This week’s word for Tuesday Tales is stark. This is from a Valentine’s day story I’ve been working on- before NaNoWriMo started. The heroine and her father have arrived at the town hall for the Valentine Ball.
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At the club, her father allowed the valet to park his van. There were several people standing around outside in the cold. Mattie shook her head. It was freezing. No way was she going to hang out in the blistering weather. She waved at a few acquaintances then entered the outer reception room. Looking behind her, Mattie realized her father stopped to talk to someone so she moved to the coat check area. As she removed her coat, someone tapped her on the shoulder.
Turning to see who it was, she made eye contact, over Miller Stevenson’s shoulder, with Kevin.
“I’m glad you came, Mattie.” Miller reached out to give her a hug.
The look on Kevin’s face as he obviously took in her cleavage told Mattie it was stark madness for her to have worn the gown. Great. Now he probably thought she was trying to tempt him. To lure him.
It dawned on her that she hadn’t heard any news about his wife. She glanced around to see where the woman was. No sign of her. “It seemed to be important to Dad for me to be here so I really didn’t have a choice. You know I’d do anything for him.”
“I do know and so would we.”
Mattie wasn’t so sure about that when it came to the son although she definitely knew it was true of the father.
Jillian Chantal 
Freezing there and here too! I have on a turtleneck though;) I like the enigma of this guy’s missing wife–hmmm!
By: Flossie Benton Rogers on November 18, 2014
at 4:02 pm
Itâs super cold here, too Flossie. I have on a scoopneck sweater dress since I had to be in court today but as soon as I get home, I will be bundling up, too. The missing wife will come clearâ¦.
By: Author on November 18, 2014
at 4:48 pm
Itâs super cold here, too Flossie. I have on a scoopneck sweater dress since I had to be in court today but as soon as I get home, I will be bundling up, too. The missing wife will come clearâ¦.
By: Author on November 18, 2014
at 4:48 pm
It’s cold here, so I could feel that she was cold, too. Interesting combination of people here, their lives entangling. Now I need to know if she was secretly trying to lure Kevin??
By: jeanjoachim on November 18, 2014
at 5:18 pm
Thanks Jean. They are a combo for sure. Lol. And maybe subconsciously she was…..
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By: Author on November 18, 2014
at 6:58 pm
Ahhh, Jillian, you do that to me all the time … you skipped a bit, didn’t you 😉 … but I have a feeling Kevin is important here … and I love it when she said “I’d do anything for my dad”.
By: Iris B on November 18, 2014
at 8:07 pm
Yep, Iris – I skip stuff. Since I work these in as I go, sometimes there are quite a few pages between them. LOL
You are bang on with Kevin. I love that she’s so awesome about her dad!
By: Author on November 18, 2014
at 8:27 pm
It`s darn cold here as well. Loved the snippet!
By: Vicki Locey on November 19, 2014
at 6:31 am
Thanks Vicki. I think it’s super cold all over. Lol. Maybe not at Iris’ house since she’s in the summer of Australia.
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By: Author on November 19, 2014
at 7:40 am