Lydia and her husband had longed for their first child. For nine months, hed fussed over her like a prized teapotescorting her to university, especially when...
“At forty-one, you want a baby?!” James shouted at Emily. “Most women your age are grandmothers! Emily, dont be ridiculous!” “Fine, I get ityou think this...
“Im not cooking for everyone anymore! Just for myself and Annie.” “Why on earth not?” snapped Nicholas. “Because in this family, Ive realised its every man...
*”So, a marriage certificate is still stronger than just living together, eh?”* The men taunted Nadine with sly grins. *”I wont go to the thirty-year reunionIll...
It was one of those peculiar situationsguests were arriving soon, and they had to leave. “Listen, people are coming over, and youll need to go somewhere....
“Natalie, tell your son I wont be living with him anymore,” said Emily, her voice steady. “Who else will have you, with a child in tow?”...
**Diary Entry** Emily and her mother sat on the old bed, both bundled up against the cold. Though winter had settled in, the fireplace had only...
Emily and her friend strolled through the park when they suddenly spotted a man and a woman embracing. He whispered something into her ear, and she...
STARS SHOES Star was eleven years old and walked barefoot along the cobbled streets of York. Every stone, every crack beneath her feet whispered tales of...
He looks just like your missing son, my fiancée whispered. What happened next stunned the entire street. Edward Whitcombe wasnt accustomed to walking. The sort of...
My mother was strikingly beautiful, though my father would say that was her sole advantage. I, who adored him with...
Open the bag, now! The CCTV can see everything, theres no way youll get away! Take it all out! The...
Cold Divorce: The Dream of Emma and James It is a strange, cold feeling to wake and discover love turning...
Did you see her, ladies? The old woman in our ward? I asked the other nurses, halfsmiling as I leaned...
Margaret lived alone on her modest pension, tucked away in a tiny Cotswold village where the world seemed to consist...
Family? Tell Christopher to come at once! the daughter shrieked. All three of the little ones have a fever, theyre...
I used to watch Eleanor sweeping the stairwells of the old council tower, hoping the work would build a future...
Oliver lived in a ninestorey council block where the walls were thinner than a teabag and every neighbours sneeze bounced...
Open the rucksack at once! the words cut through the air. In the bustling shoemaking hall of the Manchester plant,...
Hey love, you wont believe what I overheard it finally made sense why he married me in the first place....