LOGINMy cousinâs wedding was the last place I wanted to be on a Saturday night. I only showed up because family guilt is a powerful thing. The ceremony was fine; pretty church, lots of flowersâbut the reception at the big waterfront hall was packed with people I barely knew. I was sitting at a table by myself, sipping cheap champagne, watching my cousin dance with her new husband while my phone kept buzzing with texts from my roommate asking how bad it was. I needed air. Or another drink. Probably both. The open bar was busy, but the bartender handed me a fresh glass fast. Thatâs when I noticed the guy standing next to me. Tall, broad shoulders filling out his dark suit jacket, tie already loosened. Short beard, messy brown hair like heâd been running his hands through it. He looked as bored as I felt. âOpen bar is the only good part of these things,â he said, clinking his whiskey glass against mine without asking. âTruth.â I took a sip. âYou with the bride or groom?â âGroom. O
My flight was delayed, again. Three hours and counting at OâHare, and the storm outside wasnât letting up anytime soon. Iâd already walked the entire terminal twice, eaten some dry sushi that cost way too much, and now I was stuck at the airport bar nursing a gin and tonic. My phone was almost dead, and I was bored out of my mind. The guy two seats down had been sitting there just as long. He looked like he traveled a lotâbutton-down shirt with the sleeves rolled up, laptop open in front of him, but he wasnât really working. Dark hair, sharp jawline, early thirties maybe. When I glanced over for the third time, he caught me. âYours delayed too?â he asked, closing the laptop. âYeah. Supposed to board an hour ago. Yours?â âDenver. This storm is screwing everybody.â He slid over to the seat right next to me. âIâm Caleb.â âAva. Austin.â We started talking to kill time. He was a consultant, flew three or four times a month for work. I told him I was a graphic designer comi
My flight was delayed. Again. Three hours and counting at OâHare, and the storm outside wasnât letting up anytime soon. Iâd already walked the entire terminal twice, eaten some dry sushi that cost way too much, and now I was stuck at the airport bar nursing a gin and tonic. My phone was almost dead, and I was bored out of my mind. The guy two seats down had been sitting there just as long. He looked like he traveled a lotâbutton-down shirt with the sleeves rolled up, laptop open in front of him, but he wasnât really working. Dark hair, sharp jawline, early thirties maybe. When I glanced over for the third time, he caught me. âYours delayed too?â he asked, closing the laptop. âYeah. Supposed to board an hour ago. Yours?â âDenver. This storm is screwing everybody.â He slid over to the seat right next to me. âIâm Caleb.â âAva. Austin.â We started talking to kill time. He was a consultant, flew three or four times a month for work. I told him I was a graphic designer coming back fr
The gym was almost empty at 10:30 p.m. on a Thursday. Just how I liked it. Iâd had a shit day at the clinicâdouble shifts, cranky patients, and a doctor who couldnât stop micromanaging. All I wanted was to sweat it out, blast some music in my headphones, and not think for an hour. I was on the treadmill, hair up, tank top already sticking to my back, when he walked in. Tall, built like he lived in the weight room but not in that showy way. Dark skin, short beard, sleeves cut off his shirt so you could see the muscle in his arms. He nodded at me when our eyes met in the mirror and I nodded back and kept running. He started on the bench press. I moved to free weights. Every time I glanced over he was focused, but I caught him looking a couple times too. Nothing creepy. Just⌠aware. I finished my set and headed for the water fountain. He was there getting a drink. âBusy night,â he said, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand. âExactly why I come late. Less people.â âSame.
I needed milk. Thatâs what I told myself at 11:47 p.m. when I pulled on sweats and drove to the 24-hour grocery store two blocks from my apartment. Really, I just couldnât sleep again. Another night staring at the ceiling thinking about the text my ex sent earlierââhope youâre doing okayââlike he hadnât fucked his coworker three months ago. Milk felt like a good enough excuse to get out of my head. The store was dead quiet. Fluorescent lights buzzing overhead, only a couple other people wandering the aisles. I grabbed a cart and headed for the dairy section, hair in a messy bun, no makeup, just existing. He was in the same aisle, reaching for eggs. Tall, maybe six-two, wearing a faded black hoodie and jeans that fit right. Dark tattoos peeked out from his sleeve when he moved. He glanced over when I stopped next to him for the milk. âLate night essentials?â His voice was casual, a little amused. âYeah. Canât sleep, apparently milk fixes that.â I grabbed a carton and tossed i
The bar smelled like spilled beer and old cigarettes, the kind of place where nobody asked any questions. Iâd only stopped in because the rain was hammering down and my shitty umbrella had flipped inside out two blocks back. My clothes were soaked, my hair stuck to my neck, and I just wanted a whiskey to warm up before I called a ride home. I slid onto a stool at the end of the bar. The bartender, a tired guy with a tattooed neck, nodded at me. âWhatâll it be?â âWhiskey. Neat.â He poured it without a word. I took a sip, letting the burn settle in my chest, and looked around. Tuesday night, so it wasnât packed. A couple of old guys arguing about baseball at one table. A woman scrolling on her phone near the jukebox. And then him. He was sitting two stools down, nursing a beer, elbows on the bar like heâd been there a while. Dark hair, a little messy, stubble that looked a few days old. Black t-shirt stretched across his shoulders. Not trying too hard, but something about the way
The hotel room door barely clicked shut before hands were all over me. Not gentle. Not careful. Hungry. Mike shoved me backward onto the nearest bed so hard my back bounced on the mattress. The lamp cast ugly yellow light across the room, but nobody cared about romance. My head was still spinni
*A New Collection: After being in a four years relationship with Jake, Emily catches him and her bestfriend hooking up. Heartbroken - Leading her to get complicated with some nasty strengers in the bar ready to split her open if she asked for it.(This is a continuation from my last book - Unheard P
Mark stood there in the near-dark, the faint glow from my nightlight catching the hard line of his jaw and the massive bulge straining the front of his gray sweatpants. He didnât look shocked nor angry. He just looked⌠hungry. Like heâd been waiting for this exact moment. He stepped all the wa
I bit down hard on the pillow to keep from screaming as Jakeâs thick cock drove into me again, and again, stretching my dripping pussy wide open. The bed creaked under us like it was about to give out, but I didnât care, not tonight, not when his hips were slamming against my ass so perfectly,







