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THE WHALE

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It’s my fault, 42-year-old Jacques Allen thought. I was the class clown in school, too. I rubbed off on him. Jacques hung up the call he just received from his son’s school. He would need to talk with the boy soon. His son, Chris, was 10 and in the 5th grade at Towson Middle School. He lived with his mother in Wesley Chapel, Florida. Jacques also lived in Wesley Chapel, about 15 minutes away from his son. He was divorced from Chris’s mother after three years of marriage. Jacques’s ex-wife, Claudia, was German and had Chris after meeting Jacques during his tour there. He married her and relocated his family to Florida. Jacques was honorably discharged from the Army and went to work for a regional telecommunications company. He tried to make a good life for Claudia and Chris but she missed her native country and didn’t adjust well. Their marriage fell apart and Claudia was given primary custody of Chris. Jacques did not allow her to take him back to Germany. One ...
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THE ASSISTANT

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The lights were dazzling at the Azul Amor Fresco restaurant. The crowd was lively. This was the restaurant's grand opening after lots of hard work by the owner and head chef, Natalie Silva. A limousine pulled up and the door opened near the curb. A baby-faced gentleman climbed out and assisted two beautiful women. One was the owner, Natalie Silva and the other was her girlfriend, Kiki Henderson. The young man took a beauty on each arm, and they headed towards the establishment with the camera lights flashing. Kiki and Natalie waved at the enthusiastic crowd as they clapped in applause, showing their love. The women turned to the young man and kissed him lovingly on the cheek. They then separated to work the appreciative crowd, leaving the young man alone. People wondered who the young man was. They knew Natalie and Kiki’s social status as a couple. But nothing had been said about a third. The young man was approached to get his story. He simply said, “I'm...
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TAKING ONE FOR THE TEAM

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She sighed as she left the LA Fitness near Mitchelville, MD. Thirty-year-old Isis Hendricks was the manager there, which allowed her to work out to her heart’s content. She enjoyed her workout but now she saw her mobile phone ringing. It was her roommate, 29-year-old Stacie Richards, and Isis knew she probably was going to ask her to go on another double date. Stacie was a serial dater. There was nothing wrong with that. Both she and Isis were single and very social. But Stacie always seemed to meet some guy she liked a lot but never wanted to go out with him alone. She had to make sure the dude had a homeboy for Isis. This was the problem. Isis didn’t have a problem with double-dating, but the men she was supposed to be spending time with weren’t attracted to her. That was because Isis was a bodybuilder. She usually had more muscles than the men she was set up with. Isis simply didn’t feel like entertaining someone who was going to be rude to her.  Stacie wa...
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