November 16, 2014
I'm truly thrilled
with how much I'm enjoying the TV season this fall. Once again, Arrow and Sons of Anarchy blew me away. Gotham
and Sleepy Hollow were excellent. The Walking Dead only has two more
episodes before the break and I can't wait to watch.
I've had major back
spasms over the last two days and Walking Dead actually made me forget how
painful it is. LOL
I've also been
listening to loads of music lately and putting several playlists together.
Sometimes when I write, I like to have specific mood tunes playing in the
background. And sometimes I need total silence, which in my house usually only
occurs between midnight and four a.m. LOL
Tonight's post is
from Stone Cold Sober, a novella with my main characters almost hooking
up before they should.
Here's the tagline:
When Tansy Jons meets West Tamesin, they have an instant
connection, but she's dating one of his oldest friends. A drunken evening and
almost hook-up with West has Tansy examining what she feels as soon as she's
stone cold sober.
And a snippety peek…
West tore his mouth away.
"Shit, no. We can't do this." He stumbled backwards, putting more
than an arm's length between him and Tansy.
Tansy blinked and shook her head.
"You want to stop now?" She took two steps forward then paused.
"Because I don't."
West held out an arm. "I
don't want to stop, but I'm going to." He turned away, unable to think
with her over-kissed lips so close. "Look, I can be a total ass, but I
won't betray my best friend. No amount of alcohol will wash away the stench of
that particular sin."
She cringed. "Gee… thanks,
West. So where does that leave me?" She weaved a little, then toppled onto
the loveseat. "Wait, I know. Firmly into the slut who'd do anyone
category, right?" She grabbed the vodka and chugged directly from the
bottle.
Her harsh words caught him off
guard. "No. No. That's not what I mean at all." He moved closer,
kneeling down, wanting to be on eye-level with her. "I want you.
Badly." He gently took the bottle from her hands, placing it on the side
table. "But I won't take what you're offering, not right now." He
grasped her fingers. "Because I can't freely accept without causing
irreparable damage."
She tilted her head to the side.
"Because of David." She nodded. "I get it now." She glanced
over toward the couch. "He is a great guy."
West slowly rose, relieved he's
smoothed over the awkward refusal. "Yeah, he is." He let go of
Tansy's hands, a little bereft from the lack of contact. "I’m gonna take
off." He made his way to the door, but paused, angled his head around.
"Tansy?" He waited until she met his gaze. "For the record, if
we were stone cold sober… I'd be all over you." He snagged his jacket from
the coat tree and left before she could respond.
This is one of my
favorite themes, when two people should be together but have another person
standing in their way.
That's it for this
week. Happy reading.
Skylin
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