Katie was happy with her typical existence. Then, someone snaps her picture with the hottest-bachelor-under-25 and her life becomes a whirlwind of charity functions, fancy dinners, and...coming out parties... are you serious?

-- Short & Fluffy --

**REMOVED AND SOON TO BE PUBLISHED! Please see my profile for details** Lara Montgomery is a do-gooder...or a dream-ruining, boyfriend stealing sl*t, it really depends who you talk to. In an attempt to atone for past sins she completes good deeds for fellow students who request her help, much to the disgust of Fletcher Townsend, the biggest past sin of them all.

Journalist Mara Gibson likes to get at the heart of a story. When local farm hand Elliot is less than accommodating, she becomes determined to figure him out. Until their tentative friendship,and undeniable attraction, begins to mean more than his past.

Jules is content to fake relationships through the cyber world, until she meets the one person capable of reminding her that the real world might just be worth living in after all.

Excerpt: "May I please have a lemon lime artificially flavored carbonated water?" Once the waitress left, he threw a fork at me. "Couldn't you just say 'Sprite?"

. "Hatred comes from the heart, contempt from the head, and neither feeling is quite within our control." Bullshit, she thinks. Then she meets Matthew Valentine.

For some reason, the instant Ben and Olivia meet, they hate one another. Every time they're in the same room, all they seem to do is fight and trade insults. But according to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, hot hate is twin brother to hot love.

She knows his type: criminal, cocky, and absolutely no good for her. Not to mention he's already escaped her once. With a second chance to take Raleigh Braxton down, FBI Agent Olivia Hunt attempts to look past his charms and finally - for justice and her sanity - beat him at his own game. Sequel to On the Run. NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON.

Now published in full for Amazon Kindle. Link in profile! 9 years ago Callie was beaten and left for dead after witnessing her best friend's murder. Her attempts to get on with her life in Amherst, CT are now threatened by the killer...as well as the brooding cop assigned to protect her.

The first time I had kicked in the womb it had been when Max, a baby himself, had placed his hand against my mother's stomach. It had been the first, but certainly not the last, time I'd kicked him, and now suddenly he wasn't interested in a fight? Weird. **Removed and now available on Amazon and Smashwords!**

Complete After a rather hideous break up with her boyfriend due to her inability to 'put out', Talia bullies her brother's best friend into teaching her the complexities of a 'full' relationship. Turns out uni courses have nothing on life lessons! **Removed and now available on Amazon and Smashwords!**

It's not easy to pretend you're in love for the sake of teenagers and housewives across the country but top footballer Lucas Goodspeed and shy, romantic Isobel Saunders soon discover that convincing themselves that they're not in love might be even harder. **Removed and now available on Amazon and Smashwords!**

I had known Elliot Sinclair since I was 10 and never felt any compulsion to get naked with him. What could possibly have happened last night to change that? I prodded my sozzled mind for an answer, but none was forthcoming. **Removed and now available on Amazon and Smashwords!**

Mia has no idea what she's in for when she gets a job working with her favorite player. Matt knows one thing: Mia shouldn't be with him. He tries to push her away; something keeps drawing him to her. All they know: there's got to be a way to be together?

...if I said I hated my best friends's older brother.

Her sister is getting married to her ex, her brother's sexual escapades are making headlines, her mother is going crazy, and her father's not speaking to any of them. But perhaps strangest of all, her coworker and archrival has offered to be her date for the wedding. Because bringing home a fake boyfriend always works out... right? NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON.

Recently laid-off teacher Riley takes a job as a tutor for the child of a wealthy family. She finds herself drawn to grandson Charlie, despite her reservations and his sister's blatant contempt, for he proves himself to be more than just money. COMPLETE!

Since she was sixteen, Amy has written love letters to her future husband. In a fit of frustration, she throws them out, where they're picked up by the last person in the world she ever expects. Since when do rock stars sing about nothings like her?

Lana Miller is spending her summer packing up her childhood home with her parents. This would be quite enough to handle on its own, but she keeps running into her old high school crush at every turn. While everything changes, some things stay the same.

SKoW Best International Romance winner! There's only ever been one man in Frankie's life: her father. Until she meets fellow jockey Rhys Bradford. They both want the same thing, to win horse racing's biggest steeplechase, the Grand National. With secrets and betrayal abounding Frankie's relationships with the men in her life are put to the ultimate test.

Jace spread his arms. "I'm right here, Lex." My heart skipped a beat. "Uhm, no thanks, you probably have cooties and other diseases." Jace, man-whore that he was, was one of my best friends, not to mention my house mate. So falling for him probably wasn't a good idea, right? Shit. This is why I needed a dog.

ONE SHOT. He's funny. I'm funny. You'd think we'd go together, right? Wrong. He's hot. I'm not. And that's my dilemma in a nutshell. It's hard falling for a guy that wouldn't be the least bit interested in you. *Nominated for Best One-Shot SKoW round 12*

It was official: the pleasurable feeling of pummeling her brother was nothing compared to the feeling she got when she was with Jackson. Something was obviously wrong here.

He loaned me 500 bucks. Among other things, I lent him my favorite CD, pen, book, class notes, and a kiss. I still owe him, plus interest. He returned the last one.

Shaul Arton Lerahzon is the third prince. He is smart, handsome, and does not take 'no' for an answer. He is lethal. And he has his eyes set on me. I've been told to discourage any advances, but how can I do that when he's already slit my throat once?

Franchesca Ashford has dreamed of going out to sea since childhood, and when she finally got the chance, she expected to have the adventure of a lifetime. What she didn't expect, however, was the handsome and devilish captain that came along with it.

It should have been the best summer ever: a six week tour with my choir through six major cities in Europe. Sounds amazing, right? I thought so too, until I remembered who was going with me: Kurt Matthews, my obnoxious, infuriating nemesis. Oh joy.

"Are you going to kiss me because my mom told you to?" "I think it'd be a creative reason to tell my friends, no? I kissed Stacy because Stacy's mom told me to." And he kissed me and then I forgot everything but the fact that damn he was a good kisser.

"That's all fine and dandy," I said, hating the way my voice sounded - as if I had a nasal condition, or allergies, or something to that effect. "But right now, what I really need is the nurse. Or an E.R."

How's a girl supposed to fall in love with her imaginary friend always tagging along?

A sweeper is defined as any man that can sweep a woman off of her feet. Instead, Luke Sawyer nearly shoves me to the ground. Either he's a complete jerk, or love just got a whole lot more violent.

ONE SHOT "I was going to harass that boy like there was no tomorrow until I saw his adorable cheeks turn red." ADoR Star Cross'd Challenge Prompt *Runner Up/Reader's Pick for Best Challenge Response SKoW*

"Strangely, I am left feeling content. Not sad, or disappointed, but happy in a way only associated with having seen the object of one's dreaming- having touched it and heard it, even if I haven't been able to grasp it in full." *SKoW Winner! ADoR Star-Cross'd Winner!

His fingers started fumbling with his belt and he began to slide his shorts down his legs. "Fletch!" I looked away. "What are you doing?" He laughed. "I can't go swimming in my clothes now can I?" One-Shot.

ONESHOT. What's the cut-off gap where a girl is allowed to like someone younger than herself without losing her mind over it? Never mind. Amelia was pretty much doomed from the moment he said hello.

ONESHOT. She's the kind of girl who will kick you in the groin for suggesting you're attracted to her. Luckily for her, he's not the kind of guy who lets that stop him.

ONESHOT. Face-to-face battle is the hardest of all. But you're going to have to tell him you're in love with him some day.

I should have posted this on Valentine's Day. Oh, well... Reflections on what may or may not be a one-sided relationship.

Perfect, awkward moments can happen at any time, especially when and where you least expect them. Emily learns this fact on a short errand to the bank, and she'll probably never view ATM machines the same way again. One-Shot

/"You do know it's not polite to stare, right?" "Don't flatter yourself," he replies. "I was staring at the Peppermint Mocha and wondering how I got so lucky." "Peppermint is the spawn of the devil," she spits./ Or, 1 boy, 1 girl & a whole lot of banter.

/"When you prepare for breeding season, do you slip on your comfy argyle sweater and screw the living daylights out of your harem?" I ask him. Argiston rolls his eyes./ Or, a girl writes a list of all of her boyfriend's wonderful short-comings.

When Jess Mercer thinks about Tristan Cole the first that comes to mind is unresolved business. When Tristan lets himself think of Jess what comes to mind is Heartbreak. Apart for more than a decade, they never expected to meet again, until they did.

Erica is a frequent diner at Red Robin, but it's not the food that she keeps going back for. It's the sexy and charming waiter that's caught her attention - and apparently she's caught his, too. ONESHOT.

New Year's Eve - snowed in with an Irishman with a wolf grin and a gift for making me blush, cold hands, warm lips, a half-zipped dress, outdoor encounters, and the consequence of morning routines. Oh, and my mom and boyfriend are here, too. [ONESHOT]

"Alright, if you aren't so drunk, spell my real name." "C-H-A-R-L…" he crinkled his eyebrows in confusion, "I dunno, why is it so hard to spell anyway?" "It's not when you're sober." One-shot.

I smiled softly at her, assuring her that I was confident in this. "I'll take you out on a date, or two, or five, or twenty, and, when you're ready… when you're really ready… I'll give you the sweetest first kiss a girl could possibly dream of." Oneshot!

You can stand there with your scowly face, your authorative red shorts, and your man muscles, but I am not taking off this jacket. One Shot. Rated for minor language.

Tips for how to get rid of hiccups do not include the following: Acting like a ninja, avoiding hungover college students, and having a early morning/late night heart-to-heart with the love of your life. It works anyway.

Ugh, why did she add that extra mile to her jog? Oh, that's right, because she's a masochist and loves the cold...not. And maybe she was thinking just a little bit about his brown eyes and his laugh and had to distract herself somehow.

"You were supposed to be concerned about my eyes after you hit me with a snowball. Concerned, you should have come close to check if I was okay or not– close enough so I could kiss you unexpectedly. Come on, Liz, we even talked about this before."Oneshot!

All Liv wants to do is work her shifts at the campus library in peace. But no, Smart-Ass Sawyer has to show up, with his rude comments and his stalkerish persistence! And why, oh why, does Liv have butterflies in her stomach? One-shot.

Kim hates the way Paul has snaked his way into her life. She hates his car, taste in music, ugly plaid shirts, cheesy pickup lines, uncool blond hair, and obnoxious shoes. Her friends are wrong. She doesn't like him. Not a chance in hell. REPOST

Oneshot- The proplem with avoiding people, is that their twice as angry when they finally catch up with you - which is why I find myself pushed up against a wall in the tiny groundsmans cupboard by non other than the intimidatingly sexy Damanion O'Grady.

So his friends abandoned him with this crazy-amazing girl and he was utterly defenseless. Those monsters! Oneshot.

In a fit of sudden heroism, Miriam Porter saved a little girl from certain death. But the girl turned out to be the president's daughter. So now who's going to save Miriam from falling in love with the president's sexy son? Oh, shenanigans...

"What does fuck mean?" His eyes looked up to meet hers, "It's a vile word." "What's does vile mean?" She always thought she was smart for her age, but he clearly won her by a thousand miles.She wasn't used to being defeated, and she hated it. ONE-SHOT.

. "Tripp," she said suddenly. "We're friends, right?" Tripp didn't even look surprised. His expression just simply changed to one of thoughtfulness. "We're…more than acquaintances." He said. One-shot.

Alan tries to convince Isabella to go from best friends to boyfriend and girlfriend. Can one date convince her?

"You're wrong," he whispered, gazing softly at me. "I won't lie to you. I believe that I deserve you. I know I do." He sighed. "But… I'm too damn selfless, that I'm willing… to let you go." A Valentine's Day One-Shot

"Tell you what. If I beat him, you owe me a kiss." He grins. "Wait for me, sweetheart." Then he saunters past, pausing to spit his gum out into one of the trashcans. I officially hate him.

"What's this? A checklist from some girl magazine?" Kent mused. "It's none of your business." There's no way I'm explaining it's a checklist Cam wrote to make me realize my feelings for Kent. Which is ridiculous because I'm NOT in like with him. Twoshot.

So, you think you can lie to Grace Dalton? Congratulations. Your reward is a nice arse kicking.

Yes, we played hide-and-seek when we were seven. Ten years later? The game isn't over. *one-shot*

"I've knocked on every house in town, one lady shouted at me and some lecherous old guy tried to invite me in – but I'm finally here and we need to talk." "To what do I owe the pleasure – or displeasure, as 'we need to talk' never really ends well."

My college roommate is dating a guy that seems to get a great deal of pleasure out of making my life hell – bad enough, right? Okay, now add to the fact that my family thinks I'm dating him and he's going along with it and you've got pure chaos.

"You spent all your money on me, ignored me at lunch and, apparently, the entire week just to work on that boat and except me to be so surprised I was gonna attack you with hugs and kisses?" I stated. Best Friends Suck.

"Are you blind?" Michelle blinked for a second, until it hit her. Brad liked her? Girls like her were great, but they were overshadowed by the Laylas of the world. "No." "Well then, can you give me one good reason why I shouldn't kiss you right now?"

"Because I love you, Cin, alright? I freaking fell for you the moment you threatened to light me on fire with a Bunsen burner if I didn't quit flirting with the TA." [UPDATED: 7/29/13. Several pages of new content!]

Making the decision to, how should I say… spontaneously attack the shy and unsuspecting Alexander Flynn with my lips at the park was not exactly the most well thought out plan for it seems that I have now mentally ‘damaged’ him. Time to run away. Oneshot.

“Why do you read so much?” Tanner asked. This time, his voice held no judgment, no derogatory air, merely curiosity. by CC

Alcohol plus a lack of clothing equals a 21st birthday Shaun Evans will never forget. *ONESHOT*

Regency After baring her thighs to the queen and half of the English aristocracy, Priscilla Randall is determined to salvage her ruined reputation. Too bad Ethan Howell, the handsome Marquess of Ainsworth, has other things in mind--namely seduction.

When Andrew finally admits he loves long-time best friend Shelby, nothing is going to stop him from proving it. A friends-to-lovers romance told in twelve parts. Humor and utter nonsense ahead. (Note: There are different versions of the song, the one I chose may not be your "right" version)

He wasn't her best friend. He wasn't the big man on campus. They didn't know one another and had never seen each other before. He was just a boy and she was a girl, meeting by chance over a bowl of fruit salad and a disagreement about Sylvia Plath.

She had been waiting for him for so long, and he never noticed. OneShot.

As I was marching down the sidewalk huffily, a part of me hoped that Bryson would come running after me begging for forgiveness and admit that he was wrong. But instead, I got this: "Wait! You forgot your bra!" ONESHOT

Maybe it was because she had promised herself she would never be that girl. You know. The one that falls irrevocably in love with her best friend. One-shot

My goal to escape – err, graduate – high school unnoticed and therefore unscathed was actually looking like it would be reached. Until I began my senior year, that is.

Just your typical Please-pretend-to-be-my-boyfriend-to-keep-the-creepy-guy-from-harassing-me story.

So, what's the deal with you and video games? Are you some kind of Mario Kart junkie or something? I mean, you're a star high school football player and you have a slightly unhealthy obsession with a video game about a plumber who rides in go karts. Cute.

I was a good kid. You know the type – straight As, Honor Society, rule follower extraordinaire. So how did I end up at the town's hottest New Year's party, hoping to be kissed at midnight by a boy who played two Varsity sports? ONESHOT.

When I found out that Tully, my estranged childhood best friend, was rooming with my ex, the overly opinionated, rich tool, I knew that things were bound to get weird. I can't stand awkward situations, and my freshman year of college just became one. Joy.

Dancing: very often okay. Underwear: always okay. Dancing in your underwear: acceptable. Dancing in your underwear when Brennan Goodson walks in the front door: to be avoided at all costs.

He lifted his hand, my bra dangling off of his index finger.OPEN ME...one word on each cup. His smirk grew as he said, "I don't mind obeying orders."

To-do lists equaled love. He had an obsession with her groceries and a hero complex she secretly appreciated. His girlfriend wasn’t much of an obstacle; he only liked to be distracted. After all, she couldn’t know he secretly wanted her, too.

-'TINY'. That's what Chase finds scrawled across a post-it stuck on his genitals after a one-night stand. The moment Lauralee Collins walked into the picture, he knew that she would wreak havoc on his life... and heart. ONESHOT

Liz can't believe her luck when she gets offered a job as a sports photographer after months of searching, but she didn't expect a gorgeous older sports writer or an up and coming baseball player to complicate everything. COMPLETE.

A little one-shot. Logan Callister is confident, charismatic, and hot, and he just loves playing with Sadie Jensens. Sadie tries to ignore it all, but she can't help but admit that the sexual tension may be her fault too, well only a little bit.

[Removed; No longer available]

Sometimes love is so much more than love at first sight and a whirlwind romance. It's the kisses in the rain and reckless feelings along with the failed first dates and dirty diapers. And when it’s real, it can last a lifetime. SKoW prompt 6 winner!

Cameron Moody was a simple man with a simple goal: to live his life unperturbed. But when he finds himself morally obligated to help an injured woman, she decides she must pay him back at any cost- even if that cost means his annoyance.

At 3 AM “I’m Too Sexy” began blasting from under my bed. I was bound and gagged. // One-Shot.

Christian St. John could handle her annoying, scathing comments a lot better than he could ever handle the cold, dead silence... That damn ice cold princess act did not fit her at all. / One-shot

ONE-SHOT "It is a pleasure to meet you, Miss Meredith Boyce. My name is Callum Markovics and I'm a recently recovered drug addict and totally in love with a girl who I don't deserve."

Ethan Blake took orders from no one. But apparently, my kisses have a taming effect on him. one-shot

ONE SHOT- Gracie and Dylan are always fighting, always have, always will be- But what Dylan springs and unexpercted surprise on Gracie, will the fighting pursue? Semi fluffy one shot. xx

I knew I should have worn my trusty Converse. Sturdy and safe. But no, I went with the damn high heels, and perfume called 'French Kiss', and it all unraveled from there. One-shot, complete. Best if read while listening to the song 'Paralyzer' .

..."Do you trust me?"..."No."...He smirked. "Sucks to be you, doesn't it?" -ONESHOT

Celebrities going incognito, the best man and maid of honor hooking up, nosy siblings, and true love conquering all. A short cliche-riddled fic that doesn't take itself, or anything, honestly, seriously. Also, a challenge response.

“If you keep that up, chinita, I’m not going to be able to keep los cojones in los pantalones.” he murmured into her ear. Smirking, she pressed her lips against his again and her hands continued their journey down his chest

ONE-SHOT. Something fishy was going on, and my suspicions were confirmed when Ryan walked past and told me it was just me and Zach left, all alone in this dark, dark place with many corners and hidey-holes.

INTERLUDE. Madison and Caine in 50 sentences. A short companion piece to 'The Mad and the Conqueror'.

“It doesn’t work that way. Sometimes you just don’t get the happy ending,” she said. He looked at her, then with a small smile, he said,“You always get the happy ending. It always comes eventually. You just have to have faith.”

I love belts. He was the guy with the green belt. I love him. Too bad he thinks I'm a freak. ONESHOT. I just wanted to say this story has like no concept…I wrote it on a whim. So um…don't expect much

Best friend syndrome: When a boy and a girl have been best friends for too long, and romantic feelings start to invade. Classic example found within.

ONESHOT "Honestly, can I ask you a really stupid question?" "Hmm?" "How come we've never kissed?" I should have stopped her there, saved myself while I still had the time. But Désirée always had a way to let dangerous words slip by. Which was fine by me.

2nd Ep added -- FIN Put on the spot, rich bratty Adrienne Clarke picks a random stranger and declares him to be her devoted boyfriend. What happens when two very different people are forced to act in love with each other when they really aren't?

One-shot. Telling your crush and the possible love of your life that you like him? Easy. Getting him to understand that you like him like him-like, really like him? I'm telling you, that's near impossibilty.

(One-Shot) Once upon a time, we met. And for me, that was happily ever after.

He was supposed to be the one night stand that made her forget she got fired. She was supposed to be another star struck enthusiast of his music that he could ditch by morning. But when money gets involved, suddenly losing the other isn't so easy anymore.

It's the typical story. The best friend runs in, steals the girl, and leaves the jerk at the altar. Just like the movies, huh? The only problem for Derek Fisher, and his best friend Eleanor French, is that I'm not your average jerk. I want my woman back.

ONE SHOT. “He lied. When he said that it didn’t bother him that he didn’t remember her - he lied.” Love is longing for the half of ourselves we have lost.

“So, let me get this straight,” he started, putting his textbook aside. “You want to go out with me.” I nodded. “Emma and Christian?” Nod. “Sitting in a tree; K-I-S-S-I-N-G?” Besides, how bad could it be? Famous last words, I’d realize later.

I don't know why watching him kiss some girl --for MY photography project, even!-- annoys me so much. But one thing's for sure, I'm not jealous. Nope. I just want an A. Really. One shot.

Aislynn runs to Sash's Subs for a midnight snack, only to see snarky Ben from her Chemistry class. Somehow, he ends up tutoring her in chem, and vice versa for government.

-which is where my hand is at the moment. That is, if the Cookie Jar is the school's notorious bad boy's back pocket with the whole school watching on. "What do you think you're doing?" "Er..." oneshot

“Don’t worry – I got this,” he said with an air of confidence much too optimistic given the circumstances. “You got this?” I shouted. “Your house is on FIRE.” “So?” “So, why haven’t you called 911 yet?” “I already told you,” he said. “I got this.” ONESHOT

The idea was to catch Pierce's attention. I was nearly naked beneath my coat and ready to flash him. Oh, God, was I crazy? /Two-Part Fic! Complete/

A boy, a girl, a basketball game. What more do you need? Well, maybe a little romance, that never hurts. *Despite the title there is no dialogue in the story.* The same story from both points of view.

Just a piece of cake , a hug and a sloppy b-day kiss all rolled up into one.

Jackson Alda and I had a lot in common. We had an unhealthy affinity for cards, beer, and food. No one else really understood, which is why we became such good friends. The only problem was that he was a workaholic -and my boss.

Germans have three ways of saying 'I love you'.

ONE-SHOT. Who knew dropping a textbook on someone could be so effective? All credit goes to The Beatles for the title.

On the summer of 1861, six year old Serena Fallows suffered humiliation in the hands of the Duke of Norton. So what's she supposed to do when they meet years after? Why, throw a shoe at one of the most respected gentlemen in English society of course!

I really wish I was better at come backs because Mr. I-already-stole-one-of-your-pens-can-I-borrow-another? had yet to do much of anything but annoy me, and steal my pens, and now he was following me around and making me fall for him. Jerk. ONE-SHOT

The person behind me stirred. I heard the rustle of papers, the click of a pen, and the sigh of one relieved Matt Anderson. He had finished the test with only a few minutes of class to spare. Lucky duck…

“Jeez, you’re such a creeper.” Joey crosses her arms over her chest. “I didn’t know you were following me. What if I came in here to masturbate or something?” Carson shrugs his shoulders. “Hey, you wanna masturbate, go right ahead. I don’t judge.”

Six different students, six different perspectives. One weekend.

ONESHOT: And it's a well known fact that Darius Adams never turns a dare down. Ever.

They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. I say it’s the same for a woman. Especially apples. No wrong can come from an apple. -One-shot-

Crazy is normal at the Bell's house, especially during the holidays. Kate usually loves this time of year when the family is all together and having fun, but when Jordan brings home his new girlfriend, things get crazier than normal. Two-shot.

He had a theory about her smile.

There is a man in my bed. A very gorgeous, totally out-of-my-league man. Some sort of Greek Adonis, if you will... Is this a movie? One Shot

He leaned over just a little and, tilting his head slightly, placed a kiss on her jawbone. It was the most sensitive part of her face, and only he knew it. "You forget that I know everything about you," he reminded her. "Every single thing." COMP TO DTIA!

Kate's luck has just run out and she's become a walking disaster area. She's also stuck in a dead-end relationship with a man that lacks any kind of compassion. But was she really that unlucky? After all she did meet that gorgeous doctor.

Best selling novel The Scoundrel, it's author Belle, the actor cast to play the lead role in it's TV adaptation Liam, and one of Hollywood's best kept secrets between them equals gossip, drama and fun as they work together and pretend to get along.

I was independent. I was fabulous. Also, I was nineteen-years-old, and I wasn’t supposed to be under my bed, hiding from my best friend. It just wasn’t supposed to be.

“You’ve been writing notes to him all day because you’re an idiot. He’s been writing back because he has no other choice and for the record, I’m not deaf.” Whoops. Het. One-shot.

I'm mad, and I'm getting out my aggression by throwing a heavy ball at ten stubborn pins. But it's not the bowling that makes me feel better - it's the pin boy.

Jonah O'Mara knew he was doomed when his law partner's daughter started working at the office... and wouldn't stop bugging him to show her how to use the fax machine. To Feel the Sun companion one-shot.

Emily takes the phrase 'learning a new tongue' to a rather literal level. Who knew that linguistics could lead to love? One shot!

So this preppy girl’s desperately in love with the bad boy who’s totally crushing on his best friend who is actually in love with her brother’s athletic best friend who is lusting after his nerdy tutor but really, I just want to graduate. Skow Challenge.

“Who are you? God?” I demand. “Maybe I am. And with the way you’ve been treating me, well, you’re going to hell, buddy,” she says indignantly. “Yeah,” I sneer. “I’m sure that God definitely goes around kicking third graders in the balls."

Oneshot. I give every guy a chance but I knew in the first five minutes that I would never date Owen. I was set to make a clean get-away, he didn't even have my number. Of course, things change when you rear-end his car.

Eric Knight is a late-night DJ who fell in love with one of his callers. Now the whole city knows they've broken up. And Eric's miserable. If only she would call in.

ONESHOT.“Well, what else am I supposed to think!” I yell. “You barely talk to me anymore, you have secret phone calls, you sneak out at night, and you come back smelling like perfume!”

COMPLETE. I just wanted to sleep through Sex Ed class, but it doesn't seem that he was going to let me. Then he claims that I'm a stalker, decides to sit with me at my lovely loner table, and plants himself right into my life. So much for staying a loner.

As long as I'm here, you will never have to mow again." Samantha is a secret romantic who despises mowing. When a stranger offers to mow her lawn, she never suspects that her love story is about to be written. But not all love stories have happy endings.

In that moment, I hated him more than I had ever hated anyone before. I knew it was more than just petty anger, because every fibre of my being burned with longing to see him dead or just gone. Oneshot for the I Love To Hate You contest.

So she was the lowest in a film’s hierarchy. He was at the top. See, they kind of were in love... and then they kind of destroyed each other. Six years ago. Still, players don't easily forget that one girl who changed them. For I Love to Hate You Contest.

But most of all, if he loved her, then certainly he wouldn’t have had the gall to show up at her doorstep three hours and sixteen minutes late for their dinner date with neither an excuse nor a drop of remorse. Yet there he was, so ha! Oneshot.

“Well at least I don’t hook up with every blonde bimbo who crosses my path,” I say venomously, which was so, so stupid. Allison James isn’t even blonde – I’m a blonde. I just called myself a bimbo! Aw, jeez. I really need to work on my comebacks.

Julia King learns just how hard it is to remain professional in the face of personal bias and, oh, complete and utter loathing, when her boss takes on a new but familiar client. Written for the "I Love To Hate You" challenge.

“Is this where I try to make you laugh?” he murmured against my hair a few moments later. I allowed a happy little grin to steal across my face. This was kind of nice. Cozy even. I wiggled my toes contentedly inside my mismatched polka-dot socks. One-shot

ONESHOT: The game continued back and forth, but with each minute Macy did nothing but watch as the ball was thrown away from her. It was a large game of monkey in the middle that she somehow volunteered herself for.

“I suggest you pair up. Grab a date and get some dinner. Maybe do a little Christmas shopping. That’s what this cutie and I were doing while you bums were all taking notes. I highly recommend it.” Her mouth dropped open and she stared at him, speechless.

She was on her way to make the biggest mistake of her life, and he only had ten floors to stop her.

Lucy knew how people worked. She knew brains and habits and why people felt what. She just hadn't planned on it happening to her, not with him at least. Another make-you-smile OneShot.

After a chain of commitment-phobic boyfriends, Jessica decides to have a no strings attached, no commitment necessary, one night stand. Then she decides to have another, and another. The problem is, its with the same man.

Forever is a long time," he told me. "Are you willing to wait?" "Are you?" I countered. "No," he paused. "I'd wait longer." I hated him then.

COMPLETE! After losing her mother Keri is very protective of her feelings and pushes away anyone that attemps to get close to her-that is until she embarks on a once-in-a-lifetime road trip with her grandmother, brother, and his best friend.

I’ve tried to stop. Really, I have. I’ve tried everything. But the truth is, I’m in love with my best friend, and there’s not a damn thing I can do about it. ONE SHOT

So was it a really big deal that I was getting paid for sex? It was a huge misunderstanding. And so what if that letter finally arrived which made my stomach roll. I would have handled it. It's his fault he made my life even more complicated.

“I really, really, really hate that I love you.” He smirked. “I know.” // One-shot.

In a fit of boredom, he sent an e-mail to a complete stranger. Her response was bizarre and less-than-charming, but they kept in contact anyway and launched a game of "Guess Who?". Was it insane? Certainly. But it sure was fun.

He obviously couldn't tell her. I mean, he wasn't completely stupid. He was just a little bit stupid; not to mention immature. Being a seventeen year old boy will do that to you.

FOR RIDICULOUSLY HAPPY ONESHOTS CONTEST! I've been in love with my best friend for as long as I can remember. Unfortunately, we're thirty-two and he still hasn't figured it out.

“Would you go on a date with me, Shea O’Connor?” “No.” His face fell. “Yes.” He raised a brow. “Yes. No. Maybe. I don’t know.” She inhaled sharply. “I like bananas.” ONESHOT

Babe. That’s all he ever calls me now. Like I’m just another chick to him. COMPLETE.

Oneshot. “If you weren’t a complete jackass would I actually like you? Well that’s a bit tough since you are a freakin’ jackass!” Cliched goodness. Criticism appreciated...

ONESHOT He would do anything for her: give her his food, share his music CDs, give up his bed, be her crying shoulder, help her get over her ex-boyfriend, marry her... After all, that's what friends are there for, right?

I'd spent twelve years being your best friend, but that changed at age seventeen.

Leah had gotten pretty good at being invisible. Her older brother Luke, however, decides it is time to rekindle the friendship they once had. And he isn't the only one- his best friend Cameron seems determined to rediscover Leah too. But in what way?

After her fiancé dumps her, Violet Littleton wants nothing to do with love and the entire ridiculous concept of it. But then, she meets his eyes from across the bar. It was only supposed to be a one night stand. Supposed to be anyway.

Tomfoolery: noun. 1. foolish behavior. [See: Carmichael, Jason.] Fun, funny, charming, and irresistable Jason Carmichael. His mischievous ways caught me offguard and full force. Literally. And, try as I might, I just can't seem to stay away.

All I wanted was one last peaceful summer before I finished college. Needless to say, I hadn't expected my brother's best friend to climb through my window every night...or that it'd be so hard to turn him away. Judge's Pick for SKOW's Best Cliche Round 7

After a fight with his girlfriend, the one he turns to is his best friend. One-shot.

Third in the Series...“I need a second opinion Julia…I’ve been pondering over it all day but-but what do you think? What would you think if you found your little sister’s underwear in the procession of your best friend?” FLUFFY! R&R

He was eager. She was bewildered. He was a little dorky. She was a little nerdy. Oh how cold Canadian love can be! **ONE-SHOT**

If there's any way to get a guy in a girl's life, it's killing his dog.

He found R-rated shapes in the clouds, I whacked him on the head for mentioning them. He was my best friend, and like an overused cliche I was crushing on him. So when he sees something a little different in the clouds, I rather liked what he came up with

He's made me jump off the swings, steal that candy bar, wear underwear on top of my head for a whole week, confess my love for Bo, the dog, and stick my hand in a port-a-potty seat. So, why did it come as a surprise to me when he dared me to love him?

She watches him, when her boyfriend asks who he was. She’s about to answer when the professor walks into a pillar and curses loudly. “No one,” she says once he’s gone. ONE-SHOT.

Tradition is that the two people standing underneath mistletoe must kiss. So we did just that. I mean, tradition is tradition. Lets just put aside the fact that it was with the guy who read your diary out to your entire class, why break tradition right?

Andy pulled back slightly, "What are you doing?" "Well, I was planning on kissing you. But if you want to go straight to the raw shagging, then that's fine by me too."

One Shot- I smiled again, looking down at my feet and shaking my head. She really didn’t get it. “Well… I have a problem… I’m missing something.” “What? What do you want?” I inhaled some fresh air as I replied: “You.”

ONESHOT "The difference is that singing and saying aren’t the same. If I sing ‘I need you today, oh Mandy. You kissed me and stopped me from shaking oh Mandy baby’, it won’t mean anything." "Of course it won’t. Your lyrics are wrong."

REMOVED. Sorry guys I wrote this when I was 15 and I just cannot stand a single one of the characters in the story anymore. Leaving the first chapter up for nostalgia's sake.

“Whose jeans are those?” Lillie questioned and I shrugged sheepishly. “Oh my god, don’t tell me those are Grants’… Those are, aren’t they?” I nodded and she shook her head. “Why the hell do you have your ex-boyfriends jeans?” One-shot.

It all started with a pick up line... "Can you tell me what time it is?" She looked at her watch. "2:47, why?" "Well, don't you want to remember the time we met forever?"... Who knew it would turn out to be so much more...

Being behind the wheel is stressful, especially when you happen to literally run into a really cute guy...one-shot.

He tasted like lemonade, sweet and delicious. Her favorite type of drink on a hot summer day.

Matthew cringed and moved further away from me. “Kate I’m sorry, okay? Brief lapse of judgment right there.” Then giving me a chagrined smile and a shrug he slumped on my couch with a sigh. And if I didn’t know better I’d think he was blushing.Owait.He wa

Nicole Stone's plan to ask Sullivan Black to the Sadie Hawkins Dance backfires. Embarrassingly so. Will she be able to work up the nerve to ask him again? // One Shot //

COMPLETE! His name was Patrick Fitzpatrick, but he pulverized anyone who dared to call him that. He was an enigma, a mystery. Nobody knew anything completely true about him other than that he hated his name. But hey, I’d always liked solving mysteries.

She had never wanted a Prince Charming. Instead, all she desired was her very own man of Gondor.

She likes quoting films. So does he. It's a match made in movie magic land.

-ONE SHOT- The guy I liked had the hearts of every girl in the school. It didn't help that one of my closest friends who would actually be perfect for him was one of his many admirers. What else could I do but to take a back seat and just make as many wishes as possible at 11:11?

It is said that if you put your name in locker 420, the Matchmaker will find you your perfect match. So what happens when the arrogant spoiled brat is captivated and the matchmaker meets her match?

To Theo it was just another night alone. Just another tie. Just another day. Just another week, month, year. Just this, just that. It was just life, after all. So when he met Avery, of course his first inclination was to believe she was just another girl.

ONEshot. - She is the type of person who likes hugs and kisses. Cuddles and touches. But he isn't. And sadly, she doesn't know.

(One-Shot) 12:05pm. Target caught masturbating in bathroom stall. 007 status: in adjacent stall, hyperventilating.

Being a damsel in distress isn't nearly as glamorous as it seems...I should know, since my life is the equivalent of a really bad Disney movie. Except I don't have a Genie or a singing lobster to help me win my heart's desire, whatever that is.

A failed relationship is nothing more than one giant cliche.

So maybe my best friend chose his girlfriend over me, and maybe he only remembered my birthday a week after it had passed. The scrap of paper on my locker said: "I R SORRY." How could I stay mad at a boy who apologized like that? Oneshot.

I was born poor and worked at a toll booth; I’d thought that made me a girl with sense—I knew not to talk to strangers, when to cross the street, which bus to take—but until I met Wyatt, I never realized I’d been a girl who was dense. A short story.

That was the first thing I saw when I opened my cell phone. The number was unknown and they wouldn't tell me who they were, but I replied to the text message anyways. One shot

Here's to the right answer to the big question. oneshot

ONE SHOT. SKoW challenge response. “You're mine. And I'm yours. It's a whole big possession thing. Point is: I love you.”

You should come up here,' Scott said, breaking me out of my daze. 'Come where? Up to the bakery?.' I asked into the phone. 'Yeah,' he replied. 'If I have to sit here alone any longer, I'm gonna to strangle myself with this bakery string.'

I fought to keep the impending grin from spreading across my face. If there was one thing I couldn’t deny about William Keegan, it was that he sure knew how to charm his way out of trouble. Rated for mild language.

A blind princess and an ugly knight might just be meant for one another. A fluffy fairy tale.

“Let me guess,” Sam said into the intercom after a while, “You’re the singing leprechaun I hear people talking about.”“Close enough,” He answered,“Only I’m six-foot tall, I don’t have pots of gold, and despite popular belief, I can actually sing."one-shot

I could have easily written a list of the many things about him I didn't like, well multiple lists actually, but he had this very clever way of making me forget all about it and think about...other things. OneShot

“How do you know that you’ve fallen in love with someone?” She asked meekly. He raised his eyebrows. “I know that I’m in love when I fart really loudly, and the first thought that pops into my mind is ‘damn, if only she was here to hear it’.” one-shot.

It's all Mitch's fault! He's the one who convinced me that 16 is not too old to swing from the clothesline.. -one.shot-

ONE-SHOT The first time Tyler Harrison talked to me, he called me a fat, ugly cow. Being in kindergarten, I just cried and then socked him right in the face.

“I smell like puke.” I grumbled, glaring at Rachel, who was now pulling my shirt and tugging me forward to an empty classroom. “Oh, puke is good.” She replied with an air of enthusiasm. “Girls love guys who smell like a kid just vomited on them.” fluff!

“Right now, standing on top of this bloody cliff, I have only one thing to say to you. It has 'I', it has 'you', and you probably wouldn't like the idea of it.";“I knew it,” He says with a gasp, "You want to have sex with me!" One-shot. fluff. :

You're the comma in my life, a pleasant break in my sentence.

I was going to be the 40-year-old virgin living with 20 cats, and I was happy with that plan. Well, okay, not really. But I would've, had he not stepped onto the bus that morning and asked if i'd miss him. God, the nerve of him. Fluff fluff fluff!

Thanks to Tyler Hainsworth, Charlotte's Saturday nights are usually filled with fun, laughs, and a few messes. What happens when another Hainsworth steps in for the night? [oneshot]

I know I’m supposed to be encouraging and up building and make you love writing, but I have to tell the truth. You are awful. You are very, very bad at writing. Oneshot.

Oneshot. It's December 24th and Eve just can't catch a break. From terrible traffic to ungrateful customers, Christmas eve just isn't what it should be. But a dose of Christmas spirit might just be around the next corner...or at the next register.

Fed up with commercialism and being Jewish, Gabe was set on hating Christmas. Of course, he wasn’t expecting to befriend a prime example of CFD, or Christmas Freak Disease ...Or, for her to show him the real meaning behind the holidays. Holiday oneshot

Hello. My name is Rosie. I'm a boring, dead inside emotional wreck, living in a boring village filled with lunatics. The only colourful things in my life are the boy I don't know and the soundtrack I stole. Life is good. Complete! - REMOVED

I rejoice in your departure from my mind.

Oneshot. Sometimes being a scorned woman is an incredible turnon. At least to a guy who's been in and out of anger management.

I catch him picking his nose and he smiles at me. Seriously, if I'm going to witness that, at least let it be a shorter stoplight. [one shot]

Complete! Between the three of us, we were probably connected to everyone in our year group and helped people meet the men or women of their dreams. But then one dream turned into a nightmare when I realised I'd fallen in love with the target…

ONE SHOT As predicted, she glared, “OK, what do you want?” The answer was so simple, but he didn’t even know what it was until it came out of his mouth. “You.”

Have you ever been stuck in a room with someone you hate?Try being stuck in a bathroom with that person...while the party of the year is happening downstairs.Please R&R.Rated T just in case.[COMPLETE]

He didn't like coffee. Or waiting. Thankfully, she was there to help pass the time. One shot.

The first time I saw her, she was asleep. I woke her up. She glared at me. I kicked sand in her face. She spat it out. We argued. I won. And she didn't like bowling. Or me, for that matter. [Oneshot]

You'd think something cliche like falling for your best friend only happens in Fictionpress romances. Ha! How I wish that was the case. [OneShot. Written for challenge.]

ONE SHOT. She said, “Silly, you’re my guardian angel…” and he said, “Yeah, I guess I am. I promise I won’t let you down.” He didn't.

He hit me. Well, not so much hit me as fell into me and knocked me down. My ego was bruised. . . along with my head. Yes, it hurt. He kissed me! Well not so much kissed me as ran into my neck with his mouth. Oh great, now I'm stupid. COMPLETE!

She's the school's Mother Theresa. He's the surly and arrogant transferee. She offers help but he simply refuses. Love is a feasible option, except that he doesn't think he's good enough for her...Pls. R & R. COMPLETE!

[ONESHOT] Charlie is a girl in a punk band, and Ink is a guy who dislikes girls in punk bands. Still, she has vivid threats involving piano wire prepared for whenever he calls her pet names, so maybe there's some room for exception in her case.

COMPLETE WITH EPILOGUE Amazing what occurs when witty bad boy Donovan makes a bet to seduce sarcastic good girl Piper. Follow the story of their intertwined existence through high school as lessons are learned and relationships forged. EDIT IN PROCESS

Let me tell you one thing. Being a twin isn’t all that glamorous. It isn’t always fun, especially when your twin is freakishly popular, and an incredibly overprotective older brother.

A runaway princess and a wandering prince both betrothed since birth... what would come if they meet? COMPLETE! [but currently undergoing heavy editing]

COMPLETE with redone first chapter. Anyway, about two people whose lives gradually intertwine while under the same roof, whose improbable friendship grows into something more, something incredible...It's sorta my baby, hope you like it. r&r!

Dear James, I like to think that I'm over you. I have a strange way of dealing with disappointment...

COMPLETE Pessimism is just an ugly word for pattern recognition.

COMPLETE It is not acceptable for a proper young miss to Aenter a tavern, Bnot wear mourning colours when in mourning and Ckiss a man she's not related to. But then, fate usually has the upper hand over propriety.

In the eighth grade, he told her they were going to fall in love. Seven years later, Emma begins to question just how right Jacob was.

Hypothetically speaking, I know this guy and this girl who are crazy about each other. [one shot]

[COMPLETE] Four years after they graduated, and she’d moved on. –Ish. So now...what happens when a girl meets her high school crush again when they're stuck in an elevator?

My life was mindnumbingly dull, but I was fine with being the invisible Ginger Ale Girl. Whoever said friends were good for the soul did not know the boy with blue hair.

A phone conversation between two close friends who both love each other ridiculously.

Miranda meets Finn in writing class, at first not liking him but soon realizing that they both enjoy the pleasures of banter. Will family and life ambitions get in the way of their relationship? -Now Finished-

I said the word 'sex' and he thought I was cool. But we were just seven and I doubt saying anything now could make him notice me at all. {Complete}

Winning her over had nothing to do with flowers, chocolate or suave dance moves. He only kept barging through her door to harass her. [OneShot]

I've recently become aware of the fact that I no longer hate the number nine.

A tale where Devlin Madison, filthy richie & playboy extraordinaire, employs a sullen, streetwise young woman when he's suddenly thrown into an early inheritance which not ony brings money, but a bride search as well. COMPLETE.

A day in the life of Autumn Mitchell. A quirky young woman who is plagued by, what she thinks, is a cosmic joke at her expense. Please review FINISHED

When Kiernan Maitland went missing, it was up to me to find him. Me... find an actor who is known to be terrifying, both on and off the screen. How would I know that finding him would set off my own Hollywood fairytale. Short story.

The story of how Madison Channing met Alec Kincaid, the Scottish warrior that she came to know and love. A short story. Read it if you want to, review it if you can, flame it if you have a reason and enjoy!

John has a problem. Well, John has many problems, but specifically, there's this girl. And even though he really likes this girl, he's a little unsure. It boils down to this: To Ask, Or Not To Ask. Complete.

"You could have... but it was easier to walk away." * * A very short, very simple glimpse into the various aspects of a dysfunctional relationship. Ü -my first FictionPress.Com post!

A collage of advice from parents, friends, teachers, enemies, birds and rabbits that I butchered, sifted and strung together. Complete and utter Randomness