review. Her father is worried that his pay raise may be in trouble because his wife is ill and he asks his daughter to take over the tea serving ceremony to show respect.