* Part of Fashion Icon (short story collection), and the Primal Scream anthology.
Summary: 22-year-old Nathan Karim proves his lifetime commitment and loyalty to his stepsibling, Maya Karim, three days before Maya's wedding day.
P.S. Due to their close relationship, Nathan and Maya sometimes refer to themselves as "brother and sister" throughout this story [please "use your imagination" for this story].
Genre: Erotic Fiction / Short Story (5,500 words)
* Author's Note: Thank you for checking out my stories. My intent with erotica/erotic romance is (usually) to explore all kinds of gender dynamics, sexual issues, relationship issues, and/or fantasies in an open & honest way. I always aim to include some kind of storyline amidst the sextivity.
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NOTE: Jess writes erotic fiction, not pornography. Please visit Jess's website for more info -- jessink.com/porn_vs_erotica.htm
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PRAISE for Jess C Scott:
"[Please] keep up the good work . . . the world can certainly use some more authentic, original work like yours, rather than the same old re-packaged mass-market pulp." -- TGirl Revelations / Bibrary.com, October 2010
"Dear Jess, I just wanted to say how much I've enjoyed your writing: your writing reflects something genuine, something real, about our generation that few writers have had the talent or the courage to uncover. Thank you." -- e-mail from a reader, 2010
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EXCERPT:
One day, they were sitting on the floor sharing and finishing an entire box of chocolate mint cookies, while going through their entire PlayStation collection. Fuck Xbox! they'd scribbled on the side of their PlayStation box with a red marker pen. The next day, one of them was getting hitched and preparing for a brand new life and future.
Weddings and marriages filled Nathan with a detached kind of dreadful bitterness. People were always so happy to celebrate a new life with another--a new baby being the ultimate accomplishment. That took precedence over all else in life. A starter marriage--one expected to fail and not last "till death do (the couple) part"--was better than no marriage at all.
White lilies, the flowers of death, that had surrounded Kurt Cobain on stage along with flickering candles during Nirvana's final MTV Unplugged acoustic concert--images of this flower took over Nathan's mind as he made his way down the street to Maya's apartment. He grabbed the flowers from a florist shop nearby, at the last minute, to present to Maya when he saw her. She liked stargazer lilies anyway.
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AUTHOR BIO:
Jess identifies herself as an author/artist/non-conformist. Her literary work has appeared in a diverse range of publications, such as Word Riot, ITCH Magazine, and The Battered Suitcase.
Jess writes erotic fiction, not porn, and she writes about love/emotions, not fluffy romance. Visit her website for free samples and more!
I was trying to find my way as a writer and person throughout my twenties. I won't be writing under my "Jess C Scott" pen name as it doesn't reflect who I am anymore (it's a pen name I used since I was 12 years old).
In 2019, I started working on some horror short stories and essays. I intend to publish them at some point in future under my real name (still undecided if I might use a new pen name for fiction).
See you at my new site if the genres are of interest to you :)