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such a betrayal. And what if they had plans to meet in Oklahoma?
    Then there was always the possibility she might cross paths with some handsome and experienced, handsome, even persuasive stud in Oklahoma once there. Would she be so lonely, so emotionally and mentally weak, and so available that she’d let another man charm and seduce her? Such thoughts and images were the last things he wanted to entertain. Not now. Not ever!
    The thought of his lovely wife surrendering her sweet orifice to some tall smooth talking, jive time, wannabe hump, bump and grind master, persisted. This sent chills racing throughout his body. More than that, he’s thinking some stud that’s operating at J edi Warrior level. When all was said and done, he could no longer be the master and sole ruler of a fairytale castle that was no longer there.
    Damn! He cursed silently, his heart heavy, his mind swelling with unfounded jealousy. The last thing he wanted to picture was some dapper GQ looking, executive-type, dangling his uptown and upscale office tool in front of his beloved wife. No! Hell nooo!
    He hammered back in his thoughts.
    Several minutes later, a sudden calm came over him. Down inside he knew Leslie wasn’t that type of woman. Even while away from him.
    That night, as he lay in his King-size bed, alone and despondent, he contemplated life without Leslie and what the future held for him. He had a mortgage to pay and a stack of other bills and no job. Though he had the confidence to land another job, he lacked the motivation to go on without his wife. Again, he wondered who would fill the void in his life, if not his wife.
    Feeling what he was feeling for her, he wasn’t even thinking about getting seriously close to another woman. At best, he might cultivate a friendship. Less than that, he might seduce and bed them. And leave them…that is, quite satisfied. But none of that fall’n-in-love-until-death-do-us part stuff for him ever again.
    Picking up a wallet size photo of Leslie, he paused to study it. How in hell could she walk away from something substantial and meaningful as their relationship, he pondered? In a desperate attempt to ease his emotional anguish, and to get some needed rest, he crawled out of his bed and fixed himself a potent nightcap. It was his usual poison – Jamaican rum and coke over crushed ice. After downing two servings of the drink, he returned to bed and fell fast asleep.
     
     
    I t was crowded inside. An avid romance/adventure reader, Yvette made it a point to attend every book signing at the local Barnes & Noble's Book Store that featured mainstream romance writers. She also loved to collect exotic cookbooks penned by her favorite European, Creole and Native-American chefs. For recreation, she loved to play miniature golf, go swimming, bowl, jog and shop the area flea markets. It was her tall and handsome father who stimulated her interested in books and her caring mother who piqued her interest in flea markets.
    Niosha Victoria D’Nas was today’s featured novelist. After purchasing the up and coming author’s new book, The Mature Rose , a romance story about a twenty-three year old single mom who was afraid to leave the security of her mother’s home, that was, until she encountered Blaine, a handsome dental tech assistance at the dentist office she frequented. The two eventually run into one another at a local social gathering, start dating, and fall in love. It was a theme Yvette hoped to realize one day…falling in love. And as always … with Prince Charming.
    After the book signing, she and her best friend Juanita, who usually accompanied her, drove over to the busy harbor, parked the car, and found a vacant concrete bench. It was a beautiful day to look out over the bay and the expansive bridges in the distance and a wonderful day to inhale the fresh ocean air and marvel at those who had a better and more scenic view from the comforts of their luxury boats.
    Yvette began their