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#MySexySaturday The Right Setting

Welcome to the 30th week of My Sexy Saturday

  The rules are simple

 Post 7 paragraphs, 7 sentences or 7 words from a WIP or published work

  

Have you ever noticed, as a writer or reader, that sometimes the setting more than helps with the romance? 

Excerpt from The Best of Both Worlds (ménage, mff, contemporary erotic romance)

 I took off to the creek with the same old blanket that Griff and I used to keep handy. We never knew when we’d need it for ground cover or to wrap up in so that we could hide what we were doing. I smiled, remembering how crazy we’d been.  

As I rounded the trees, hearing the trickle of the water, I hoped Griff would be there, like he’d always been in the past. It was like he’d had a sixth sense when I’d needed him. Whether it was my dad, or school, or Avery, or just the need to get the hell out of this place, Griff had known that I’d been hurting and he’d come. He’d let me talk and cry my heart out and he’d just held me.  

My hopes sank as the brown murky water came into view and there was no big strapping cowboy waiting for me. I sighed heavily and laid the blanket out, taking a seat. I pulled my knees up to my chest and held them with clasped hands.  

It was weird—as strong and as independent as I’d like to believe that I was, being back there made me realize just how much I’d missed having Griffin in my life. Back then, he’d been everything to me, rolled up in one. Without a mom, a father that hated my guts, and a best friend who couldn’t even look at me, Griff had become my whole world. My lover, my best friend, and yeah, even in a way, I guess he was like a parental figure. My moral code. God knew where my wildness would have taken me if not for him. Griff had let me be wild and foolish with him. But he had a slow and sturdy way about him. Like his daddy, I guess. They were good men. Hardworking, honorable, steady as they come, God-loving gentlemen to the end. I’d never gone wrong taking Griff’s advice. Sometimes just the strength and kindness that he offered had been all that I needed.

Even when I had talked about leaving and going to school far away, as much as I’d known that it had hurt him, he’d never once out and out asked me to stay. As selfish as I was, he was selfless and he’d let me go because he’d known that’s what I’d wanted, what I’d claimed would make me happy. And isn’t that what real love is? Putting the happiness of the person you love above your own? Well, he always was a better person than me.
 

I closed my eyes tight, as tears rolled down my cheeks. It hadn’t made me happy and I still hadn’t found what I was so desperately looking for.
 

I heard the rumble of the tractor coming closer, then the blessed silence as the engine cut. The heavy crush of his work boots in the dirt coming closer. I didn’t have to turn around. I knew it was Griff.

The Best of Both Worlds the sequel to Streetlight People is now available for early download, exclusively at Totally Bound,  until general release January 17th 

I hope you enjoyed this week's snippet and don't forgetto make the rounds and check out the rest of the My Sexy Saturday authors from the list below... 

The Best of Both Worlds - Early Download @Totally_Bound

The Best of Both Worlds the sequel to Streetlight People is now available for early download at Totally Bound.   

                                              Single White Female seeks perfect couple...                            

This is Toni's story...

  Prologue

  

I sat watching my ex-boyfriend Street and his new girlfriend Andi, from across the cafeteria. I wasn’t really that upset about the break-up. Dean Overstreet’s usefulness had run its course. But the woman at his side had not only captivated Dean—she’d also touched me. Figuratively and literally.

What had started out as a birthday gift for Dean, fulfilling one of his fantasies, had ended in a night of passion for all three of us—one that I will never forget. But the morning after, Dean and I had amicably agreed to part ways. The problem was that we both wanted to actively pursue Andi.

When Dean had brought up the idea of a ménage à trois, my mind had immediately jumped to Andrea. And when Dean had explained the perfect woman he’d envisioned to complete our trifecta, I’d known that he’d had Andi in mind as well. It had been obvious that Andi preferred Dean that night and that it had been her first experience with multiple partners. But when Andi had touched and kissed me, there had been a spark between us. Perhaps she’d favoured Dean, but I was convinced that Andi could go both ways, she just needed a little convincing. Maybe someday, but not now. She and Street were still too hot and heavy with all that new relationship rapture for the moment—when everything a new partner does is still cute and endearing, unlike later when all the secrets are out in the open. But when things cooled between them, I could definitely help them put that excitement back. 

It had been more than a month since we’d been together, but I couldn’t get it out of my mind. Sighing, I shook my head, disappointed in myself. I’d never been one to dwell on things, so why the hell was this bothering me so much?

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Early Download: 20^th December 2013

General Release: 17^th January 2013

Thank you, Donna!

#MySexySaturday You’re One Sexy Character

Week #29 ~ My Sexy Saturday ~ The rules are simple.

Post 7 paragraphs or 7 sentences or 7 words (and yeah, I can't count this week either)

 This week for My Sexy Saturday's sexy character, and in keeping with the theme for the last couple of weeks; some more Victor Mayhue from my upcoming family saga series Always Cambridge [eXtasy Books]. This is a snippet from Victor and Holly's first meeting. 

Unedited Excerpt:
 
     "You a Steelers fan?"  My helper asked picking up the season tickets that had tumbled out of my purse. The ones I'd purchased to slip into Randy's stocking.  He'd said no presents from me but he couldn't stop Santa from spoiling him.
     
I smiled.  "No my boyfriend is."  I took a quick look at him; he had dark smiling eyes.  Warm chocolate brown.  He seemed amused.  He was young.  Older than me but not as old as Randy.  Maybe twenty, twenty-one, I guessed. 
     
"Lucky guy."  He smiled, looking at me.  "There, I think we got everything," He looked around the floor.  "Oop, nope.  Runaway chap stick."  He said rising to retrieve it from where it had rolled under one of the racks of clothing. 
     
I stopped him.  "Don't trouble yourself.  I won't use it again now that it's been on the floor." 
     
He chuckled.  "It's capped."  He grinned crookedly extending his hand, offering to help me rise.  I thought it was sweet.  I reached placing my left hand into his big outstretched palm, accepting his aid.  I knew by the size of his hand that he would tower over me, but most people did.  His hand was warm, I noted again as I rose to my feet.  Everyone in the store had moved away from us, and there was no longer a line up.  It was as if we were the only two people in the store.  I thought briefly that was strange with the crowds. 
     
"Thank you for your help," I said, letting go of his hand, finally able to look up at him, full on.  He was tall, as I'd suspected, broad shouldered.  I focused on his face.  Oh my God!  He was gorgeous!  His dark hair was perfectly sculpted but messy enough that you wanted to reach out and tame it.  His eyes were, as I'd noted before, dark and warm.  He had full lips and a dimple appeared on his cheek as he continued to grin at me.  He must be used to this kind of reaction.  It was plain, he was amused now by my staring.  I couldn't help it, he was stunning.  If Randy was the most beautiful man in the world to me, then I had no words for this guy.  And he knew it.  He knew exactly what affect he had on me, on most women, I presumed.  He looked like the kind of guy who got what he wanted and didn't have to wait or work at it to get it.  His perfect white teeth appeared behind his amazing lips.    

"No problem.  My pleasure."
     
Oh crap, I couldn't remember what we'd been talking about.  His grin turned crooked giving him a mischievous boy look.  I bit my lip racking my brain for something to say.  His gaze dropped to my lips and I suddenly felt warm all over.  Wow!  This guy was something else.  Something I had no idea how to handle.  I should probably get away from him, but I didn't really want to.  I should get back to Randy.  Randy!  

 Copyright © 2013 H K Carlton

I hope you enjoyed this week's snip. Don't forget to make the rounds and check out the rest of the My Sexy Saturday authors from the list below. 

Have a Sexy Saturday!

Cover Reveal J. H. McCarthy's Detective for the Innocent

J. H. McCarthy's mystery, Detective for the Innocent coming in March 2014 from MuseItUp Publishing...

Jeff's unrelentless pursuit of his father's killers places his family in danger. Can Jeff save them before time runs out?

A former New York detective and a loving father is gunned down and shot by a gang called the Speed Killers. While in the emergency room, the detective asks his son Jeff to bring down who ever shot him and bring him to justice. At the young age of eight Jeff promises his father he would. 

Twenty three years later Jeff is now a detective, following in his father’s footsteps, and now is ready to avenge the unsolved murder of his father and bring the killer to justice. Time is ticking for detective Jeff. While he is trying to solve the twenty three year old cold case of his father’s death, he finds himself suddenly trying to save the love of his life, a detective named Kerry. He needs to protect Kerry at all costs from the Speed Killers. Little does Jeff know that Kerry is one of several victims to be kidnapped by a gang. Jeff’s brother David’s house has been destroyed and it appears as if there is another gang involved. David’s addiction has put his family in harm’s way. Without the ability to pay the gang back, his wife and son are being held hostage. The time is now for Jeff to step up to the plate to save the people he loves.

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#MySexySaturday Basking in the Afterglow

Welcome to the 28th week of My Sexy Saturday.

I just had sexy. Yes, sexy…that sexy look, that sexy talk, that sexy body. I just had sexy. You all know what I’m saying. That special moment, place and man. You’ve just had sexy. You feel everything, it smells wonderful and you want to share those times with your readers. Wasn’t that fun?

So tells us about those sexy times. We writers love to write about them: that first meeting, that first kiss, the first time they make love. We all know that each of us has a different idea of a sexy time. It can be the look shared across the room, the nerd who makes our heart pound, the construction worker who can’t wait to get in our hot tub or the fireman that we bought at the charity auction. Sexy has nothing to do with looks or status or even wealth. It doesn’t demand perfection and it doesn’t have pretensions but it does make us want to read those books.

Yes, we all love sexy!

Week #28 ~ My Sexy Saturday ~ The rules are simple.

Post 7 paragraphs or 7 sentences or 7 words

For My Sexy Saturday 'just had sexy' snippet, I'll have to refer back to last week and take another extraction from my upcoming family saga series Always Cambridge. There's no couple, that I've had the pleasure of creating, more sexy than Holly Cambridge and Victor Mayhue. Here's an unedited excerpt from both points of view...

Holly
 

God, he was beautiful. I didn't think it was possible for him to be any more stunning than I thought he was before. But happily, satisfied and relaxed and looking at me the way that he was right now; I felt tears threatening. His chocolate eyes shone with; I don't even know what emotion, but it made me feel beautiful and safe. It had been a long time since I felt safe. Like I could be myself.  I wanted so badly to be myself with him. 

I reached out and touched his chin, covered in a thin layer of stubble. I traced his dimple, the line of his nose. His plump bottom lip. His eyes closed then, as if he were enjoying my touch. I let my hand run down his neck and over his shoulder. I felt him relax, slowly, deeper and deeper. Until there was only deep even breathing. I closed my eyes. He'd worn me out. And I was one orgasm up on him. Just the thought made my lower half tingle. This crazy need was like nothing I'd ever experienced before. It was like an emptiness that only he could fill. This was different from even what I felt for Randy. What was this? What was happening? I wanted him with a craving; with a ferociousness that I wasn't sure would ever go away.      

I didn't want to stop touching him. I was so afraid that when I woke up he would be gone, that this had all been a dream. 

* * * *

Victor

I woke to an aching back and a beautiful woman on my chest. "Well, hello," I whispered. I couldn't help but smile. I wanted to laugh out loud. Do the fist pump. I got her. Mission accomplished. I'd never had to wait this long for any woman.

And after all that, she was still wearing her blouse. I chuckled. Never even got that far. I'd only managed to get the buttons undone. It was sheer. I could see right through it. I ran a finger down her arm and she sighed. I traced back up her arm, over her shoulder, over the slope of her breast and I let it run the outline of her bra.

I smiled again as the little bumps shot across her skin. She was very sensitive to my touch. I liked it. It made me feel like a demon. I could just wave my hand or stroke her and like magic she was ready for me. I let the pad of my thumb run across her breast and her nipple hardened. She moved against me then looked up at me.  

This is my inspiration for Victor Mayhue. And not so coincidentally, his real name is Victor Webster. And he's Canadian to boot. Bonus! LOL! You may recognize him as Coop from Charmed also Melrose Place, Mutant X, Days of Our Lives, and more recently Castle with fellow Canucks Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic, and Continuum. This is an older pic but if you look him up or like me you're a fan, he's aging very nicely, don't you think? *grins* He also had a memorable bare backside shot on an episode of Sex and the City.

YUM

I hope you enjoyed the excerpt. Don't forget to check out the rest of this week's My Sexy Saturday participants from the list below.

Have a Sexy Saturday!

The Unwanted Christmas Guest by Penny Estelle

Please welcome fellow MuseItUp Publishing alum Penny Estelle...

I can’t tell you how excited I am that my very first ever Christmas story is being released today.  The Unwanted Christmas Guest is a story about Elizabeth McMurphy, an up and coming high powered attorney, who is after vengeance.  Her sights are set on one of the richest and most powerful families in Colorado. Steve York is an obnoxious reporter that thinks the ice queen has gone too far and does all he can to get under her skin.

When one of the worst blizzards in history, hits Colorado and leaves a hurt Steve York, stranded with Elizabeth in a mountain cabin, she must decide to either take care of him, or throw him out to fend for himself.

Excerpt:

“What’s going on here? Where the hell are my pants?"

Elizabeth practically jumped out of her skin. Steve stood in the bedroom doorway, wearing only some tight fitting pink sweats. 

“I found you after your car went nose to nose with a tree.” She crossed her arms. “The question is, what were you doing up here in a snowstorm? Were you coming up here to spy on me?”

“Jesus, my head hurts.” Steve groaned and sat at the kitchen table. “And don’t flatter yourself.” He brought up his hands to rub his eyes and push on his temples. He started to say something when a giggle and a round of undistinguishable sounds caught his attention. Steve stared at the little girl, a whisper of a smile on his pale face. “You have a daughter?”

She chose to ignore the question. “Again, Mr. York, you were headed…where?”

“I was going to see some friends in Granby, then on to Steamboat to spend the holidays with my family.”

“You figured on taking a short cut on Badger Springs Road?”

“Basically,” he muttered. “I had a phone in my pants pocket…” Steve looked down at the pink sweats. “Yours, I presume?” At her nod, he asked with a smirk, “And you’re the one that took my clothes off?”

“Junior, my neighbor.”

“If you’ll allow me to use your phone, I’ll call Triple A and get myself and my car out of your life.” He reached over to Katy and she latched onto his finger, the brightest smile ever illuminating her sweet face. 

Elizabeth quickly picked her up, as if he would contaminate her by his touch.  “Phones are out.”

“Internet?”

“Nope.”

“How the hell do you live here?” he asked irritably.

* * *

Please find The Unwanted Christmas Guest and my other stories with MuseItUp publishing @

https://museituppublishing.com/bookstore2/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=146&Itemid=82

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Rock Me Gently Cover Reveal

I just shared this cover on Facebook and thought that I should do a cover reveal here too. I love this one. But then again, I have loved every single one of the covers that the talented Emmy Ellis / Posh Gosh from Totally Bound has designed for me. She rocks!

Huh, so? What do you think? Awesome isn't it!  

Rock Me Gently comes out early next year.  

Pre-order: 24^th January 2014

Early Download: 7^th February 2014

General Release: 7^th March 2014

 

Thanks, Em

#MySexySaturday - My Sexy Man

Welcome to the 27th week of My Sexy Saturday.

 
My sexy man. You know the one that I’m talking about. The one that’s dripping sex. The one that’s a living, breathing sex object. The one that the heroine is dying to meet. Or dreams about meeting. Yeah, that man. Those are the men that fill up those pages of our romances. And don’t we just love to read about them? Aren’t they hawt?

So give me those men.

We writers love to write about those sexy men. Yet, we all know that each of us has a different idea of sexy is in a man. It can be the boy next door, it can be the nerd in the next cubical, the construction worker we see from our window or the fireman that saves us. Sexy has nothing to do with looks or status or even wealth. It doesn’t demand perfection and it doesn’t have pretensions but it does make us want to read those books.

Yes, we all love sexy!

Week #27 ~ My Sexy Saturday ~ The rules are simple.

Post 7 paragraphs or 7 sentences or 7 words. The choice is yours. It can be from a WIP or something you already have published. 

 An unedited snippet from my upcoming family saga series  

Always Cambridge(EXtasy Books)

 Towering over him, he looked up at me expectantly, his lids heavy, dreamy. But I took a moment to admire him. His skin was such an amazing colour especially now all tanned and beautiful. It looked warm and inviting, begging to be touched, to be kissed, to be sucked. I knew he didn't work out much but it didn't matter. He was naturally muscularly built. It was like he didn't have to work at anything. God made him remarkably pleasing in every way. His eyes, his colouring, his hair, that perfect face and body. Grazing my fingers over his ribs, I traced the natural slope of his powerfully built core. My mouth dried out as I stared at him. Everything about him was sensual.

 

Hope you enjoyed the excerpt. Don't forget to check out the rest of this week's My Sexy Saturday participants from the list below.

Have a Sexy Saturday!

4½ Star Review for If You Can't Stand the Heat

The first review for If You Can't Stand the Heat is in and I'm thrilled. Thank you to Angelique from The Jeep Diva who gave it 4½ Stars  and 4 flames.

http://www.thejeepdiva.com/review-cant-stand-heat-hk-carlton/ 

Some other fun news, The Best of Both Worlds, the sequel to Streetlight People has hit the coming soon page at Totally Bound.

Have a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving

Welcome N.R. Walker Author of Breaking Point @NR_Walker

Please welcome Totally Bound Alum, N.R. Walker for an author interview and a peek at her latest release Breaking Point, the second book in the Turning Point Series.
 
What was your favourite book as a child/teenager?

The Little Prince by Antione de Saint-Exupery

Who was the first author or what was the first book you read that introduced you to the genre that you most enjoy writing in?

The first m/m book I read, not including any slash fanfiction, was Breathe by Sloan Parker.  Needless to say, it was a great way to start…

Do you believe in love at first sight? And if so have you ever been so afflicted? Did you do anything about it? (Did you go for it?)

I do! I believe in instant connections, whether it be love or lust, or something in the universe telling you you needed to meet this person. There’s usually a reason behind it, this person was meant to be in your life for a reason. Sometimes it’s to change your life forever, and sometimes it’s just to make your day.

Is there a particular word you overuse or writing technique that your editor(s) ride you about?

Ugh. Lots. The one I notice more, and the one I’m consciously aware of when writing and change as I go, is the word ‘it’.  I will say, It wasn’t a pleasant feeling, where I should say Being left alone wasn’t a pleasant feeling.  Or It tasted awful, and I should elaborate and say The coffee tasted bitter.   I know it doesn’t always work, especially if the sentences before are leading into it, but it’s a reoccurring writer/editor problem.

I also have a tendency to start sentences or paragraphs with the word And or But.

Have you ever suffered from writer’s block? (Or do you even believe in it?) If so, how were you able to overcome it?

Oh, boy. I sure do. I’ve suffered through it. It was a few years ago, when I was writing fanfiction. I went eight weeks without the ability to write a word. Not one word. I would sit at my laptop, all keen, motivated, inspired and ready… and, and, and nothing.   I had no words.  Zero.

In the end, I started reading the story (250K words) from the very beginning as though someone else wrote it, and by the time I got the part where I was stuck, I knew the exact direction I had to go.  I had to change the last chapter slightly and presto! It worked. Usually when there’s a block, it means something isn’t right and you need to fix that before you can move forward.

More recently I’ve experienced writers exhaustion. It’s awful. Almost the opposite to writer’s block.  I have the words in my head ready to go, patient characters, but my brain is just mush.  I’m taking things easy at the moment, trying to reduce stress, but if anyone knows how to shut a writer’s brain up, some advice would be great. LOL

If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?
 
If money was no problem, I’d have a Chateau in the French Alps and a villa in Bora Bora.  LOL  Not that I have expensive taste or anything ;) Just a place to go when the season and mood takes me. Oh, plus I’ll need the wait staff to go along with these gorgeous places, and not having the need to work and pay mortgages.


If you could bring one of your own characters to life, who would it be and why?

Oh boy, great question…  Jeez, it’s like picking between your kids… Okay, I’d have to say Mark Gattison from my Blind Faith Series. Just for the laughs alone. J

What are you reading right now?

I haven’t started it, but it’s the next one in my Kindle ready to go, is S.A. McAuley’s Dominant Predator. It’s the sequel to One Breath, One Bullet. I’ve been meaning to read it for a while now, but life’s been busy.

When you read, do you prefer a stand-alone or a series?

I don’t mind a series, but I’ll be honest in saying if there’s more than four or five and it’s still not completed, I’d be hesitant to start. I don’t have that much time to read seven books in quick succession.   If I start a series when it’s first published and read them as they’re released, it’s different. But I doubt I’d start a series of say seven or eight books because I can’t commit to that right now.

If you were to do a reality show, which one would it be?

If there was a show called Master Procrastinator, I would win. Every year. LOL

What is the craziest, most exciting, or most dangerous thing you’ve ever done?

I skydived. It was the first time I’d ever been a plane. LOL  It wasn’t until my second flight that I’d been in a plane when it landed.

Name a celebrity, athlete, musician, etc. you’d most like to get naughty with.

Oh good lord, how much time do you have?  LOL  My list is long. Can I give you my top five?  Daniel Feuerriegel, Daniel Craig, Jeremy Renner,  Jared Leto, Chris Pine.  

What is your favourite way to promote or connect with fans?

Facebook. It’s immediate and personal and I love that interaction.

Favourite movie?

The movie I can’t stop watching and am driving my family insane with is Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek: Into Darkness. I love them.

But if I had to say favourite movie of all time, I’d have to give The Wizard of Oz kudos. The fact it was made 74 years ago is incredible.
  
Dream Vacation?

Anywhere where there is no housework, no day job, no fighting kids and food delivered on request.  Oh, and free wifi. LOL

Dream Car?

An Aston Martin.

Favourite Ice Cream Flavour?

Boysenberry swirl.

What can readers look forward to next?

The second book in the Thomas Elkin Series, Clarity of Lines has a pre-release date with Totally Bound of December 13th.

Please tell us about your newest release.

Breaking Point is the second book in the Turning Point Series, in which we see the main character, Matthew Elliott struggling with the events of the first book. It’s a gritty, violent look at the underground fighting scene in LA. 

Author:  N.R.Walker

Title:  Breaking Point

Genre:  Gay romance

Publisher:  Totally Bound

Release Date: General release date November 22 2013

Buy Link: https://www.totallybound.com/breaking-point

Author Blog: http://nrwalker.wordpress.com/

Blurb: 
  
A fight for what's right becomes a fight for his life.

As guilt plagues him, Matthew Elliott’s world begins to spiral out of control. The harder he holds on, the more it slips through his fingers, and he’s helpless to stop it.

Entering into the underground cage-fighting scene, he starts out fighting for what’s right. The deeper he gets, the more guilt consumes him—the more pain he takes for his penance—and he’s soon fighting for more than justice.

He’s fighting for love.
He’s fighting for his life.

EXCERPT:

Kira came out of the bar, wide-eyed and with pure disappointment written all over his face. He threw his arm around my shoulder and led me forcefully to his car. He opened the door, and gritted his teeth. He was so fucking angry with me. He was so angry he couldn’t speak.

The entire trip home was quiet. Not a word, not a sound, nothing but my pulse hammering in my ears. When we got home, I followed him inside. He threw his keys on the kitchen counter, turned to me and finally he spoke. “Want to tell me what the fuck that was all about?”

I shook my head. “I don’t even know,” I answered, louder than I intended. I tried again quieter. “I don’t know. We were just talking about work”—then I corrected—“his work, and I said something about him having a new partner…” I shook my head at how easy the lies just spewed from my mouth.

“You might not work with them anymore, Matt,” Kira spat at me. “But I do. I have to face those guys every day! What the hell am I supposed to say them when I walk in to work tomorrow?”

“I’m sorry.”

He shook his head, still too angry with me. I didn’t blame him one bit. “And Mitch?” he cried. “Your best friend! What the fuck am I supposed to say to Anna on Monday when I see her for class? You just tried to take her fiancé’s head off.”

“I’m sorry.”

He threw his hands up and stopped pacing to look at me. “Just what exactly are you sorry for?”

“I had my fists up at you,” I answered, on the verge of fucking tears. I shook my head. “I would never hurt you.”

His head fell back and he sighed through a frustrated groan. “Not physically, Matt. I know that. You put your hands down as soon as you saw it was me. I know you’d never physically hurt me,” he said with a calmness that scared me. “But emotionally…well, I just don’t even know what page you’re on anymore.”

“I’m dealing with everything the best I can,” I told him. Probably the first honest truth I’d said in far too long. Then like the idiot I was, realisation hit me that he could be trying to tell me goodbye. I gasped as a sudden pain ripped through my chest, and tears sprang to my eyes. “No.” I shook my head. “No, no.”

Kira looked at me, even more confused.

I sucked back a breath. “You can’t leave me.”

Kira’s eyes widened and his mouth fell open. “I’m not leaving you, Matt. I’m fucking mad at you, but I’m not leaving.”

I almost sagged and my heart seemed to start beating again. “I’m so sorry.”

He walked over to me and sliding his hand around my head, he pulled me into his chest. “I’m worried about you.”

I nodded. “I’d be lost without you.”

“Matt, I said I’m worried about you,” he repeated. “Did you hear me?”

I nodded again. “I’m sorry.”

When he realised I wasn’t saying anything else, he said, “I’m going to bed.” It wasn’t an invitation, it wasn’t anything of the sort. It was a quiet, resigned, I-don’t-know-what-else-to-do thing to say.

And he left me standing alone in the kitchen.

I knew then, as much as I’d tried to deny it, or wish otherwise, I really knew then I’d crossed a line somewhere. And even though the whole fight at the bar was staged so Tressler wouldn’t discredit me, when I thought back to Mitch, Kurt and Tony in the bar, and the way they looked at me as I was being dragged out, I saw it on their faces.

Something I think I’d known for a little while.

I wasn’t a cop anymore.

 

Bio:

 

Who am I?

Good question...

I am many things; a mother, a wife, a sister, a writer.

I have pretty, pretty boys who live in my head, who don't let me sleep at night unless I give them life with words.

I like it when they do dirty, dirty things...but I like it even more when they fall in love.

I used to think having people in my head talking to me was weird, until one day I happened across other writers who told me it was normal.

I've been writing ever since...

WHERE TO FIND N.R. WALKER

Email - nrwalker2103@gmail.com
Facebook - N.r. Walker
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Morticia Knight - http://morticiaknight.blogspot.com.au/
Lisabet Sarai - http://lisabetsarai.blogspot.com.au/
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West Thornhill - http://wthornhillauthor.blogspot.com.au/
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C.A. Szarek - http://www.caszarekwriter.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1
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