Sunday Snippet: Bedroom Chronicles

Geez, I can't believe we're almost through March. This has been such a busy month and it's flying by. A few outside distractions added to the mix this week and were something of a big time suck.

My work projects are still chugging along and I'm making progress on my side gig I hope to launch soon. Technically it's already out in the world but I'm adding a big layer to the whole thing. Of course, I pick a moment in time when I'm crazy busy. But I love a good challenge.

As usual, the weather is all over the map. We've had a lot of wind rolling through, stirring up dust and who knows what else. And the temps are doing the back-and-forth dance. I'm looking forward to having some even, leveled-out days … whenever that might be.

Slow viewing week again. Partly due to work stuff and I'm also in a bit of a slump. I might be edging toward a binge-watching phase, which I haven't really done for a long while.

I got most of the way through the episode of London Kills I started last week. It's the opening ep of the fourth season so I kind of want to pay attention and I keep missing key things, so I'll finish it when I have more brain power.

Watched an episode of Death in Paradise and thoroughly enjoyed it. I'd seen bits and pieces of this one so kind of knew what to expect. I very much remember absolutely disliking Neville's sister with an intense passion and that didn't change. Maybe she'll grow on me, but I doubt it.

Also caught the holiday episode of Beyond Paradise and totally loved it! Christmas shows make me happy and this episode seemed to pull the periphery cast into each other's orbits and I loved that. Looking forward to diving into the rest of season two. And, oddly, the timing ended up being perfect for the crossover last week when Humph returned to the beach. Not sure how I did that.

I did another binge marathon of Peter Gunn also. I'm loving some of the live channels on Plex.

That's it for the life update this week. Tonight's post is from Bedroom Chronicles, a sexy novella about a couple becoming the throuple.

Here's the miniblurb:

When Birk musters out of the military, he drops in on his best friend, Klint and his wife Elsie. They welcome Birk into their home and eventually their bed because Elsie can't think of anyone better than her husband's oldest friend to fulfill their deepest fantasy. But sometimes the best laid plans go awry and dealing with the fallout is a challenge.

And snippety peek…

Klint paused outside Elsie's office, debating whether to disturb her when she had a deadline. "I at least need to give her a heads-up about Birk." Klint knocked on door and poked his head in. "Else?"

She looked up from her laptop. "Did you get a call out?" Her messy bun tilted precariously, a usual occurrence when she went into full-on work mode.

Man, he loved her.

Klint's lips twitched, and he shook his head. "No, that was Birk. He mustered out two weeks ago and just arrived at the airport. I invited him to dinner tonight." Probably should've thought to clear the invite with Elsie first.

Elsie's eyes widened. "I'm finally going to meet your best bud? That's awesome." She grinned and did a happy chair dance.

One of the many things he loved about Elsie—her capacity to welcome new experiences.

Klint propped a shoulder on the jamb. "I'm glad you feel that way. I'd like to have him stay for a while. Maybe talk to Rand at HRS." Couldn't hurt and Klint would love to have Birk stick around for a while.

Elsie tilted her head to one side. "You think he'll be a good fit at High Risk Security."

Klint nodded. "When he's ready, yeah." Adjusting to civilian life could be challenging and Birk had some stuff to work through.

Elsie gave a wide grin. "Then we'll absolutely have him stay." She glanced at her monitor. "Let me finish this chapter. I'm almost done." She held his gaze. "Why don't you defrost some chicken breasts, and we'll do fajitas."

Klint's lips kicked up in a grin. "You remembered." He and Birk used to live for the Mexican-style dish their moms made.

Elsie pulled a face. "I remember everything you've told me about growing up with Birk." She looked up at Klint through her eyelashes. "The good, the bad, and the ugly."

Klint laughed. "Get ready to hear more. It'll be a long trip down memory lane." Especially since Birk had missed his mom's funeral.

Elsie nodded. "It'll be good for him, right? Reminiscing?" She didn't need to add more because she'd been with Klint and helped him through the loss.

Klint shrugged. "I hope so. Made it easier for me."

Elsie held his gaze. "Then we'll try to do the same for Birk."

Klint lifted his chin. "I'll let you get back to your chapter. I'll be in the kitchen when you're done."

This story is coming together in so many good ways. I'm excited to see where things go.

 

That's it for this week. Happy reading!

Skylin