Sunday Snippet: Unexpected Surprise

Happy KendrickLamar Does the Halftime Show to all who celebrate. I'll be feasting on foodthat's terrible for me because that's my favorite part of this weekend.

I'm still doing smallthings for Tip Jar Shorts. I'm trying to get my other blogs and my author websiteupdated with the new material and I'm looking at possible setting up immediatedownloads. That's a goal and I hope I can get there. Trying to gauge interestfirst. I also kept up with drawing one oracle card a day and posting the resultson Bluesky.

Had a fairly busywork week. I finished up a copy edit and completed a combination copy editproofread. I also had a terrific meeting with a new client, and I'll be workingon evaluating their manuscript over the next few weeks. Very exciting!

Slow week forviewing. I had a lot of distractions and couldn't focus on watching very much. Ithink lack of sleep played a role there. I'm trying to figure out what kind ofsleep schedule I need right now.

I did get a fewshows in, starting with Elementary, which ended up being a really great episodeand I enjoyed it.

Also caught an episodeof Batman Beyond. I'm very nostalgic for this show right now andthoroughly enjoying the rewatch.

Watched another episodeof Classic Rugrats. Again, the two vignettes were new to me. Although, Ithink they were out of order with the rest of the season because one showed howChas and Kira ended up with the coffee shop.

I started an episodeof One Lane Bridge and should finish it up today. This show has sometwists, and I enjoy those but also need to be able to focus so I don't missimportant details.

That's pretty muchit for the life update this week. Tonight's post is from Unexpected Surprise,a sexy short story with a fun premise.

Here's theminiblurb:

Roma Dobbs and Case Havensworth, two soldiers with a longand storied history, finally tie the knot, but keep it very low-key and don'ttell anyone. Case's dad shows up without warning on their second weddinganniversary and gets an unexpected surprise—a not so new daughter-in-law.

And a sneaky peek…

Calarched his brows. "Okay. How did that work? If you weren't going to be atthe same location?"Case'slips twisted. "Very carefully." He sent Roma a sideways glance.Shesmiled. "We realized the attraction was getting deeper. Case's unitwouldn't be attached to our base much longer, so I asked him where things wereheaded."Casesnorted. "I said they were headed to dangerous ground." He'dnever wanted anyone more than he wanted her.Romalaughed. "I liked the sound of that."Cal chuckled."I'll bet you did. You always liked to go where you weren't supposed to."Somethinghis dad had to deal with when Roma went through basic training and drew him asher instructor. In fact, she'd met Matt through their dad. Romaacknowledged the truth with a lift of her chin. "True. I do like to testboundaries. And I would've crossed the line if Case had been on board with theidea." She huffed out a breath. "But he played it cool and smart andwouldn't trash our careers for a quick lay."Caseshook his head. "Nope. I suggested we wait another two weeks then meet onneutral ground." He named the resort asteroid they'd agreed to. "I'llspare you the erotic details." Basically, nonstop sex for two full days.Calgrunted. "Yeah, I think I get the picture." He cocked his head."So, that's when you got togethertogether?"

Roma metCase's gaze. "In a way. I figured we'd have a one-shot deal. Spend theweekend together. Get it out of our system. Go on our merry way."Cal lipstwitched. "Didn't work like that, did it?"Romaturned her attention to Cal. "Uh-uh. Even though I didn't plan on seeinghim again, we ended up making a date to meet up after Case's next temporaryduty assignment."

I'm actually havinga lot of fun with this sexy little short. Roma and Case are a joy to write.

 

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

ML Skye