Snippet

I forgot to sign up for the Snippet Saturday this week but decided to post an excerpt anyway. Here's a short bit from my newest release, VICTORIA'S GOT A SECRET. Jennifer and Paul started dating in high school, broke up (several times) and then got back together again in their twenties. This is the morning after the reuniting time:

He got the whole way to the kitchen before he realized she had followed him. He opened the refrigerator and turned around to find her leaning against the door frame, wrapped in a wrinkled white sheet.

"What are you doing up?" he asked.

"I missed you."

"Keep saying stuff like that and we'll see how sturdy this table is." He knocked against the wood to emphasize his point.

"You're naked."

"And I plan on staying that way." He grabbed the eggs and a chunk of cheese and dumped them on the counter. "As far as I'm concerned this is just a break from the action."

"Were you this hot and ready in high school?"

"And every damn day since then."

She stepped into the room, her bare feet slapping against the wood floor. "If we keep up this pace we won't be able to walk by Monday."

"That's the plan." He faced the cabinets and started searching for a pan.

When he stood back up, she was right behind him. She slipped her arms around his waist and pulled tight against him. "I still think waiting was the right thing all those years ago."

He turned around and leaned back against the sink. He guided her to stand between his legs and held her steady with his hands on her hips. "I'm guessing I wasn't a very good risk back then."

"You were sexy and sweet but so mysterious."

"I scared you."

"You once showed up at my parents' house drunk."

He winced over that one. "Admittedly not my finest moment. I was an idiot, but in my defense I was also a horny teen boy."

Several of you have asked me questions about writing this reality-based romance. Tomorrow I'll answer them. If you have a question to add, please post it or email me!