Review: Writing was good, but not always my cuppa
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 9, 2013
Note:  I beta-read this story and answered a questionnaire in return for an Amazon $5 GC.  My review is freely given and not compensated.Rose and Jason have been married for 10 years.  Their marriage has hit a roadblock because they are trying to conceive and are having fertility issues on top of financial issues due to poor economy and job loss.  Even though they love each other, their sex life has suffered because it has become all about making a baby.Jason has a meeting with his best friend Matt and asks for his help in fathering their child.  They decide to give Rose a birthday to remember while hopefully conceiving the above-mentioned child.During their steamy night, Matt forces Rose to admit to Jason that she also loves him and forces Jason to admit that he's all right with that.Except for a couple of passages, the writing was good.  The story was short, but it flowed well and Rose's character was well-developed.  I would have liked to see more background on Jason & Matt, but I can see where there just wasn't time for that in this short story.  My problem was my own.*******SPOILER*************Before the hotel scene, Matt tried to get Rose to cheat with him.  She declined.  That part made me admire her more, because she was really tempted.  But during the hotel scene, Matt said & did some things to Rose along the humiliation lines that I really did not like.  Humiliation is really not something that I enjoy at all.  I don't mind butt smacking, but I did not like him smacking her in the face.  That is more like abuse to me.  Also, I didn't like the way he left.  That left a really bad taste in my mouth.