Well, The Last Ship didn't kill any of my
favorites last week. On one hand, this makes me very happy. On the other, I'm
now wondering when, who, and how much it will destroy me when they take out a
crewmember. LOL
Killjoys continues to rock my world. I love the show so much. I also love seeing
so many familiar faces from other genre shows. Same goes for Dark Matter. After a "meh"
opening episode, this week's turned out to be so much better with the
possibility of a few cast shake-ups. I'm a little iffy on where things are
going but I'm in for the ride.
The rewatch of Babylon 5 is up to the start of season
two. I'm also in season two of Strike
Back. Summer is great for sinking into and revisiting old favorites.
Tonight's post is
from Monumental Headache, a novella that started with the two word prompt of
"Screw you."
Here's the
mini-blurb:
Cadee Walsh has a high stress job and needs to blow off
steam. She spends the night with Worth Pettigrew, recharging from the
incredible sex. Imagine her mortification when she finds out he's her new boss.
And a snippety peek…
Worth hated to drop truth bombs,
but bad news sucked no matter the delivery. "He saw me coming out of your
house the morning after." Of course, Worth had no idea he'd be running
into Cadee two hours later.
But Matt didn't care about the
actual facts, only what he perceived as encroachment on his territory.
Cadee cocked her head to one
side. "What do you mean, he saw you leave my house? Matt doesn't live
anywhere near me." Her head straightened and her eyes went wide. "Oh,
hell, no." She got up and paced back and forth.
The truth and scope of Matt's
obsession settled over her, slowly, one tick of the secondhand at a time. Her
face went through a range of emotion, realization, disappointment, fear,
disgust, and finally anger. She sank back down onto one of the chairs, her gaze
stony and determined when she raised it to meet Worth's.
She nodded toward a vacant seat.
"I need to hear the rest." Her tone brooked no argument.
But Worth didn't trust their
conversation wouldn't be overheard. He jerked his head toward the door and
Cadee frowned but got up and followed him out into the hallway. She didn't pry
or prod him for details, but stopped by her office to get her purse and jacket
then met him outside in the parking lot.
Worth handed her a card with an
address on the back. "Meet me here in ten." He popped the door open
and slid behind the wheel of his vehicle.
He waited until Cadee pulled out
into traffic before checking to see if they had an observer. Sure enough. Matt
stood at the main doors with his arms folded over his chest. Worth backed out
of his space, exited the lot, and merged into traffic. Watching his rearview
mirror, he made sure no one tailed him.
I'm having some fun
with this one. Cadee and Matt's unconventional first meeting adds a layer of
conflict and it's interesting to write around.
That's it for this
week. Happy reading!
Skylin
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