Hi!
Some crazy
weather this week. Back and forth, rain, sun, warm, cool. Welcome to Ohio. LOL
At least rainy
weather lets me catch up on television shows I missed when they aired
originally. My current obsession is Strike Back.
Stonebridge and Scott kind of own my heart at the moment. J
Tonight's post if
from a fun little short story, The Ex Files. Effie helps Reed out of a
tricky situation and he returns the favor. J
Here's the tagline:
Effie Stone helps Reed
Rettos avoid an ugly scene with his ex-girlfriend and halfway falls for him
over coffee. When an old flame contacts Effie, she asks Reed to return the
favor. Reed hesitates, not sure he wants to get tangled up in more drama, but
he's very smitten with Effie and agrees to make it clear she's got a new man in
her life…even if only for a night.
And here's the
snippety peek…
Reed woke up, sixth-sense tingling,
and chucked his jeans. He tiptoed into Effie's room at the exact moment knocking
sounded on the door.
He shook her awake. "Game's
on." He mussed his hair and rubbed the sleep out of his eyes.
"Ready?"
She threw off the covers and
crawled out of bed. Reed followed her to the living room, but stayed out of
sight. The persistent knocking hadn't stopped.
"Yeah, I'm coming. Hold
on." Effie unlocked the door and yanked it open. "John. What a
surprise. You do realize it's only six a.m., right?"
He propped a shoulder on the door
jamb, effectively making it impossible for her to close him out. "I knew
you wouldn't mind. Just got back in from 'Bama. Thought we could start the
weekend off with a bang."
Reed took that as his cue.
Mussing his hair up a little more, he stumbled around the corner. "Effie?
What's going on? You need to come back to bed—" He stopped behind her and
wrapped his arms around her waist. "Who's this? Your brother?"
Effie laughed. "Um, no.
Reed, meet John. My ex." She emphasized the last word.
Reed nuzzled her neck then stuck
out his hand. "Nice to meet you? Did you leave something behind?"
John's countenance changed, going
from affable to closed off. "What is this, Effie? You're with this guy
now?"
Effie eased away from Reed, but
kept her arm around his waist. "John, it's been over six months. Did you
think I'd never find anyone else?"
I love writing fun
little instant sparks and seeing where things go. Effie and Reed don't want the
attraction, but they're not fighting it all that hard either. J
That's it for this
week. Happy reading.
Skylin
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