August 24, 2014
So… I found out
last week The Last Ship did indeed
get renewed! WooHoo!! I'm also almost caught up on Defiance, which continues to
keep me interested. The new season of Doctor
Who premiered and eh… I'll watch and hope I get more into it. So far, I'm
not a huge fan of the new Doctor, but I went into viewing with that thought so
it's only fair to hold off making a final decision about watching and give the
guy a fair chance.
In something of
more fun news, the Bitten and Arrow casts are so much fun to follow on
social media. They're always posting fun tidbits and behind the scenes stuff,
which just makes me more excited to see the new seasons. Gotta give credit to
Kurt Sutter for keeping the Sons of
Anarchy stuff rolling out, too.
Tonight's post is from
First Time Laid Eyes on You, a short story where my characters don’t really
start out on the right footing with each other.
Here's the tagline:
Nadia Blunt takes one look at Bart Uppermark and decides
they'll make a great team in the air and on the ground. But when Bart shows
zero interest in working together—she takes too many risks for his comfort
zone—Nadia pulls out all the stops and proves him wrong.
And a sneaky peek…
Nadia entered the viewing room
and remained standing in the back, her eyes riveted to the screen. Bart
Uppermark took her breath away. His flawless precision in the simulator made
the hair on the back of her neck stand up. Perfection. Sheer perfection.
The absolute best senior pilot in
the squadron. And she wanted him. Okay, she wanted to fly with him—so badly her
mouth watered.
She'd never actually met the
object of her fixation. But their entire first conversation played out in her
mind—in one take.
"Hi,
Nadia Blunt. Nice to meet you."
"Um,
hello. Who, exactly, are you?"
"Your
new wingman. I hope."
"Wait.
Blunt. As in crazy, insane, hasn't met a complex maneuver she won't try?"
"Well,
uh… yes?"
"No.
No way. Not gonna happen in this lifetime. You will not be my wingman." He waited a beat. "Ever."
"Thought
you might say that. But I promise you I will be."
Oh hell. Their conversation
always ended the same way. He didn't want to fly with her and she promised she
would change his mind. Scuttlebutt had Bart in need of a new partner when his
current wingman transferred out to a new station. The rumor mill also said his
impossibly high standards were all but unreachable, and he refused to fly with
show boaters or risk-takers. Considering her reputation as both, she definitely
had her work cut out if she wanted to convince him they'd make a great team in
the air.
The scenario ended and the screen
went blank. Nadia heaved a sigh and headed for the exit. She almost made it to
the door when it opened and Bart entered, colliding with Nadia. The lights went
up and she sucked in a harsh breath.
Holy shit. The man had the most
stunning green eyes. The square jaw and high cheekbones made her mouth go dry.
She swallowed, mumbled an apology and darted around him, seeking refuge in the
corridor outside the viewing room.
She'd never been in close
proximity to the man, basing her desire to be his new wingman solely on the
numbers he pulled and watching endless hours of footage from simulators and
combat missions.
Her unattainable goal just got
harder—because she had every intention of proving they'd be unbeatable in the
air and on the ground.
Honestly, I love
writing characters who don't get along when things start out. So much fun!
That's it for this
week. Catch everyone on the flipside.
ML Skye
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