A Heated Exchange – The Shape of Things to Cum!

*This chapter is a little on the naughty side, don't say I didn't warn you!* Chapter 17 Outside, Nick whipped out a pack of smokes from his back pocket and offered her one along with his lighter. Cat, gratefully, pushed the cigarette between her lips, lit the end and inhaled. Every cigarette tasted like nostalgia;...

Pre Date Prep – Chapter 15

The extensive four-hour ritual began, the one where you attempt to get ready amid the chaos of cooking dinner and plucking eyebrows. “Mummy, what you doing?” It was her youngest, Myke. “Mummy is trying to take off her eyebrows so they look straight and not like caterpillars anymore,” said Myke’s big sister, Liz. “Thanks darling,...

Jason Statham, Tom Hardy or Danny Dyer – Chapter 14

Owing to a disastrous hair mishap, Lizzie had made everyone late for the school run. “I thought it was that mousse stuff you use, Mummy,” she panicked, Gillette can in hand and covered in shaving foam. Cat skipped over the eye-rolling and child berating and moved straight to changing Lizzie’s top, giving her a quick...

I Used To Live On Love Island – Part 1: The Villa

For anyone watching this years Love Island I have a very true tale to tell. I used to live on Love Island. It was quite simply the craziest summer of my life. And for all you people who doubt the show, if you strip away the cameras I absolutely promise you, with my hand on...

A Work Romance and Married Man

It was one of those fresh, crisp autumn mornings and the day perfectly mirrored Cat’s positive outlook. She assumed it must have had something to do with the effortless school run and the possibility of another amusing exchange with Nick—if he ever messaged her again. Fortunately, her futile attempts at selfies hadn’t completely destroyed the...

CHAPTER 12 – Is A Kiss So Wrong?

Immediately the jovial atmosphere created by Chrissy’s amusing inquisition was shattered by the clunk of the door as it swung shut, cutting off Cat’s blood flow in the process and sapping all the oxygen out of the room. Tony backed up against the wall, obviously flustered with the morning’s antics until he noticed Cat watching...

CHAPTER 9 – How Not To Take A Selfie

It wasn’t long before the beeping on her phone alerted Cat to a new incoming message, not recognising the number, she was delighted in her assumption that the text had indeed come from Nick. The message was a simple “Hi” and quickly followed up with another image. She was already in her PJ’s, hair scraped...

CHAPTER 8 – Phone Hackers and Serial Killers

There was something eternally satisfying about a glass of full bodied red wine. There was a bonus to red too, she didn’t have to wait an hour for it to be chilled enough to enjoy like whites and beers. Bottle in hand and perched at the breakfast bar, she poured a rather too-large-for-a-school-night glass and switched...

From The Top – Single and Nearly 40

Notes from me 😉…. this is the bit where I'll give you the opportunity to catch up with Cat and her story as it unfolds. I'll update with every new ridiculous chapter, so you can enjoy her antics from the get go! Prologue – The Problem With Selfies She was already in her PJ’s, hair...

CHAPTER 6 – Finally, a Reply!

Notes from me... Those first few messages when you finally get chatting to someone from the online world are a bloody nightmare. There appears to be no way to avoid the painful first attempts at bad banter. Here's how Cat tussles with the excruciating experience.... Home at last from her exasperating experience attempting to explain...