R.L. Mathewson Chronicles

Thanksgiving Negotiations: Part III

“I…I don’t think I can do this,” Zoe managed to get out as she stood there, wringing her hands together as she shot another nervous glance at the large kitchen door, which was the only thing protecting them from a room full of Bradford men waiting for Thanksgiving dinner. “They have it coming,” Haley bit out with a firm nod as she reached up and pushed her glasses back up her nose with a look that she probably thought was intimidating, but really, she was just too damn adorable for words to pull off, Rebecca thought as she forced herself… Read More

Thanksgiving Negotiations

“Did I tell you how much I love you?” Rebecca asked, allowing her bottom lip to tremble ever so slightly, and then, just because she felt that it couldn’t hurt, she placed her hand on the soft swell of her belly. “You know what I couldn’t help but wonder,” Lucifer murmured conversationally as his gaze dropped to her hand as she watched his expression soften the way that it did whenever he thought about the baby. “That it would probably be in your best interest to give in to my… Read More

A Neighbor from Hell Fathers’ Day

Part I

“Happy Father’s Day!” came the excited words that had Devin biting back a smile as he opened his eyes and-

Narrowed his eyes dangerously on his children as he watched as Dustin and Abbi stood on the other side of his bed, smiling hugely as they carefully placed a tray overflowing with junk food on his beautiful wife’s lap. He watched as Charlie, who should be outraged on his behalf, gave their children a watery smile as she sat up… Read More

The Repairman: Part I

“Nooooo! Oh, God! This isn’t happening!” came the screams of agony that had tore Zoe out of sound sleep and had her jumping up and-

“Crap!” she muttered when her legs got tangled in the sheets and she stumbled over her feet and landed on the floor with a pained grunt.

“What the hell is happening?” Trevor asked, sitting up with a groan as he rubbed his hands down his face… Read More

A Father’s Day Chronicle

“What are you doing?” came the question that had Mikey wondering why he was being so difficult about this as she finished yanking the covers away, grabbed Sebastian’s hand and-

Really didn’t appreciate the long-suffering sigh that followed since she was doing this for his own good. When he didn’t move fast enough, she grabbed his other hand, gave his hand a pull and-

“What are we doing?” Jonathan asked, jumping out of bed with a smile that drew Mikey’s attention as she adjusted her backpack over her… Read More

And So It Begins… Part 21

“Is this really necessary?” Mikey asked with a sad shake of her head as he considered gagging her too, but…

That just seemed like overkill at the moment, so instead, Trevor double-checked her binds to make sure that she couldn’t do any more damage. Once he was done, he stood up with a satisfied sigh and decided to find out what was in the refrigerator.

“Do you really think this is a good idea?” Mikey asked, shifting to get more comfortable in the kitchen chair that she was currently secured to only to give up with a… Read More

And So It Begins…Part 20

“I’m starting to think that you’re paranoid,” came the announcement from behind him as Trevor pulled the curtain aside just enough so that he could take another look at the hotel parking lot and make sure that nothing had changed in the last five minutes.

“They’re out there,” Trevor said, debating asking the hotel to switch their room to help throw them off to buy himself a little more time to figure this out.

“This makes me so sad,” Mikey mumbled with a forlorn sigh as a black pickup truck parked in the back far corner caught his attention… Read More

And So It Begins…Part 19

“My mother wants to know when I’m allowed to go home,” Mikey said as Trevor dropped down on the other hotel bed.

“That depends if your father is still waiting for me,” Trevor said, dropping his head in his hands as Mikey relayed the message.

“They’re all… Read More

And So It Begins…Part 18

“Okay, we need to move faster,” Trevor said, trying not to panic as he looked over his shoulder and-

Quickly shifted his attention back to the teenage girl that wasn’t moving fast enough and said, “We really need to go.”

“Do we, though?” Mikey asked, blinking innocently up at him as he risked another glance over his shoulder and found himself nodding frantically as he decided that they really needed to go now.

Decision made, he grabbed Mikey and threw her over his shoulder and-

“You got us banned!” came the shouted announcement from one of his cousins or uncles, he wasn’t really… Read More

And So It Begins…. Part 17

“Where were we?” Uncle Jared asked as he dropped down across the table and helped himself to one of his fries while Trevor sat there, savoring the moment as he watched his son narrow his eyes dangerously on him.

He shouldn’t have overplayed his hand, Trevor mused with a heartfelt sigh as he finished off his burger and focused his attention on the plate piled high with fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and cornbread. He’d learn, Trevor thought as he watched Sebastian take everything in, the way that his eyes narrowed as his jaw clenched as that insanely large brain of… Read More