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15 Days with the Smith Family - Part 1
The first 6 days from Greg Smith's perspective
Day 1
Greg was sitting at his desk in one of the tallest buildings in the city's business center. Their office is on the seventh floor, high enough to flood the minimalist, chic, modern office with a generous amount of natural light, but not high enough to provide a breathtaking view of the city. While the office itself is inviting with two desks, a sofa, two armchairs, and a small coffee table--conducive to busin...

Chapter 19
Tuesday morning, day too of being classroom parent, I'm walking toward the school, holding Ava's hand when my phone rings. I want to ignore it completely, but I know Nick is dealing with a lot of drama this week without me around. The library expansion was supposed to have been done and dusted but the engineer lead keeps harassing us. None of the discrepancies have been of my doing, rather one of the councilmen adjusted things on the document to ensure the zoning board would approve of the cha...

Chapter 4 -- National Signing Day
Monday January 30
My breath came in steady huffs as I ran along the path through the park. It was barely past dawn, my favorite time of day if I wanted to be alone, and I was out for my morning run. The park was quiet as I followed the path to the pond. The only noise I heard was the sound of my feet slapping on the pavement....

Chapter 1 - Knocking at the Door
Jake Johnson heard knocks on the door. Jake jumped out from the bed and went to the door, looking into the peephole. It was Jessica.
Jake had texted her earlier to come over.
Chapter 2 - At a Hotel Room
When Jake plopped onto the well-made twin bed, after spending hours forcing himself to transit from one terminal to vehicle to vehicle, be it a taxi, a bus, or an airplane, it was well past 8 PM. The hotel room looked clean. It had a postmodern futuristic theme to...

The Abbey Farm Curse.
Chapter Seventeen.
When Rhys did eventually get home I'd gone back to the paperwork that I'd abandoned earlier, and the first I was aware of his return was raised voices coming from down the corridor. Sighing resignedly I pushed back my chair ready to investigate, but a slammed door followed by silence told me that the squabble had already been settled and I sat back down, ears cocked for any further arguments. But all I heard was a girl's muted giggle, so after a few seconds I s...

Rachel From the Edge Pt. 05
by G. Lawrence
Pamela confronts her ex-husband's slave girl
The Benson family's business interests were threatened when billionaire Danny Benson scandalously died in coitus with his tied-up girlfriend. Ex-wife Pamela Benson, angry and resentful, has been persecuting the young woman in the press, who nearly died of pneumonia. Now a new strategy has become necessary. By the way, a lot of Rachel From the Edge revolves around a wealthy family, their finances, relations with ...

Chapter 16 ARRANGEMENTS
Gertie prepares for the new Lady Standhope
A week next Saturday, Gertie chaired the first meeting regarding the wedding arrangements of her grandson Jake and his fiancée Gill. Held at one of the small dining rooms at the Manor, over tea, coffee and biscuits, there were nine sitting around the round table that Mrs O'Reilly had recovered from storage for the purpose of this and future meetings, able to sit up to twelve around it comfortably. Present were Lady Standhope Gertie, Be...

Part 1 -- Aftertaste
The wine bottle is still on the kitchen counter.
Half empty. Room temperature. I didn't mean to leave it out. But I didn't stop myself, either.
The glass beside it is already waiting, like it knows I'll need it.
I pour a small one.
Just to land. Just to sleep.
The first sip is bitter. The second, softer....

Authors Note, The events in this story take place in a single weekend, thus far the story has covered up to Sunday afternoon. Sunday Evening is in three parts! Here is the first part!
That Damn Voice can go Fuck itself...
Liz didn't know why but on hearing Katie say those words, Liz reached and held Katie, her face resting between A cup breasts so unlike Magen's D cups almost fragile in comparison, she started kiss Katie's chest, breasts, nipples, and taking pleasure in the slender fingers messing her...

15 Days with the Smith Family - Part 4


The first 6 days from Mia Smith's perspective

Day 1
It was almost noon when Mia woke up. She lay in bed and thought, Mmm. It's nearly noon. Who cares? I graduated a few days ago, and now I can sleep as much as I want. Finally, my parents accept that I won't be studying, but I'm sure they'll force me to find a job. I know I have to find a job. No need for anyone to tell me that. I could be happy with a simple job, for example, in a supermarket. Alth...

15 Days with the Smith Family - Part 3


The first 6 days from Daniel Smith's perspective

Day 1
Professor Doohan looked at his watch. He slowly stood up from his chair, his hands on the table. "Okay, ladies and gentlemen, time is up. Put down your pencils and leave your papers on the table. You may leave the classroom now."...

15 Days with the Smith Family - Part 2
The first 6 days from Helen Smith's perspective
Day 1
The end of the working day in the accounting office was approaching. Helen was sitting at the desk finishing her work. Diana was already finished and ready to go and was sitting across from her. Helen often peeked at her phone and mused. Daniel hasn't sent a message about the exam yet. The results are probably still pending. It doesn't matter; everything is probably fine. I'm finishing my work now. By the t...

They went to a room and turned on a red light, indicating others weren't free to join. There was a series of mats, almost like vinyl covered mattresses on the floor and some pillows. There was a box of condoms inside the door and a shelf for towels. Eva put her panties and bra there. Eva hugged Lucas and kissed him, feeling his body up against hers and feeling his hard on lightly pressing between her legs....

Tanya Wise was dressing for bed when the call came in. She almost let it go to voicemail before she saw it was from Leo Tims, her co-worker and best friend with benefits.
"What's on your mind, Leo?" She asked hopefully.
"May I ask you to drop everything and go somewhere?"
"With you? Certainly," she replied. "What's the occasion?"...

Rachel From the Edge Pt. 04
by G. Lawrence
A stubborn young woman is more than she seems
After her billionaire boyfriend died on top of her during bondage sex, Rachel Montgomery became a national joke, was fired from her job by his ex-wife, and grew critically ill, ready to die in her seedy downtown apartment. But Daniel Benson's daughter, a student nurse, was brought in to care for her, and Rachel's life is about to change forever....

Dear Readers,
I hope you enjoy this chapter! Thanks to Pandamonium, BowtieCharlie, and Drypedyx for helping me edit.
If you've been here for the last 7 chapters, you kinda know what you are in for. This chapter doesn't have any nonconsent, so if you were waiting for that to go away, I think we're safe from it for a while....

Jia's summer break was finally coming to a close. The schoolyear started next week and the first year orientation, or O-Week, was beginning in the afternoon once residential first years had moved in. Jia had spent the noisy morning in her dorm where she reflected on the past few months living in this transformed life....

*See chapter 00. Intro and chapter descriptions*
I awoke in the darkness, a gentle nudging of something wet and soft against my face. Opening my eyes I saw two yellow eyes staring back, Tiamat had entered my tent and awoken me. She snorted and nudged me, then turned and left the tent, leaving me in the darkness to gather my thoughts....

15 Days with the Smith Family - Part 0


An introduction to who's who and how to navigate the series to get a full story

Introduction
In this novel, you can spend 15 unforgettable days with the seemingly ordinary Smith family. It was created as a script for a "visual novel game," but it never saw the light of day as such. At the time, such stories accompanied by 3D animations made in the Ren'py program were very popular, so they can also be characterized as a game. Inspired by novels such...

Chapter 10
It's been a very trying day. Two weeks in and Ava is only acting worse and worse by the day. She's been throwing fits all day. When we went to the beach with Helen, she threw sand at us and stormed off to find her father, who, of course, was at the library. He's only spent three nights with her this entire time, including the weekends which, conveniently were consumed with work too. I don't believe him when he says he's not like this at home. I believe Ava's actions and reactions....

Rachel From the Edge Pt. 03
by G. Lawrence
Near death, Rachel finds a friend
When a national scandal broke out following the sudden death of billionaire Daniel Benson, his ex-wife feared the tightly bound slave girl found underneath his dead body would damage their business interests. And perhaps there is some jealousy. But Rachel has been discovered in her tiny downtown apartment deathly ill. Pamela doesn't want the scandal to get worse....

The twentysomething's key missed the lock on the first two attempts. With his hand shaking, he glanced over his shoulder again at the police scattered around the motel's parking lot and walkways. That he'd been stopped before entering the motel had nearly caused him to freak out. However, he'd been granted permission to head toward his room after explaining that he'd been gone all day and was located on the ground floor, away from the crime scene. Only Deke Deason's nod to the police, stating he was a payin...

Rachel From the Edge Pt. 02
by G. Lawrence
Chaos follows the sudden death of a billionaire
This novel is constructed on different levels. Most importantly, the experiences of individual characters. This will turn out to be a love story, just not the kind readers usually expect. But the story also examines media, fame, wealth, scandal, and complicating concepts. I find them necessary. And don't expect this novel to go in a predictable direction. We shall soon learn that nothing with Rachel is ever p...

The Man
Mike Ledur
All Rights Reserved
In April 2025, people throughout the world were celebrating the end of Covid-19. We'd had moments like this before, in 2022, when people assumed there was no need for masks, only to be followed by an eighth wave and a new round of cases and deaths. But this time, the experts told us it was really over. The case numbers dwindled to almost zero....

I
I never thought I'd liked threesomes. Too much eye contact. Too many elbows. Too much potential for things to go wrong. But this one came with MI6 clearance.
It started on my last day in Manila. I saw her through a swarm of sweating tourists and brown-skinned locals.
She sliced through the crowd like a wire through clay. Local, no doubt. Almond eyes, slightly slanted. Long, dark, wavy hair that looked styled but probably wasn't. Her purple dress popped against the market's dull browns and greys. ...

Friday, September 6th, 10:05 am
The roar of the engines whipped my jacket around as I followed Erin across the tarmac toward the plane's steps. I stopped at the bottom of the steps and turned to gaze out at the Scottish highlands one last time, enjoying the intense greens that reached up toward the gray overcast skies as if trying to impart some of its vibrancy to the drab colors overhead. So far, this had been my favorite spot to visit during my European excursion. I enjoyed the bustle of large cities l...

The Abbey Farm Curse
Chapter Sixteen.
I awoke with an overfull bladder and shrugged myself quickly into my bathrobe to go and attend to it. I don't know why I bothered to put my robe on, no-one else seemed to bother, in fact as I stepped out into the corridor there was Shannon, walking unconcerned and completely naked back to the bedroom she had shared with Rhys. It must be said that she really was a stunner, and the only fault I could find with the svelte figure that walked towards me was that her da...

Chapter 1
The crack of a ball hitting a bat is a welcome sound at Wrigley Field. I've been to more Cubs games than I can count and I always enjoy it. This game was supposed to be an opportunity to rub elbows with some potential clients but the meeting fell through. The crowd's cheers echo through Wrigley Field, drowning out my thoughts as I steal glances at Grace. I find my attention divided between the announcers' sports banter and Grace, her beauty captivating me....

Chapter 13

The last week of the course, Chef Girard arranged to have a guest lecture by Chef Marcus Reynolds, a rising star whose Manhattan restaurant, Hearth, had recently earned its first Michelin star. The room was packed, students from all programs eager to hear from a young chef who was making waves in the New York culinary scene....

Rachel From the Edge
Part One
by G. Lawrence
A young woman's billionaire boyfriend suddenly dies
Rachel Montgomery is my favorite character, but I realize she's not for everybody. She has a different way of looking at the world, and different priorities. And as we shall see, she has a special genius that will change the world. Not that we could guess that from the beginning....