Character Interview: Kathryn & Joe from Sara Kay Jordan’s “Love & Genius”
Today’s character interview welcome Kat and Joe from Sara Kay Jordan’s Love & Genius, and we’re very happy to welcome them to the site!
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Q: Kathryn! It’s been a long time. What, two or three years? It’s good to see you again. How’ve you been?
Kathryn: Hello. Yes, it has been some time. I believe our last professional association was a conference on biomechanices in 2010. Your presentation on how nonlinear dynamical approaches can be used to study, mimic and improve biological function at multiple scales…
I’m sorry, from the way my hand is being squeezed, I think Joe is telling me I should have simply responded with “it’s nice to see you too.” May I introduce, Major Joe Moore, he is…we are…
Joe: The word you are looking for is boyfriend. Hi, Joe Moore, I’m the boyfriend.
Kathryn: I’ve never had to introduce you that way.
Q: Hello, it’s a pleasure to meet you, Joe. I must admit I’m a little surprised, but happily so. Kathryn, you always seemed like the type who was… well, married to her work.
Kathryn: I suppose it seemed that way, didn’t it? It would be accurate to say I had no social life, my research was my only concern. I’ve learned from recent events that such focus comes at a high cost. I was missing some things I now know should not be ignored.
Joe: She’s loosening up, but don’t let her fool you, she’s still pretty intent on being the best brainiac around.
Kathryn: I can still be successful and date you.
Joe: I know you can, Babe. I was joking.
Kathryn: And you shouldn’t complain. You wouldn’t even know me if it wasn’t for my work.
Q: Oh, my. Now that sounds like a story. How did you two meet?
Joe: She knocked me off my feet the first moment I saw her.
Kathryn: I did not! We argued the first time we met.
Joe: We still argue, what’s that got to do with it? You made me furious, but one look at those big blue eyes was all it took. Love at first sight, babe.
Kathryn: Oh… I was quite captivated by you as well, although I couldn’t admit that. Even to myself.
Joe: Aw, thanks, Kat. Sorry, we keep getting sidetracked, don’t we? Truth is, we met during the Pendleton Investigation.
Kathryn: I assume you are familiar with the inquiry. Senator Pendleton created quite the media frenzy in his quest for answers. Joe was the soldier assigned to investigate the accident and he came to me for assistance.
Joe: I had to, I didn’t understand a word of that report you sent about the accident.
Kathryn: You figured it out.
Joe: Anyway, I was assigned to the Pendleton investigation and Kat is the best consultant the Army has, so I went looking for help. Turns out it was a good thing I did. We never would have figured it out without her.
Q: When you say it all like that, it almost sounds like it was meant to be!
Joe: If you ask me it was fate.
Kathryn: There is no such thing as fate.
Joe: You sure about that, Kat? How else do you explain us? How else does someone as accomplished and beautiful as you end up with a cut-up old soldier like me? We got handed an impossible riddle, led on a wild goose-chase, you almost got killed, and still we found each other. That sounds like fate to me.
Kathryn: You are anything but a simple soldier. You are considered the best of the best. You are as accomplished in your field as I am in mine, it is one reason we worked so well together.
Joe: And why we are so good together now. Like I said, fate.
Kathryn: You are incorrigible.
Joe: And you love me.
Kathryn: That is true. I never thought that would be possible for me, I never thought I would have this kind of future.
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Author Bio: Sara Kay Jordan holds a BA in English, and is a lifelong daydreamer, a combination that prepared her in equal measure to pursue her dream to be a writer. Her first novel, Snatching Genius, was released in 2011 to warm praise. Her family includes two grown children and one cranky old dog. Sara lives in Springfield, MO.
Author Site: http://www.sarakayjordan.com
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