A Learning Together Story Part of the Stories from the Hearth universe
John Patel's wife is at the bottom of barrel. Alcohol, drugs, and prostitution are consuming her. He doesn't want to leave. She's his high school sweetheart and he loves her as much now as he did then. How does he deal with it and take care of their six-year-old daughter? This is his story. Set in the Learning Together Universe, it takes place ten years prior to the rest of the series. Being it's in the Learning Together Universe there is spanking, of course. Caution: dark subject matter.
Lydia's new boyfriend has a secret - he's actually a pimp and he's trying to get her to whore for him. But Mom catches on and tries to bargain with him. But things go awry and now they are both being blackmailed...
A bored and lonely handyman once stumbled on a curious yet fascinating and repulsive kink on his old message board. Working with his shy, awkward niece Frankie should have been a welcome distraction, but instead it forces him to confront the parts of himself he'd rather keep hidden.