Sunday Snippet: Using Tongue

October is starting off on something of a down note. But it's spooky season and that makes me very happy.

 

Received some sad news this morning about one of my current authors. He had a rare form of brain cancer and passed peacefully yesterday. I'm so glad I got to know him and his story, which I hope we'll be able to share with others.

 

I ended up having a decent week with work projects and managed to get some other things done along with a good bit of writing. Have one manuscript almost finished up and I'm excited to get it out in the world.

 

Pretty good week of viewing also. I managed to make it all the way through my current roster of shows and got one that simmers on the back burner most of the time mostly watched.

Started the week with the season finale of My Life Is Murder and thoroughly enjoyed the episode. So great to kind of have some closure for Alexa's cycle of grief. I loved how the two-part episode played out.

Caught DI Jack's last episode of Death in Paradise. Really enjoyed his sendoff and look forward to the new DI's introduction in the next episode. Really have to thank my sister-in-law for recommending this show.

Finished up the second half of Silent Witness. The episode took a turn I didn't expect and that always makes me happy. For a show that's been running for twenty-seven seasons being able to surprise the audience—or at least me—is excellent.

Watched an episode of Elementary and quite liked it. It's fun to watch Sherlock and Joan navigate their living together and it's really awesome to see Joan stepping out and solving some of Sherlock's cold cases.

Enjoyed an episode of The Batman with Green Arrow featuring as the Justice League character. This ended up being a pretty decent episode even without an appearance by Batgirl again.

Caught an episode of Classic Rugrats. Some more new-to-me vignettes. Enjoyed all three.

Also got most of the way through a Peak Practice episode, which is the one that simmers on the back burner when I don't have time to do a full cycle of shows. Looking forward to finishing this one up.

That's pretty much it for the life update this week. Tonight's post is from Using Tongue, a sexy short with a fun vibe.

Here's the miniblurb:

Joss Hellenburg hates licorice and Lisa Getz aims to show him why he should learn to love it—by using her tongue during a hot and steamy kiss—which sets up a series of sexy embraces while the two try to outdo each other.

And a snippety peek…

Joss finished loading the dishwasher then filled the sink to wash his cookware. Lisa brought the empty wine bottle in and stowed it in the trash bin. She'd been a little quiet during their meal.

What's up with that?

She usually chattered nonstop about new ideas for the donation-only restaurant they ran or new sponsors she'd lined up as giving partners in their venture. She could talk the tightest fist into shaking loose a few dollars or dropping off a pallet or two of goods. Her concept of having a homestyle diner for food-insecure patrons fit right in with his skillset of cooking large quantities using simple recipes but didn't lack nutrition.

They now had a regular crowd and word of mouth kept spreading. "Her plan to kickstart the giving hand paid off in spades." She'd put cutouts of handprints on the bulletin board and diners could pull one down if they didn't have anything to donate.

Lisa had prepaid ten meals and when customers asked about the array of colorful hands on the corkboard, she'd explained about letting those who had more offer a way pay things forward by purchasing a lunch or dinner and posting their own to the board. They had to add a second section to handle the overflow.

Joss snorted. "She's always working an angle."

Which did nothing to explain her obsession with black licorice. No angle to work there. Except the one where he didn't understand the appeal.

Usually, they had a lot of the same taste in culinary fare. But, man, something about the smell of licorice turned him off. The stuff really did remind him of cough syrup, which never tasted good.

Lisa wrapped her arms around him. "The new pasta dish is fab. Light and savory. We should think about adding it to the menu." Her hands drifted up his chest and she started planting nibbling little kisses on his neck.

Which never failed to turn him on. He stopped scrubbing and turned, kissing her on the mouth. She took the opportunity to slide her tongue past his lips, dueling with his for dominance.

Mmm. She tasted smoky and sweet. He didn't break the embrace, but he grabbed the towel and dried his hands, then hauled her closer taking the lip-lock into deeper territory. The spicy tang of her drew a low moan from his throat…

This is such a fun story. I love writing established couples that have an amusing conflict to resolve.

 

That's it for this week. Happy reading!

 

Skylin