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Pamela's DH Story "Love to Hate"
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I'm hooked. I want to second that I like your writing voice. Tension city.
Lol, the heroine is not a happy camper.
So many heroes and heroines start off on trouble ground.
Take your time, but do share more please. :)
Oh, fantastic! Thank you for posting and please, do keep sharing!
Ok .. you will have to write a little love scene in :) :) :).. to much tension already love the kidnapping thing.. this is a great thread
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That would be awesome... I'd love some help! and I've written a little more...
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It took almost two hours for Matt to get to his destination. It was a small, wooden cabin belonging to his Uncle Chuck and was located a short walking distance to a lake. The house had 4 rooms altogether plus a miniscule bathroom. Two of the rooms were bedrooms plus a living room and a kitchen. None of the rooms were very large. Now was the hard part, Matt thought as he got out and went to the back door of the SUV.
Laura was seething! That arrogant Neanderthal jerk actually kidnapped her! How dare he! When she got out of this that man was so dead. She knew the moment she met Matt MacAlister that he was nothing but bad news with a capital BAD. Even though she only met him about six months ago, Laura had heard stories about him from her brother, Tyler. Tyler had told her what a player Matt was. Tyler had told her how insatiable he was when it came to women and had bragged he could have whatever woman he wanted. Laura was not about to become a notch on his bedpost. At her brother’s barbeque, Laura had overheard him getting the phone number of a young woman and promising to meet her later. The woman looked to be barely eighteen and was the daughter of one of the other policemen that worked with him and her brother. How much lower could a man be?
The back door opened and Laura gave Matt the most murderous look she could muster. Instead of unlocking the handcuffs and removing the gag, Matt picked her up and carried her into the cabin and dumped her on the sofa located in the living room.
Matt stared down at his captive, knowing he would have to let her out of the handcuffs soon. He knew there would be a major battle when he did and he wasn’t sure he was ready for it. He’d much rather face a crazed druggie or even a homicidal maniac.
“Okay, Miss Bennett! Here is the situation! Tyler asked me for a favor and as much as you annoy me, he is my friend and so here you are.” Matt continued with a condensed version of the situation that brought them here to this tiny cabin. Her brother Tyler was getting threats from a powerful businessman that he and Matt were investigating. When one of the threats mentioned his sister, Laura, Tyler knew he had to get her out of town until they could arrest the guy. Tyler was meeting with an informant who promised some very incriminating evidence on the man and it was hoped that the man would be behind bars before the weekend was through.
“I’m going to release you now but I won’t hesitate to lock you back up if you give me hard time,” Matt warned. He took the key to the handcuffs out of his pocket and unlocked Laura.
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I hope Laura doesn't put Matt in the headlock.
I'm waiting patietly for the next installment.
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Pamela,
Take your time. You don't have to rush to put anything out. You are not on our time. We are on your time. :)
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“Let me go, you sleazy jerk! Cretin! You are so dead, moron! When I get my hands free…” Laura struggled to pull her wrists free but Matt had grips of steel. She was forced to try a different approach. “Okay, I won’t hit you! Let me go! Please!”
“Now that was too easy. You don’t think I’m falling for that, do you?”
“Look, Matt,” Laura pleaded, “we have to go back! Tyler needs you. I can stay at my friend, Emma’s for a few days.”
“As much as I want to be there, Laura, I can’t! Tyler needs to know that you’re safe and he knows that I won’t let anything happen to you. No matter what!” Matt let go of her and headed back out the door to grab the bags of groceries that he loaded in the vehicle for their weekend at the lake. Uncle Chuck kept the electric on in the cabin in the event he ever wanted to get-a-way at the spur of the moment. So when Matt went shopping earlier he had bought several items that required refrigeration and needed to get them into the refrigerator as soon as possible.
Laura jumped up and raced after him. “Matt, please! We can’t let Tyler do this alone!”
“He’s not alone, Laura.” Matt handed Laura a plastic grocery bag he had taken the time to fill with a few of her clothes. He continued back to the cabin with his arms loaded. In the kitchen he unloaded the supplies.
Laura followed him back in, pleading again for Matt to reconsider. “I’d feel better if you were there. Tyler says you’re the man to have at his back. He trusts you!”
“He trusts me to keep you safe and that’s what I’m going to do! So button it or so help me I will gag you again!” Matt picked up a small duffel bag and headed to one of the bedrooms. The room he went to was located at the front of the house and had a double bed. The second bedroom was located in the rear of the building and had a set of bunk beds.
“You can’t tell me to shut up! And if you come anywhere near me with that… that thing… I will…. I will… Well, I’ll hurt you something bad!” Laura was so frustrated by Matt that she couldn’t even come up with a good come back line. Tyler was her only living relative since her parents died just over a year ago. Both victims of a drunk driver. Their mom died instantly but dad had lingered in a coma for nearly two days. Tyler moved her away from the small town they lived in to the city so she would be closer to him and had been the rock she needed to lean on as she grieved. She could not lose Tyler! She had to convince Matt to take her back.
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Matt is a typical hero that wouldn't hesitate to shut up a heroine by gagging her.
I'm sure that if Laura had a chance to talk to her brother, she would tell him how much she hates Matt.
lol, cute story.
I am so feeling this tension between them .. i no i shouldn rush this story but "just rip her clothes of already" LOL you are a natural at this pamela
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Pamela wrote: "Okay here is what I've written so far and hopefully I'll get some inspiration to continue. I don't know how to do love scenes so any written will probably be PG or PG-13.
It's possible I may wri..."
Ok, I'm halfway through but I need to take a catnap because I'm an old maid but what I've read so far, I'm loving. I love love LOVE dangerous stalker heroes =)
I'm definitely gonna finish this.
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With Matt in the shower, Laura finally took a look at her surroundings. The cabin was basically a square with the bedrooms located on the left side of the building with the bathroom between them. The living room was located in front of the house and the kitchen to the back. Decorated in what could only be described as 1970’s garage sell eclectic, the living room boasted of a well worn sofa and equally worn overstuffed chair. There were a couple of small end tables arranged around the furniture with a few knickknacks and pictures and even a few books. In the far corner stood a small cast iron wood stove that warmed the cabin nicely in the cooler temperatures.
The kitchen was slightly smaller than the living room with cabinets and appliances lined up on two walls. A kitchen table occupied the opposite walls along with four mismatched chairs. A cozy place but not home. Home had been living with her parents until their death. Tyler had offered to move into a larger place and have her live there with him but she knew enough about men to know that little sisters could put a damper on a bachelor’s social life. She was still getting used to living alone. At the age of 25 she should have been on her own years ago. But it had been convenient and cost effective to stay home and go to college. And then after college, her entry level job made paying the loans off slow.
It was after eight in the evening and she realized how hungry she was. Rummaging around the kitchen she managed to locate the necessary items to make herself a sandwich. She felt rather than heard Matt when he finally graced her with his presence.
“Would you like me to fix you one?” she asked.
Matt was startled that she was so calm and just a little worried. That old adage “calm before the storm” and all.
“Uh, sure. Do you need any help?”
“No, I have it. Do you want mayo or mustard?”
The next few minutes were spent in fixing the sandwiches. They ate their sandwiches in silence and Laura took the opportunity afterwards to get herself a shower.
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Thanks for sharing another installment.
Laura calmed down. That's good for Matt. Maybe she'll be nicer to him. Then again :)
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Thanks for sharing another installment.
Laura calmed down. That's good for Matt. Maybe she'll be nicer to him. Then again :)"
but did she?
I'm still trying to decide.
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I'm still trying to decide."
That's why I have said, "then again".
Waiting patiently for the next installment.
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Hey, it's nice to have you beside me. :)
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You are welcome!
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I got to get back to it but have had things to do. Thanks for being patient...
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She had waited until she was sure Matt was asleep and snuck out. When Matt was showering earlier she had gone outside to look around and found a motorcycle in a small shed next to the cabin. The keys were found in the kitchen and she took the chance that it would run. It had taken a while to figure out where she was and the two hour trip had taken closer to three to get back to her house. She was just going to grab her purse and her own vehicle and then go to Tyler’s but someone was waiting in the house for her. She didn’t remember if the door had been closed when Matt grabbed her earlier so when she arrived she just went on in.
She remembered reading about kicking out the taillight and she attempted to maneuver her body around to do just that. She was almost in position when the car jerked and started to swerve all over the road, tossing her from one side to the other. She heard what sounded like shots being fired before she hit her head and all went black.
Matt opened the trunk, praying that they hadn’t killed her. He wanted that privilege himself. The two men who had taken her were out cold. One had taken a bullet but would live. He had already called for backup when they had sped up which indicated they knew they were being followed. He shot out a tire and had to dodge a few bullets himself when he hit the driver causing them to served off the road and knocking them both out. He had taken the time to relieve them of their weapons and cuff them until his backup got there but he couldn’t wait around for them. He couldn’t chance that more of J. D. Kingsley’s men may be close by to finish the job.
Damn, she was out cold too. Either that or they already killed her. Matt checked to see if Laura was breathing and sighed in relief to see she still was. Too bad she was his partner’s little sister, he thought. She was really sort of cute. Not overly thin, thank goodness. He hated those anorexic looking types. Her hair was a dark honey blonde and she had some of the prettiest blue eyes he had ever seen. He didn’t deny a bit of attraction to her but she was off limits and would stay off limits. He continued to check for bleeding but only found a small knot on her head. He cut her wrists free, removed the gag and gently hauled her out of the car and back into his SUV. There he seat belted her in. Then got in himself and headed out, making a call to let the backup know what to expect when they got there.
He had woke when he heard the motorcycle start. It had taken him a moment to realize it was Uncle Chuck’s motorcycle and he cursed himself for his stupidity. He couldn’t believe he had forgot about the motorcycle. He had almost caught up to her when he realized he didn’t have the gas to keep going and had to stop. He had arrived at her house just in time to see the car leaving and knew instantly that Laura was in it. He had followed hoping he wasn’t too late.
Going back to the cabin was really the only option he had at this point. Luckily, they closer to the cabin from here and it would only take a little over an hour to get back over there. Then he was going to cuff the woman and get some badly needed sleep.
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Laura been kidnapped twice. Laura has something in common with Sanjar. She will be kidnapped again as well.
What's up with the hero wanting to be the one to kill the heroine? :)
I guess she's theirs to kill.
Poor Laura, she's about to get handcuffed, so that Matt can get some sleep. She's not going to like that.
Those stubborn heroines! :)
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Still waiting patiently for the next installment.
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I'll try harder.
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I'll try harder."
Just relax Pamela. There's no rush. I was just peeping.
Watch something, read something or even listen to something that motivates you. Something that gets in the writing mood.
Sometimes, our brain wants to take a break and if that's the case, then writing shouldn't be forced.
Take your time. :)
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“You okay?”
“Yeah, I think so.”
“Are you going to try running again?” Matt asked.
Laura still wanted to get to her brother but her common sense was kicking in and she realized that it wasn’t a viable option at the moment.
“No,” she muttered in defeat.
“Good.”
The rest of the trip was done in silence. Laura struggled to stay awake but found herself dozing off a few times. Matt struggled too, but with his emotions. Controlling his angry had never really been a problem for him. The things he saw in his job often angered him but he knew that in order to do his job right he had to keep that emotion well controlled. He found running and working out helped considerably during off duty hours. But the emotions he felt now went beyond anger. He wanted to kill the men who took her. He wanted to yank the men out of the car and beat them to a bloody pulp. He understood these emotions but he didn’t understand what he was feeling towards Laura now. Watching her when she was unconscious and then when she came to and groaned in pain he felt a strange feeling of protectiveness and possessiveness toward her. Yes, his job was to protect her and he was doing that but this possessiveness thing was new. Feelings for his partner’s sister simply wasn’t wise. It was against the rules. He made himself a list of rules long ago and number one was no relationships with co-workers’ family members. It was a code of honor to him. But something about her was doing a job on him. It must be exhaustion setting in. He’d only had a few hours sleep the night before and maybe ten minutes worth earlier. Yes, that was it. Just exhaustion. When he got back to the cabin he would get his needed rest and would be back to normal.
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Pamela this is really a pretty good story for someone who hasn't written before. Good Job!
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An imagination is always good. You have a really good story on your hands. Step away from it for a couple of days, and when you come back to it you will be amazed at what you see, what you change and where the story takes you.
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Imagination is the key.
I love these two! Awesome chemistry right off the bat and great action. I hope you continue it, Pamela, because it's a great story. :-)
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You're welcome.
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It was still dark when they arrived back at the cabin but dawn would be upon them within the next hour. Laura woke up enough to drag herself in to the bunk bed in the back bedroom. Matt forced himself to check in and around the cabin before he too found his bed.
It was nearly noon when Laura woke up. She could hear a low snore coming from the other bedroom which told her Matt was still sleeping. She went to the bathroom and took care of her morning requirements.
A few minutes later found her in the kitchen rummaging to find appropriate breakfast items, though a look at the clock indicated it was lunch time. She managed to locate the ingredients for pancakes and coffee. The coffee was done and the pancakes were nearly so when Matt finally rose and she could hear the water running in the bathroom. How was she going to be able to thank him for saving her? Obviously, she was going to have to swallow her pride and try and get along with him. Laura just couldn’t get the thought of his roving ways out of her mind. Sure, it was none of her business if he chose to sleep with every woman he met or even half of them. She didn’t have to join in. No matter how much his eyes reminded her of the hot, dark, strong coffee she just made or his hair, the only soft thing on his entire body. Well, it didn’t hurt anyone to look, right?
Laura kept her attention on the pancakes as Matt entered the room. She refused to allow herself the pleasure. Scared, too, that he may see the attraction in her eyes. If not for the information her brother had given her, she could easily see herself fall for this guy.
“Are you hungry?” she asked. “Pancakes are just about done. There’s coffee, too.”
“Uh, yes, coffee. Thanks.”
Matt headed straight to the coffee maker and poured himself a cup. He took his black with one sugar. He never could resist that bit of sweetest in his coffee. He noticed Laura’s cup was also without creamer and wondered if she also took sugar in hers.
“Need a refill?” he offered.
“Sure, just a bit. Please.” He filled her cup and watched as she added one small teaspoon of sugar to her coffee. Interesting. Matt wondered if this was how the entire day was going to go. He almost wished for the quarrelsome, sarcastic brat back.
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Laura better watch out.
I'm waiting patiently for the next installment Pamela.
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He doesn't want to feel anything for her.
I don't know how to do love scenes so any written will probably be PG or PG-13.
It's possible I may write in a little violence but nothing too gory.
It will be a traditional story with girl/boy love interests.
Love to Hate (Working Title)
Kidnapping his partner’s sister was not on his to-do list. Then why had he done just that? Because it was the only way he could get her to come with him. Tyler Bennett had asked him to get his sister out of town for the weekend and when he went over to persuade her to come with him Matt should have known there would be problems.
They had met six months ago at a barbeque at Tyler’s house. For reasons unknown to Matt, Laura Bennett hated Matt MacAlister at first sight. The few occasions they had seen each other after that had been filled with sarcastic and downright hateful comments from Ms. Bennett. Matt just took things in stride and ignore what he could. After all, she was his partner’s sister and off limits anyway.
Now Matt drove down the highway doing as close to the speed limit as his heavy foot would allow with a gagged, handcuffed and extremely angry woman in the back seat.