1 on 1 With Coach “Good game, boys!” John praised the throng of youngsters walking off the field toward where he was standing by a cooler filled with mini water bottles. John adjusted his baseball cap as the sun cast a golden glow on the field. He thought of Paul, and was again disappointed that …
50 Shades of Silver – By Strawberry1
It had been exactly six weeks since John rescued Marlena from the sanitarium. The townhouse was quiet. At first, the silence was deafening. Understandably, Marlena needed time to readjust to being home again. But as the weeks went by, she slowly acclimated back into her normal routine and the silence became less tortuous and more …
Best of A Bad Situation – By Strawberry1
"John, you know they will be back soon?" Marlena warned gently, drawing John's face toward her chest as the convulsions continued to wrack his body. "I know. Let's just..." John moved his face toward Marlena as he stared at her lips. "Make the best of a bad situation..." he breathed against her mouth. Having him …
I’ll Tell You After – By Strawberry1
“I’ll tell you after,” Marlena said cryptically while reaching over to grab both her and John’s wine glasses. “After what?” John asked quixotically. He sensed a change in her demeanor, in her tone. But he didn’t want to get his hopes up just yet. Secretly he had been hoping for some steamy, back-from-California sex, but …
John Comes Home – By Strawberry1
“210,” Marlena repeated aloud as she drew an “x” on the calendar. Two hundred and ten days since she’d seen John. Two hundred and ten days since he’d left on yet another ISA mission. Two hundred and ten days since she hadn’t felt like half of her heart was somewhere else, somewhere far and distant. …
Love On The Sofa – By Strawberry1
John stared out the window as he clutched Doc close to his chest. It had to have been past midnight. Doc fought to stay awake, but she eventually fell asleep, draped across him on the sofa. She had been so worked up about Orpheus’ return, but she seemed to calm down a bit after he …
Marlena’s Fantasy – By Strawberry1
“Oh, I don’t know Kate. I’m not feeling much like a night out right now,” Marlena spoke from the sofa, where she lay in a fuzzy purple bathrobe and slippers. Her hair was tossed up in a messy bun, and she donned a pair of tortoise shell glasses. Surrounded by a sea of books, Marlena …
Marlena’s Re-Enslavement – By Strawberry1
John feels Marlena needs to be retrained. It's a rough start, but John knows just how to soothe her. It was nearing 6 pm at Salem University Hospital as Dr. Marlena Evans completed her last patient file for the day. “What a long day,” Marlena sighed and spoke audibly, sinking into her chair at her …
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Memory Lane : Back At John’s Place – By Strawberry1
John fumbled around in his pants’ pocket, searching for the keys to his apartment as Marlena clung to him outside the door. The task proved difficult as Marlena continued to kiss his neck and fiddle with the buttons of his shirt. At The Edge, when he walked her through the elaborate maze of mementos and …
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Midnight Rendezvouz at a Hotel – By Strawberry1
“Meet me at the Marriott at midnight - JB” Marlena repeated the text message over and over in her mind as she stumbled out of bed deliriously, still half-asleep and yet somehow the most awake she’d felt in weeks, and frantically searched for her car keys. She hadn’t heard from John in days - 35 …
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The Jarlena Journal 