April

We slept soundlessly for hours, wrapped in each other’s arms while the rain continued on into the afternoon. Eventually though we began to stir and as we awoke so did the needs of our bodies, but we both began to laugh, as the needs of our stomachs were a little louder and won out over our other needs. Kissing me softly, he climbed out of the bed and I quite contentedly laid and watched him go through draws looking for some clean clothes.

I was grateful for the tracksuit pants and ...

Feeling the length of his naked body next to mine had me heightened with anticipation again. His fingers traced the curve of my hips as they trailed lazily across my skin, leaving little goosebumps in their wake. It was time for exploration, to slowly build the passion, and during this moment I felt like we had all the time in the world.

His fingers were soon replaced with his lips as he began to retrace his earlier trail. Softly he pushed me onto my back as he moved himself above ...

The 2-hour trip seemed to just fly right by us as we talked and shared histories. I gave him a bit of a run down of some of the events in my life so far, and he shared with me the details of his rocky marriage. What he told me was pretty much a detailed version of the condensed rumours that were extremely persistent in the small town where he lived.

They had met a couple of years after they finished school, and much to his family’s dismay – he loved her deeply and was ready to spend ...

I can still remember that day so very clearly, I can still hear the rain falling outside and the taste of the sweat on his skin. It was four months before my seventeenth birthday and I had been staying with friends during the school holidays, as I was working in another town a few hours away from home.

The day started out pretty much the same as every other. My supervisor picked me up at 5am and we headed off to work. We drove the hour or so that we drove each way every day, talking, ...

And would you believe it has been 18 years since my last confession?? Pull up a chair, this may take a little while.

During lunch today, I took a small walk down memory lane with my grandmother. She had apparently been going through some of her papers over the weekend and had found some photos from when I did my Holy Communion and then my Confirmation a good few years ago. Looking at the picture, all I could see was the innocence that I was then still able to hold onto. Life was simple ...