Wonder Years Karen Novels & Stories

She let out, partly outraged at his cockiness, partly flattered he intended to pursue her. He just winked at her and then asked matter-of-factly, “You’re into older men?” “No,” she said, puzzled. “Younger?” He probed. “No,” she said on a tired sigh. “Well, I don’t know. I have never dated anyone.” “Good to know,” he beamed at her. She didn’t know why but his smile brought warmth to her insides like nothing ever did before. *** *** *** *** Karen hurried to the convenience store, knowing she badly needed a few grocery items. And then she was on her way home.

“What do you want from me?” Karina finally confessed. 7 years ago she accidentally spent the night with a strange man. Unfortunately she also let go of her most guarded treasure to a strange man who was none other than Steven. At that time she attended Susan's birthday party. At that time she was 24 years old. The first time Karina set foot in a club. The first time Karina drank alcohol. Somehow what happened—Susan kept filling her glass with alcohol until she got very drunk.

"Hi Karen. I'm sorry I've neglected you so much during your recovery. But Cole was selfish and keeping you to himself." Lee smiled warmly and Karen immediately felt like she belonged here. She'd been worried she wouldn't feel accepted by the other women here. She was so different from all of them. Lee was so young. And it suddenly struck her that she hadn't seen anyone here so far that was much older than mid 30's. She had glimpsed a few children, teens, young adults, but not anyone any older looking than Carr. Not anyone her age!

"The story is about a girl named Karen." Karen started with her early years. Growing up with her miserly parents. She moved on to narrate her first sexual experience. She was in high school and her fees had not been paid. A teacher promised he would pay her fees if she came over to his place. She narrated how she could not further her education to college.

If anything, I should be the one feeling aggrieved! This was why I had referred to Charlyn as an oddball! She was the first woman who actively pursued me, to the point that she even made herself known to my parents! Not only that, but she was also able to please my parents! Seriously, that woman was quite skilled when it came to wooing men! … Just what sort of fate was written in my stars that I managed to bump into this goddamn woman four times in a row on the same day? For the first time ever, I had a feeling that Charlyn would be an extremely difficult admirer to deal with.

I leaned back slightly, tapping my fingers against the side of the laptop. “Impressive,” I admitted quietly, though there was no admiration in my tone. Just calculation. Because three years ago, Karen hadn’t been this person. Three years ago, Karen Madison had been fragile. I had seen it myself, not once but twice—standing in the quiet corners of charity events, slipping into bathrooms just to cry where no one could see her. Her husband had barely acknowledged her back then. He had looked straight through her at events that were supposed to present them as the couple that they were.

“If you do, you’ll never see me again.” Wade’s expression turned grim, and he retrieved his card. Karen had a mystery he was determined to unravel because she was the first woman to reject his kindness. He felt like complimenting her again, though he did so twice already. “You haven’t told me much about yourself,” he hinted as they entered the car. Karen smiled. “There’s nothing interesting about me. I’d like to know more about you.” “We can talk on the journey, but I’ll need an address.”

"You always show them up at those Council meetings. Now that you're not constantly hiding your scars, you're really going to wow them." She was wearing lounging pajamas and feathered slippers. Karen lived in a condo that was modern but comfortable. She had one bedroom and no space for any friends or families to sleep over. She valued her privacy and her free time. When we weren't dealing with some Vampire business, Karen liked to read, watch old movies, and every once in a while spend time with her long time FWB--friend with benefits.

Kareen sneered, laughing. "Not five minutes yet?" Nico asked in amazement. Karen laughed again. "Yeah, your wife hasn't been gone five minutes. Didn't she offer me crisantium tea because I had an itchy throat,” Karen explained. One of Nicko's eyebrows rose, and he tried to think what had happened. “Why is Karen talking like that? Jo hasn't left me five minutes yet, while in another dimension, so many events are happening. How can it all be done in five minutes,” Nicko thought, then massaged his temples.

"Can I swipe the card as I desire? I've never used such a card before, let alone seen it. I thought those were fake details in a novel. "Alright, I'll you then. But you can't tell anyone else!" Wendy stood straight and pulled on the collar of her T-shirt. Yves was shocked and quickly took two steps back. He hugged himself and said, "What are you doing? I don't sleep around!" Wendy's eyes widened. She looked inexplicably cute. "Didn't you want to know why I'm fine after getting hit by a bullet? I'm showing you my bulletproof vest.