In 2009, I had just gotten a divorce, still recovering, thank goodness no children. I was working for a firm that specialized in building commercial buildings and was just awarded a contract to build a manufacturing and warehouse in St. Raphael, France. St. Raphael is in the southeast of France near Nice and Cannes on the Mediterranean, in fact I flew into the Cannes airport and drove 28 miles to St. Raphael. The company needed a project manager to oversee the construction project and manage the local companies supporting the project. The company had put together a support team that included all the requirements needed to complete the project, material, utilities, and skilled manpower, with office space. The company knew I did not speak the language so they hired a man who would be my assistant who knew the language and the area. His name was Frederic Masquelier but was told to call him Fred. I was staying in a hotel when I first arrived but it did not suit me, the company had prearranged the lodging, so I was looking to change. I asked Fred what he would recommend because I needed something for a least 6 months, he would let know the next day. The next day Fred told me that his wife had friend who was renting a room out in her house, it would include meals and a place to park the car. Fred’s wife had a meeting setup with the home owner that afternoon so I followed Fred after work to the house. Fred pointed me to the door and I knocked, a nice looking lady came to the door and invited me in. She led me in the living room and there on the couch sits a beautiful girl I was guessing about 18, but she was 20. Her mom spoke broken English but the girl spoke fluent English.
Author: rlw1847
My parents next door neighbor [MF]
This happened several years ago a true story. I had just found out my fiance was cheating on me while I was in the service and we had broken up. It is 3 months later when this story took place, did ad lib a little as I remember all that happened . I was attending college on the GI bill at our local college studying logistics engineering. My Mom and Dad had moved from our community to the country about 25 miles outside of town onto about 10 acres about 3 years ago. I was working for my uncle as a plumbing apprentice to have an income till I finished college. I was living in an apartment in town but would visit my parents sometime on the weekends. This happened to be one of the weekends, My Dad was working on his tractor and I was helping, my Mom calls out to the barn for my Dad to come to the phone. When he returns, he said Ann ( their neighbor) is having trouble with her well and asked if I would go over to see if I could help her. He tells me he feels responsible to helping her out because her husband died about 18 months ago and her living out here alone is very difficult. I had never met Ann so I did not know what to expect.
No longer my fiance after she comes clean about her affair, [MF]
This took place a long time ago when I was 24. I met this girl through my sister. They were soccer teammates. I was at a game watching my sister play and when the game was over my sister introduced Joyce to me. We started talking and I asked her out on a date. She had just finished her freshman year of college, we dated all summer and that fall I asked her to marry me. I was joining the service late that fall for 3 years so I could get my GI bill after my service time was up. For me to go to college, that was the only way I could go. I went to boot camp and finished in December, came home on leave, we had a great time together and the sex was super. I left and was stationed at Ramstein Air Base Germany for 2 1/2 years. I came home on leave twice for 2 weeks each time, Joyce and I had a great time over each of the 2 weeks and the sex was great. The plan was for her to finish college with a degree in Education then begin her career as a teacher and I would start college for the spring semester after I was discharged from the service. I wanted a career in communications.