There was nothing that exceptional about that Tuesday. She had the day off, so did he. Hanging out at the lake had been fun. They had even gotten a little stoned, but the ennui of summer had set in. She needed something diffe...

It had been a mistake, which she should have known. Had it been her first summer in Los Angeles, then she could have forgiven her naivete. Rather it was her second summer, the summer between sophomore and junior year of college, so Alyssa really did not know why she thought everything w...

Deciding that theme parks were best mid-week, even during the summer months, Alyssa had booked three nights in The Dana Hotel in San Diego. With an infant, a toddler, and two young children, she knew it was not about to be a relaxing vacation. Despite that, she remained nestled in the c...