Sunday Snippet: Wasted Credits

Very long week. Onceagain, the weather is all over the map, but spring might be peeking around thecorner. Or, well, possibly summer. We could see eighty degrees (F) this week.

I might be seeingthe light at the end of the tunnel on numerous work projects. I'm kind of excitedabout a couple of them being closer to the author's publication date. I haveseveral nonfiction projects that have been super challenging but they're greatbooks.

Had a decentviewing week. I did skip my new show this week. Didn't have the mindset towatch. Dark Winds will hopefully return during this upcoming week.

I'm almost finishedwith London Kills and it's such a good show. I've really enjoyed the waythe weekly cases weave in and out of the overall story arc. And the charactergrowth has been well done.

Caught anotherepisode of Death in Paradise with the season twelve holiday episode.Really good storyline! It's fun to get Selwyn backstory.

Watched anotherepisode of Beyond Paradise. Sad to see Anne get caught up in a not-so-greatsituation. Loved the way Martha handled Zoe's mistake. Also fun to have Humphreyand Martha approved for fostering.

Got blown away byanother episode of Elementary. The case ended up being intriguing andthe end? Wow. Did not expect that to happen.

Watched an episodeof Batman Beyond and enjoyed it. I remember this one from my originalrun through and loved the call back to Batman: The Animated Series.

Enjoyed anotherepisode of Classic Rugrats. I don't remember either of the vignettes andparticularly liked the video game one.

That's pretty muchit for the life update this week. Tonight's post is from Wasted Credits,a novella that pulls a couple together while they're stationed at a miningcolony.

Here's the miniblurb:

Valora Prime can't figure out why a smart, attractive manlike Hackett Barnes pays for sex. When she corners him to find the answer, hisresponse catches her off guard and she has to make a quick decision. Let him inor let him go.

And a sneaky peek…

Damn. He couldn't make it any moreobvious that he wanted to spend time with her. Or admit how deep his feelingsfor her ran. Not without making her bolt for the door.He shrugged. "Look, if youdon't want me to waste the credits, why not spend time with me? It's a simplerequest." That had a lot riding on it. Mainly his sanity.Val opened her mouth. Closed it.Frowned.Then shook her head. "No. Noway. Never work." She made a hand-wave motion. "Uh-uh."And maybe protested a little toostrongly.So he pushed. "Why?"Her brow furrowed. "Did youmiss the first part of this conversation?"He shook his head. "No. ButI'm asking for one week. No more. No less."She huffed out a breath."You're serious."He gave a nod. "I am." Heleaned back and folded his arms across his chest.She got up and paced."No." She paused, her feet sinking into the plush carpet. "No.Uh-uh." Her head tilted to one side. "No. Can't." She waffledback and forth for several more moments.Hack got up and walked toward thebar. "Sounds to me like you're the one with the problem, Val." One hefinally understood.She couldn't handle it when he cavedand tried things her way.She backpedaled. "No, I'vejust known you a long time. This isn't you."He splashed some liquid in atumbler. "And I'm finally on board with your way of doing things and you'rethe one backing out." He gave her a moment to respond and when she didn't,he jerked his head toward the door. "Fine. I'll see you when I get back tothe colony." He turned away from her and picked up the glass.He waited until the door slid openand shut before downing the contents.He'd laid everything out and shewalked away. "Didn't really expect anything else."But damn if I'm not disappointed.

I like how this oneis coming together. I had a small wobble but it worked itself out.

 

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

ML Skye