Alarm

Oscar’s phone alarm was not as loud as the one Rafe and Eliza had at their place to wake them up so they could take care of Bibi. Rafe had not returned to the apartment that night. Oscar had been asked to take Bibi to school, so he slept over the night before as he […]

Intoxication

Eliza woke up moving more into Alessa, whose arms were wrapped about her in her huge bed. She took Alessa’s hand from her breast, kissed it, and Alessa rolled on top of her. They kissed deeply, caressing each other’s bodies with the excitement and lustfulness of new lovers. Eliza threw her head back as Alessa […]

Mic Drop

Alessandra was supposed to give a speech at her show, but she, Eliza and Leon walked out. Eliza had stood, watching Rafe dancing with Kelly until she made eye contact with him. She was not going to leave and not let him know though she was still a bit pissed at him. They were going to […]

Mean Girls

Eliza stood with Leon and Alessandra, and she couldn’t explain it. But with Leon, the three of them together felt like the cool kids at school. Rafe had just said that to her when they were fighting at the door, and she had denied it. But it was kind of true. “Who’s ass are we […]

Influencing

Eliza and Rafe held hands tightly, as they walked into the gallery. There were cameras everywhere, the gallery looked like paparazzi shots from the 80s—that was the theme of the opening. They had squeezed hands tight even though they had been bickering right before they got to the entrance. “I don’t care if she is […]

Divulging Details of a Hot Night

“So, how did it go with Kelly at the party?” Jeanne asked, watching her sister intently. Eliza smiled.  Jeanne was nervous because she had interviewed Kelly, became friends with her, and introduced her to Rafe–her brother-in-law. She had never expected that Rafe would get so close with the influencer. But he did.  Divulging details of […]

Dressed to Kill

Kelly got dressed painstakingly for the party at Rafe and Eliza’s. She had met Eliza before and liked her a great deal. But after her friendly date with Rafe first telling her about an intimate experience he had with his wife’s significant other–they ended up having a moment at the bar. He told her that […]

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 […]

RETRO: CHRISTMAS CAROL

Rafe held Eliza tight to him, his breath sweet with amaretto from the Disaronno that they put in the eggnog while they listened to Christmas carols on the sofa. Eliza pressed her cheek to his chest, and closed her eyes. She loved feeling this close to him, and sunk deeper into the emotion. Her phone […]

Influencer

Kelly was Jeanne’s friend. His sister-in-law had done an article on Kelly as an influencer. Rafe knew Kelly, she was gorgeous and all over with the globe and media with her luxury lifestyle. He knew her right away, sitting at the bar that she was paid to sit at and look beautiful. Her waist-length ponytail […]