Nirvana

Thais could not explain why she was so mesmerized when she watched Maddie blindfolded being led to her surprise party by her husband. Watching Frank feed Maddie cake before he took her blindfold off was so sensual to her. Thai was with her boyfriend, Mischa. They had been together for awhile and she loved him. […]

The Alpha—Retro

I am reposting my first Wicked Wednesday post—#97–in honor of the 500th post. I was burning to write this story, and almost eight years later, Eliza and ensemble are still going strong!!! Hotel Eliza was always waiting. As a younger woman with her friends in bars looking for Mr. Goodbar like the novel and movie […]

Home Cooking

Jeanne walked into Eliza’s apartment with Bibi and Terrence. Terrence squeezed her hand as they did. Eliza donned a fancy apron edged in ruffles, and Rafe and Oscar were both in the kitchen as if they were sous chefs to her in aprons as well.  Her sister scooped up her daughter, who wrapped her arms […]

Film Star

Eliza watched as Alessandra walked from the back of the gallery, still tightly holding Leon’s hand. They looked at each other, and for the first time in a long time, there was no animosity in how they looked at each other. Eliza wondered if finally the war was over and they would be able, if […]

Comfort

“She’s still asleep,” Oscar said, and Eliza felt soothed with his hand on top of hers.  Alessandra had fainted at the cafe, and she was still excitable, so they had given her a sedative to calm her down. Oscar was called because he was her emergency contact even though they had broken up a long […]

All of the Drama — Flashback

Next week, will be Mathilda meeting Harry—this week the last time they met… Sabrina was silent, she wanted to pretend she was a shadow. Harry jumped out of the bed, erection bobbing and wrapped his arms about her. From there, she turned from a shadow to stone. His warm body felt like ice to her, […]

A New Chapter

Mathilda had on a lovely dress for the ball–well it was a small ball at the hotel bar nothing special but it was a new year/new you. Although she had already had a new self, she was happy to expect even more for herself for the new year. “Are you alone?” Mathilda turned around, and […]

Retro: Full Circle

This retro post is a perfect example of all the complexities of Eliza’s relationships… Eliza was happy that she was going to meet Rafe at his sister’s gallery opening. Meeting him there, she could blame her state of mind on jetlag and not having eaten. Quickly leaving her luggage at the coat check, she had […]

Damaris in Paris

The nice part of Paris was that Damaris never felt alone, when Jared was not with her. Carole was even with her sometimes, she had been in Paris with her sister so many times. It was a magical place for them. A sexy place. Gui never told anyone that the two of them had met […]

Pursuit via @purplesgem1

This is inspired a lot by Sylvia Plath’s poem “Pursuit”–the bold italicized sections are from that. Purple’s Gem’s image is magic too! There is a panther stalks me down: One day I’ll have my death of him; His greed has set the woods aflame, He prowls more lordly than the sun. He was relentless. It […]