Jennifer Kent
Stories (10/0)
Moments Series
I think I have run through the scene I made at the restaurant, on my date with Landon, about a million times in the past week. I feel like I should be completely mortified but I’m just not. Landon is by far the sweetest guy I have ever dated. It is so weird to say the word “date” again. After what I endured while being with James, I never imagined I’d open myself up again, but Landon keeps surprising me in so many ways. From the very first day we met at our coffee shop he has made me feel safe in a way I never thought I could again.
By Jennifer Kent2 years ago in Fiction
Moments Series
It’s hard to describe how telling Landon all about my past makes me feel. I am so relieved to not be keeping anything from him anymore because, in the long run, it would’ve just caused problems between us. Not to mention, it feels like a giant weight is lifted off my shoulders not having to keep it locked inside anymore. He is so sweet and sympathetic to my need to talk, and I can’t even say how happy it makes me to not feel the least bit of pity from him. Keeping this bottled up was killing me. My parent’s knowing the whole story is one thing, they lived most of it with me, but being able to tell it in my own time is very cathartic.
By Jennifer Kent3 years ago in Fiction
Moments Series
Never for one second did I imagine I would hear something like this from Emily. I cannot even express how happy I am that she had the courage to tell me, and not just give up on us. Not to mention, the fact that she felt she could trust me with something so personal. While she goes upstairs with her grandmother to get her settled, I go into the kitchen to put on a pot of tea. As I look through the cupboards for teacups, she walks in behind me.
By Jennifer Kent3 years ago in Humans
Moments Series
I know it was wrong to run away from Landon that way, but I am so mortified. Not to mention, I have no idea how to tell him that I freaked out because I thought I saw my ex. I don’t know if I’m ready to open that can of worms. After getting a glass of water from the kitchen, more to have something to occupy my hands, I grab my purse that I dropped in the entryway in my haste to get away from Landon. That is when I notice his car is still parked at the curb. Taking a deep breath, I move closer to the front door and I can hear him talking to Gram, I never even noticed her sitting on the porch in my rush to get into the house.
By Jennifer Kent3 years ago in Confessions
Moments Series
The moment I saw the change in her eyes was probably the scariest two seconds of my life. I thought we were having fun while we were being playful until her eyes got round and her pupils dilated. She was out of her seat so fast that the chair crashed to the ground. The next five minutes passed in a complete blur. After I calmed her down, as well as I could, I paid the bill and ushered her out the door.
By Jennifer Kent3 years ago in Humans
Moments Series
While enjoying our wine, the waiter returns with a family style salad dressed in homemade Italian dressing, which was delicious. A minute later another waiter stops at our table to give us, quite possibly, the most amazing homemade Italian bread I have ever had. It’s still warm so the butter melts as soon as the knife touches the bread. While we savor the salad and bread, probably eating more than we should have, I remark, “So, Landon, other than the fact that you collect comic books and love my favorite coffee house, I don’t know much about you.”
By Jennifer Kent3 years ago in Humans
The Moments Series
Wrapped in his arms, we sit on the beach until the sun has completely sunk below the waterline. Nothing is more relaxing than watching the pinks, oranges and purples wink out as the moon rises. The only light now is coming from the moon shining off the water. In a former life, this is where panic would start to rise but I feel completely at ease with Landon. We’re comfortable sitting in silence, something I have never had before. When I first saw him at the coffee shop, I had a feeling it would be this way. I mean, how could you not be intrigued by a guy who smiled so easily, knew all the baristas by name and ran after a young mother whose baby dropped their blanket. But, as intrigued as I was, I was still terrified to open myself up to someone again.
By Jennifer Kent3 years ago in Humans
Moments Series
A Moment I figure it’s now or never. Three months ago, she walked into my favorite coffee shop and has been here every Saturday since. I know this because I stop in here every Saturday morning after my morning run. After the first time I saw her I made it a point to always be here at the same time. The first day that I saw her I was a sweaty mess, which normally wouldn’t bother me because, well I come in every week for my coffee fix, but this could not be her first impression of me. I couldn’t shake this feeling that everything had to be perfect because this meeting could change everything.
By Jennifer Kent3 years ago in Humans
Vacation Mystery
Watching the sun lower into the ocean is quite possibly the most relaxing experience on the planet, Hannah thinks as she sips her frozen, fruity drink. Taking a deep breath she digs her toes into the sand and watches the pink and orange streaks dance across the waves. I earned this, she thinks. I worked hard for this. Finishing her Masters degree was totally worth the student loans she has been slowly paying back. Now that she has aced her bar exam she will hopefully get a salary bump so she can make bigger payments and quit her second job.
By Jennifer Kent3 years ago in Journal