Warm Sun, Lazy Days
# Chapter 15: Warm Sun, Lazy Days The walk home was easy enough. People watched his every step, but they kept their distance well enough that Johnathan felt no need to glare at them. They followed him to the edge of town and beyond, to the turn at...
All Out of Makeup at the Fancy Dress Store
# Chapter 14: All Out of Makeup at the Fancy Dress Store She came swimming into his vision like an angel through the tears that still streaked his eyes. Emma. "My dear," Johnathan had to pause for a moment as a fit of coughing overtook...
A Morning to Remember
# Chapter 13: A Morning to Remember Racing through the trees until fire burned in his lunges and he could feel each beat of his heart in his wounded shoulder like the twist of a knife, Johnathan fell to the forest floor exhausted and bled out. ...
The Good Doctor Gone Bad
# Chapter 12: The Good Doctor Gone Bad "So I should suppose that climbing up this tree never really protected me in the first place?" Emma's voice was sweet as she leaned back against Johnathan's chest. It had taken her some time to come to accept...
An Animal Passion
# Chapter 11: An Animal Passion Waking the next morning, Johnathan stretched and let out a yawn that would have dislocated the jaw of a lesser being. Rolling from bed, he stood firmly on two feet and turned to look in the mirror. My, his...
The Cat and the Mouse
# Chapter 10: The Cat and the Mouse Opening his eyes the next morning Johnathan knew before his vision even focused that something was very, very wrong. Still sitting nude, slumped up against the wall under the open windows, he felt far more...
Warm Sun has Bleached me Blond
Chapter 9: Warm Sun has Bleached me Blond Trying his best to shake away the dread that pooled in the bottom of his heart, Johnathan walked up to the front door. Yet no matter how hard he tried he couldn't make himself turn the handle. From...
High Society Braggart
# Chapter 8: High Society Braggart The sun shining through the window was like a persistent gnat to Johnathan the next morning. He was able to ignore it for a time, but eventually it roused him. Opening his eyes slowly he let out a yawn that...
Dark Roads and High Winds
# Chapter 7: Dark Roads and High Winds Riding back down the unkept drive from the Talbot's home, it was only then Johnathan realized how much he'd had to drink at dinner. Unaccustomed to alcohol at the evening meal, Johnathan had drank with...
Late for a Most Important Engagement
# Chapter 6: Late For a Most Important Engagement The sun had to fight hard to force its way past Johnathan's eyelids. When at last he did open them willingly the action was slow and halting, taking all the will he could seem to muster. The...
And We Shall Tell the World
# Chapter 5: And We Shall Tell the World It was only moments after Emma left that Johnathan felt the jaws of loneliness close around him. Watching her leave through the pouring rain, she disappeared quickly, swallowed up by the darkness. It...
Tea and Crumpets in the Garden
# Chapter 4: Tea and Crumpets in the Garden Breakfast was a simple enough affair, consisting of little more than a thick oat porridge topped with cream and fruits purchased in the town market. It was, however, filling and left Johnathan feeling as...