Finding the Dream

Now that CHASING THE MUSIC is with my first beta reader, I'm FINALLY fully jumping into finishing up FINDING THE DREAM - really hoping to get all three out before Thanksgiving, but we'll see...

Here's an UNEDITED snip -

Donovan blinked to hear Sierra’s humming. Eight a.m. and perfect timing. Also miles better than waking up to an alarm. He rolled over and turned off his alarm before Exit Lights slammed needlessly into his brain. Breathing in deeply he smelled...baking? He’d only turned on the over for frozen pizzas, but this had cinnamon and maple…?Okay. However he’d reacted the day before was just because Sierra looked so different. Now that he knew what to expect, she’d be like a little sister again, and he wouldn’t have to worry about having thoughts that would make both her parents and her brother want to strangle him.He slid on a shirt and stumbled into the living room where he froze.Sierra stood in cutoffs that were so small, he was amazed he couldn’t see panties and ridiculously high platform sandals. The angle of her feet accentuated every place up and down her long legs that were toned to perfection.“What… What are you doing?” he asked.“I’m trying this new recipe.” She grinned, her light hair messy on top of her head, showing off a lean neck. “They’re apple pie cupcakes. They smell pretty yummy, huh?”She definitely looked yummy. Wait. His question. “No. The shoes. Is this...normal?”“Oh!” She grinned again as she patted the front of her tiny apron and bent a knee, kicking one of her feet toward her rear. “Victoria’s Secret workout this week. You do all sorts of stuff while wearing your heels.” She wiggled her ankle, showing off her shoe. “All kinds of squats, and lunges, and…”“And you do this kind of thing all day?” he choked out, wondering how much time he’d be able to spend at home.“It’s my job, silly,” she said as she took a long lick off the spatula. Her tongue and tiny waist and long legs… Holy shit. “For my blog.”Van shifted in his boxers and spun back toward the hallway before it became obvious. Now he just had to try and act something like normal. “I’ll throw on some pants. Do I get to sample your job?”“Of course!”
Good. Because he hadn’t been feeling unsatisfied until seeing Sierra in those microscopic shorts. Food would do him good since it was the only thing in the kitchen he was allowed to put his mouth on.
Writing these two is more fun than I've had in a LOOONG time. He spent the last two years of high school living in her house b/c he needed a place and he and her older brother were good friends. He's just out of college, hasn't seen Sierra in two years, and she just took over her brother's room in Donovan's apartment. She's also grown up a bit since he saw her last... The list of things this girl has planned to get his attention has been SO fun to build--especially knowing how hard he's trying to keep his distance ;-)
So. This is what I'm up to. :-D
~ MJ