July 21, 2013
Whew. Whirlwind
weekend in Columbus, Ohio. My husband's region won their company's highest
honor and we got a lovely dinner with fun entertainment and a night in a
downtown hotel. Caught up with some old friends and finally, finally got to see
my brother's house just south of the Brewery District. He's only lived there
ten years and it's my first visit. LOL
Tonight's post is
from Matchmaker's Men, a short, sexy story about two pilots who really
need to be together and how the crew makes it happen. So much fun to write. :D
The tagline:
Nova Anell and Matz
Yarmacher belong together, but neither wants to be the first to admit it. But
when their crew mates start working behind the scenes to put Nova and Matz
together, they have no choice but to face what they feel and decide what to do
next.
And the sneaky peek…
Standing outside the head,
waiting on Matz to arrive for his post-CAP shower, Nova verged on thinking the
whole thing beyond a bad idea. On a good day she could cut the sexual tension
between her and Matz with a knife. Gods damn Hot Sauce for recognizing the pull
and running with it.
She shouldn't be tense with
anticipation. Nothing would happen between her and Matz, right? She shouldn't
be this anxious over a shower, should she?
A small sigh escaped before Nova
could stop it. She shouldn't be…and she knew it. She didn't want to screw
things up with Matz…they were at a great place. If only she could convince her
body it would only be a shower—things would be peachy. And yet, she had a standing
on a bunch of hot coals feeling—jittery and jumpy.
Pacing back and forth only added
to the anxiousness, but standing still proved worse. It gave her brain too much
time to conjure up images she didn't need to have in her head. Argh!
Turning to walk the short
distance back across the corridor, she smacked directly into Matz, muttering a
startled curse. "Shit, sorry about that." Backing away, she noticed
he had his shower gear in hand. "'Bout time you showed." She didn't
mean it to sound bitchy, but it did—even to her own ears.
Gods, she needed to get a grip.
Matz's quick smile of greeting
faded to a questioning glance.
Nova made another hasty apology.
"Sorry." She spun around and entered the head, not relishing the idea
of having an audience watching her come completely unglued.
Having no choice, Matz followed
her in, dogging the hatch behind him. It took Nova a few moments to realize he hadn't
started undressed or anything to get ready for a shower. In fact, he hadn't
moved at all, except to lean back, his shoulders braced against the bulkhead.
The bland look on his face only
irritated her more. "What? Do I really have to undress you, too?" She
took a step toward him, but stopped when Matz held up his hand.
I always enjoy
writing characters that fight their attraction and get help from others to move
things along. :D
That's it for this
week. Catch everyone on the flip!
ML Skye
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