Through the Lens – White House Photographer in Enemies of the State

  Welcome to Bauer’s Bytes! I moved last week and took a hiatus from Bauer’s Bytes. This week, Randi sent in a prompt: “I thought of the Christmas present that Jack gave to Ethan. Those pictures that were taken by the White House Press Photographer, I was wondering if you could give us a scene […]

Crave – Jack’s POV of “the bathroom scene” in Enemies of the State

  Welcome to Bauer’s Bytes! This week, I’m writing a lovely prompt submitted by Vanessa, who wanted to see Jack’s POV from the “bathroom scene” in Enemies of the State. ***Warning! Explicit content ahead! If you are not of legal age in your location, please do not proceed.   Jack stared at the mirror, his […]

Making it Work in Iowa – A Special Holiday Story Preview

I have something special for the Bauer’s Bytes this week.  I’m delighted to announce that I will be writing a holiday story this year, featuring Jack and Ethan and their first Christmas together in the White House. The story will be set right before the end of Enemies of the State, before Ethan returns to […]

Through His Eyes – Jack’s POV, from the first get-together to the pool room

  Jack groaned, throwing his head back against the couch and his hand out toward the TV. “C’mon! Dick Cheney has better aim that that!”   Next to him, Ethan snorted, almost choking on his beer. He coughed and stared at Jack.   “What?” Jack gestured to the TV. “They’re playing awful!”   Chuckling, Ethan […]

What Were You Thinking? – Scott’s POV of Jack and Ethan’s Relationship-in-Hiding

  Goddamn it, Ethan.   This was only going to end in disaster.   What the hell was his best friend thinking? Out of all the guys Ethan could have fallen for, he had to go and fall for the president of the United States.   When he’d first heard of Ethan’s crush, he’d mostly […]