Common Decency Novels & Stories

Javan warned his daughter as she muttered a sorry that she wasn’t even sorry about. “As I was saying.” Javan continued. “We have certain rules in this house and one of them I Clyde common decency. Decency doesn’t have to do with dressing, in here, it has to do with what you say, so while speaking next time, let it be a reminder to you that there are children in this household so do help us out and refrain from using such vulgar language next time.” Lia bit her lips out of embarrassment as Javan warned her.

"You're an adult now so you might as well start learning. Our culture is hypocritical. I know, that's bad and nobody should do it. But in this case, it keeps our society civil and we maintain the façade of morality." "What do you mean?" "Okay, an example. Alice's husband. Once again, this is close to gossip, which is vile, and never say anything about it. Alice knew what he was doing. It was a harmless perversion, and he is not the only husband doing that. His mistake was, he was not prudent and discrete and got caught. His banishment was more about not obeying the rules of discretion. I also know some couples that get together in a motel and exchange their wives for sex. But, you see, they

The air still smelled faintly of old books and the cedar sachets their mother used to tuck into drawers. Nathan closed the door. Cole turned the lock. Isabel stood between the two beds and let the cardigan fall. This time they undressed each other first. She watched as identical bodies were revealed—same broad shoulders, same lean muscle, same dark trail of hair leading down. When they were both naked the resemblance became almost unbearable. Only the scar and the ring remained as proof that the universe had not simply doubled one man.