Shadow of Yesterday

et it couldn't stop little Sofia and Eleanora from playing in the open. The heat didn't seem to bother them at all. They ran around in circles with their ragdolls. The corn was ripe for the harves

him. He saw his girls run around recklessly and feared for their

ughter to come out of the house. A beautiful teen

urt themselves!" Bruno said and s

runo pledged to repair it every time he saw it but always ended up leaving it for later. The miserable scarecrow, like its owner, longed for a break that never came. Camila and the sisters on the other hand, didn't mi

e couldn't be out. The entire Bassett city was buried in snow and most of Adam's work took him out of Nebraska. Jessica got out of bed and peeked through the blinds. Sure enough, there were mounds of snow in the neighborhood. She walked downstairs and heard another western cowboy movie playing in the living room. She stepped in and found her husband staring at his drawing board as the TV played in the background. The room was dark and the lamp on Adam's drawin

asked as he paced to the ki

m returned with two mugs of hot chocolate. He handed the bigger mug to Jessica and she pecked him on the cheek in return. Adam joined her on the couch. A middle aged meteorologist arrived in front of the green screen weather map wearing overly formal attire. The guy did a good job dumbi

que. Wasn't sure it'd be possible when I p

asked, her eyes still glued to the TV

s on top of it. He wants the design to be tailor made for his

t?" Jessic

up becoming an eyesore in a fine block," Adam explained. Jessica liked his dedication but he often took his love

f your own?"

They had watched the movie several times. She remembered every dialogue with accuracy. The couple

her's souls as if they were talking through their eyes. After a brief stare-down, their lips met. Adam's hand found the parts of her body that he loved the most and Jessica was tightly clinging onto his body. Minutes passed like seconds during that passionate kiss. Jessica was determined to elevate it to another level. She quickly slid out of her tank top leaving her upper body entirely bare. Adam seemed to have his passion dwindled as he saw her stripping

for lunch today!" Adam suggested with a heartfelt smil

some action but all she was getting from him were high school kisses. She had told her coworkers about it and they had all suggested that he had lost his appetite for her but his passionate kisses c

ting each other. Jessica was from a catholic Mexican family that didn't often approve marriages outside the community let alone across borders. She couldn't remember much about her family or her childhood no matter how hard she tried. But Adam's folks on the other hand, would sleep with anything that moved. His family had every color of the rainbow, both racially and sexually. They already had an Indian, a Vietnamese and a Jamaican in the family so Jessica was just another color addition to the spectrum. There wasn't much time wasted on

a thing that they would change. The neighbors were good. The town wasn't the most energetic and active, just the way the couple liked it. They had se

d seen some remarkable heights of his career yet he was limited to small time gigs and an occasional fluke every once in a while. As slow as it was, it w

ctivity in the regular days let alone on a snow day with blocked roads and slipping cars. The staff was given paid leaves until the weather calmed. She had been burrowed with her husband for four day