Welcome to my blog and another installment of my WIP Island Surprise. The week's writing Prompt is sexy. The story continues were Claire is anxious to leave the pool
area after talking to Lacy and Sam is trying to reach her.
Sam took the last of the stone steps two at a time. When he
reached the bottom, the landing curved and he lost sight of Claire. When he saw
her last she was walking toward the hotel lobby. He stopped and scanned the
area carefully. No sign of her. She
probably went to her room. Sam headed for the elevators.
He spotted her in the crowd, his heart hitched at the sight
of her. He hoped she had forgiven him for not sharing what he learned about the
body being found. He thought he was protecting her even though it was also self-serving
not to tell her.
“Claire, wait!”
She turned around, and searched the crowd.
At a distance their eyes met. Sam took a breath and
unknowingly held it. He gazed at her and appreciated the beauty he was observing.
Then a truck load of people, some of them conference attendees, walked through
the lobby into their path and he lost her again.
“Sam…” Claire yelled out as she caught a glimpse of him
across the huge lobby. Her heart sped up as she bobbed up and down trying to
see through the crowd that was passing by. She ran around the people searching for
him. She spotted him near the elevator bank and ran towards him.
He stood there and watched as she ran to him, he opened his
arms. She ran into his arms, and he held her tightly. He eased back,
remembering they were in a crowded lobby.
He was the first to speak as his gaze danced over her. “I’ve
been looking for you.”
She was breathing hard, and tried to catch her breath. “I’m
sorry I ran out on you before. I was just with Lacy, she knows more than we
thought she did.”
Sam looked around and shook his head and put his finger to
his lips. “Not here.” He pushed the elevator button and put an arm around
Claire’s shoulder. He happily noted she didn’t squirm or pull away,
instead she leaned into him. Amongst all the drama of the moment, he felt warmth
rushing over his body. He thought maybe she finally trusted him. He saw her
reflection in the elevator door they stood in front of. She was a gorgeous
woman, even if she weren’t wearing that sexy bathing suit with the thin cover-up
large tee shirt.
The elevator door opened and they hurried in. The door shut and
they were alone.
“First I want to say I’m sorry for getting at you earlier,”
said Claire facing Sam. I know you were trying to protect me, and I realize now you’re probably right.”
“Really, right about what?”
“I just spoke with Lacy at the pool and mentioned that they
found a woman’s body on the small island, and the word murder popped out of her
mouth, then she got nervous and left.”
“Really, all this time we’ve been worried about Dan, when she was
probably the one to watch out for.”
The elevator stopped at a floor and a few people got on.
They stopped talking. Sam reached for Claire’s hand as they stood next to each
other for the next three floors, then got out on the tenth floor.
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I recently had a new cover made for my novella Love and the Economy. It was created by Mae of Baby Fresh Designs. For fellow authors, I highly recommend Mae who also designed my new cover for Murder in Paradise. Both novellas were previously published by Secret Cravings Publishing who sadly closed their doors last year.
