Tempeste O'Riley Week: Day Three: WIP Wednesday

In keeping with the theme here at The Purple Fantasy Den, I’m sharing a little teaser from one of my WIPs, Temptations of Desire. Temptations is the journey of Officer Dal Sayer, a police officer, and Alex Noble, a sexy, gender fluid man. Can Dal embrace who Alex truly is inside and out? And, can Alex trust in Dal and their burgeoning feelings to find their HEA?
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“I’ll have a look around and stop back by on my way out, if that works for you.”“Cool. I’ll be, um, cooking. Bye.” Alex fled back to the kitchen, desperate to calm his heart and steady his nerves. Once he put in his favorite mix and turned on the CD player he got to work. Cooking always calmed him. Alex pulled out the pots, pans, and trays he would need. Setting the large mixing bowls down in his chosen baking area, he started measuring the ingredients for both cheddar-garlic biscuits and the crusty herbed garlic bread he planned to go with the salad, pork and pot roasts, and various veggie dishes he planned for the day’s meal. After placing the tea towels over the bowls and setting them aside to rise, Alex cleaned up and headed toward the fridge to pull out the roasts. Each one got a dry rub before being put back in the refrigerator to wait. He then danced over to the sink, washing his hands again, before heading for the baskets of fresh carrots, asparagus, onions, potatoes, greens, apples, and portabellas he’d brought. A deep chuckle brought Alex out of his dancing and chopping. He spun around with a soft gasp, dropping the knife on the counter in the process, to find Dal, arms folded across his chest resting against the door frame, smirking at him. “Oh, no-no. Please don’t hold back on my account!”Alex gaped at him, confused by the mix of lust and mortification running through him. Snapping his mouth shut, he squinted his eyes, hands going to his slender hips. “Huff! It’s my kitchen and I can dance if I wanna.”“Yes, you certainly may.” Dal winked and chuckled again. “I didn’t mean to upset you. Just wanted to let you know I was done and heading out.” “Oh,” Alex sighed, completely charmed by the sweet smile Dal was giving him. “Thank you. Did you find everything you needed?” Alex smiled, hoping it appeared flirtatious instead of nervous.“I think I just might have,” Dal replied, voice deepening, eyes not moving from Alex’s.Somehow the heat in that green stare made Alex wonder if there might be more to the simple statement than the specific words implied.“Good. I’m glad, officer.”“Dal, please. And thank you.”“Dal,” he barely got out, it sounded more like a whisper than anything else. “You, you’re welcome.”Dal opened his mouth to speak again, but was cut off by the radio on his shoulder crackling to life. He motioned Alex to keep quiet while he answered. Alex watched, fascinated at the change from shy, possibly flirting man to towering powerhouse as Dal became Officer Sayer in front of him. Alex bit his bottom lip, thinking unsexy thoughts to try to stave off his erection thanks to how hot Dal, both as a sexy man and delicious officer, made him.Alex was brought out of his thoughts when Dal cleared this throat. “I’ve got to go for now, Alex, but thanks for the tour. I hope to see you again. Soon,” Dal called to Alex as he looked back at him before hustling out the door.Alex stood there staring at the spot where his fantasy man had just been, wishing he knew the man better or had some way to know how to run into him again. Well, he thought, there’s always the dance...
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I hope you’ve enjoyed another little peek into the stories within the Desires Entwined series. Take a moment to enter the giveaway and you can find out more about what’s in the works by visiting my Projects page.