This week we're writing to this picture prompt, which fits into my continuing story. 300 word limit - ouch!
“Can I meet her?” Lacy was
excited and wanted to meet Nancy Wells. “I’ve got a great idea. Why don’t we
invite her to have dinner with us? We
could even go someplace really nice and treat her to a dinner at dad’s casino.
What’d you think?”
“That sounds great. But she probably won’t go. I’m sure
she’s busy with all that writer’s conference stuff.”
****
Three hours later Nancy, Claire and Sam pulled up in a
limo onto the tarmac. Lacy arranged for them to her and Dan at her father’s
private plane to go to dinner at Maui.
Claire
downed the last of her wine she was drinking compliments of the car bar. “I can’t
believe I got talked into this. How could we be having dinner with a man I
thought killed his wife?”
Sam shook his head. “For the hundredth time Claire, he
didn’t kill his wife. She’s alive and well. We all meet her today at the book
fair.”
“But what about the call I got,” said Nancy. “Even though
he didn’t kill his wife, I don’t trust him. And why is he being nice to us now?”
“I don’t know, but since they offered to treat us to
dinner because Lacy’s a fan, I think we should go. At least you had the good foresight
to say that you wanted me to be included in the dinner. As I recall, you introduced
me as your boyfriend, not that I mind one bit. I’ll go along with that.” He
shot Claire a knowing smile which he hoped would relay the feelings he had for
her. Even if they were in the midst of a protecting themselves from a murdering
maniac, Sam wanted her to know his feelings were genuine even if she was
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I love how you weaved the picture prompt into your story. I'm really interested in seeing what happens next.
ReplyDeleteThanks stopping by and commenting. Sometimes I don't what's happening next :)
DeleteTMaybe it's my suspecious nature but I've got a feeling things might not end up the way they think.
ReplyDelete:) You're probably right.
DeleteLove the way you're heating up their relationship...he's getting his feelings out there and she is playing it close to the vest, while you're also heating up the mystery plot. This is a great story, Carolyn. I'm loving it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jean. I'm having fun writing it.
DeleteLove the way you're weaving in the mystery, suspense and love angle all at once and in only 300 words too :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Sherry. I missed your story this week.
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