Tag: drabble

She was only beginning to show, but I loved placing my hand on that round, little belly and feeling the burgeoning life growing there. A dark thought struck me as…

She leads me back to our nest of love while I half carry her weight. Lifting her up in my arms, I settle back down on the mess of sheets.…

Behind me the door opens, and my frowning wife walks in. She doesn't say anything, at first, only comes up and hugs me. I feel her belly pressing against my…

In the silence that only breathes around three in the morning, I stand before the bathroom mirror, feeling with tickling fingers the scar above my heart where the silver bullet…

Howls fill my ears as the dream fades, and I shoot up in bed screaming—or howling—I don't know. "Honey," a voice beside me moans. A cold, soft hand reaches out…