Sunday Snippet: Stripped to the Skin

I'm still workingon getting my side project ready to go. At this point, I have no idea how longit will last but I'm going to go like gangbusters until I can't anymore.

Had a solid week ofwork. Finished up a copy edit and started a new one. Also worked on a developmentaledit that's been simmering on the back burner. I have three projects lined upand I'm waiting on deposits to get rolling on those. Hopefully, December isgoing to be a steady month of work.

Had a very good weekof viewing. I made it through my usual round of shows and started looking for aformer fave to rewatch but it's not readily available. Might have to dig out myripped DVDs and hunt around for one of my old players.

I caught two episodesof The Batman this week. No Justice League cameos in these two. StrictlyRobin and Batgirl, which I enjoyed.

Also watched twoepisodes of Classic Rugrats. Both were single episodes instead of the standardtwo or three vignettes. Preschool and Halloween featured and were a lot of funto watch.

Enjoyed anotherepisode of Mr. and Mrs. Murder. I'd seen most of this one and liked itthe first time around. Very fun to get some background on the detective.

Finished out thefirst season of London Kills with an episode-length behind the sceneslook at the series. Lots of fun to see the actors talk about their charactersand see how the showrunners also make the city of London a character.

Caught another episodeof Death in Paradise. I liked the mystery in this one and enjoyed thecrab cooking contest. Not completely sold on Marlon as the new police officerbut I'll probably end up enjoying him.

Finished up thesecond half of Silent Witness and, boy, there were a lot of twists inthis one. Really loved Jack declaring his love for Nikki at the end. So nice tosee them have a happy moment.

Watched an episodeof Elementary and rather enjoyed it. Of course, it ended on acliffhanger, and I have no doubt Mycroft is involved in something nefarious. Itruly hope involving Joan blows up in his face.

That's it for thelife update this week. Tonight's post is from Stripped to the Skin, a novellathat brings a couple together during a tense moment in isolation.

Here's the miniblurb:

Kaley Pick and Dax Christopher are trapped in anisolation chamber when a ship wide power outage occurs. The temperature risesand they have to strip to the skin—a perfect time to consummate their growingattraction—except they're not alone. A junior officer is stuck with them andhe's not dealing well with the heat.

And a sneaky peek…

Lose the pants. Right. How many times had hewanted to hear something similar coming from Kaley's mouth?

More than he'd admit. And holyshit, she looked incredible standing her bra and hipster briefs. Glisteninglike she'd just had sex … her hair mussed up. How many times had he imaginedwhat she'd look like after a romp in bed. Again … more than he'd ever admit.Gah!He shoved his pants off and kickedthem across the floor. Kaley started to say something then stopped, her mouthhanging open. Her gaze zeroed in on his crotch. His dick fought the confines ofhis knit boxers, making a large and noticeable bulge.Kaley's eyes widened a little."Oh, my." She fanned the front of her face.Dax huffed out a breath."Exactly. This is why I didn't want to strip down. Anyone with eyes willsee the same thing you do." A massive hard-on.Kaley didn't take her gaze from hisgroin when she slowly made her way toward him. She stopped inches away andtentatively traced her finger over the ridge of his cock. She didn't remainunfazed. Her nipples puckered under the fabric of her bra.Her tongue shot out to moisten herlower lip. "Damn, that's going to be a—pardon the pun—big problem."Her palm cupped his erection.Dax grunted. "If you keephandling it, it's only gonna get bigger." He waited a beat. "Theproblem, I mean." He kind of enjoyed the play on words.Kaley glanced up through herlashes. "Maybe we should find a resolution to this situation." Hergaze darted around the space. "Over here. Come on." She led him tothe small alcove used for vaccinations and pushed the fabric-covered partition aroundto block them from view.Dax cocked his head to one side."How do you see this working when it's like a hundred and ten degrees inhere?" Perspiration dripped off him.Kaley's lips curved. "Trust mewhen I say neither of us will last long. I'm not just hot from thetemperature." She turned and grasped the edge of the sink with one handthen pushed her hipster panties down with the other revealing a perfectlyshaped ass.This didn't match any of thefantasies he'd had about her, but he didn't care at the moment.He swallowed hard. "Shit.Apologies in advance for how quick this will be." He freed his dick andnudged the head between her legs.Kaley shot a quick look over hershoulder. "Not gonna hear me complain … unless you keep me waiting."She pushed her butt back, so the tip of his shaft slid along her folds.Dax thrust forward, sliding in sodeep he had to bite back a moan.Perfection … regardless of thecrazy circumstances. One time wouldn't be enough. He would definitely want more…

So much fun writingthis one. Dax and Kaley didn't really pick this moment to test the waters for arelationship. The moment pretty much picked them.

 

That's it for thisweek. Catch everyone on the flipside.

ML Skye