Tech Support: What seems to be the problem, sir?
Customer: Whenever I press the Backspace key, the letters I typed disappear.
actual tech support call
Kids Halloween Costumes, Past and Present:
K has been:
-Ghost
-Astronaut
-Mouse
-Tigger
-Scream
-Girl (complete with long blonde wig and one of my dresses! He was 10 or 11)
-'Super K' (two years ago...he's even on YouTube somewhere.)
S has been:
-Pumpkin Baby
-Rabbit (family costume; I wore it; my sis wore it; by the time Grandma unearthed it, K was too big for it.)
-Tigger
-Queen Amidala
-Scream (she borrowed her brother's costume!)
-Vampire (last two years)
W has been:
-Tigger
-Spiderman (three times now)
-Batman
(I can't remember if he ever wore the rabbit costume!)
Snippet: Today's theme is Horror; however, my copy/paste mode is refusing to work! And since I really don't feel like retyping the entire page, you'll just have to wait until next year. I hope Blogger cooperates with me the next time I try to paste a section onto it!
NaNoWriMo Starts Tomorrow!
Are you signed up? A few of my friends are. Once again, I'm not going to turn into Evil Bitch Writer Mom, but I am going to inform the family of my goal to write every day for an hour or two. Similar to what I'm already doing; however, this time it will be a priority. As for word counts, whatever comes from me in that hour or two is what I'll be happy with. Not going to kill myself getting the 1500 down this year!
Happy Halloween:)
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
Halloween Memories
Currently Reading: Finished Linked yesterday...wow! I really loved Chapters 9 and 24! This book was slightly squeamish in places, but thankfully there was just enough description of the gritty parts. The horrific parts were left to the imagination, and the interaction between the hero and heroine was fantastic as two people learned to trust each other. Recommended Read, IMHO! Next up is Ashley's Recipe For Disaster.
Word Count: Goofed off yesterday. See above paragraph:) That, plus the spouse took me to BW-3's for lunch. We'd never eaten there before, and we will be going back:) Next time, I'll sit closer to the Trivia screen so I can READ the questions and play along!
In elementary school, I was a witch; Miss America; Donald Duck; and my bff and I had plans to borrow a rather robust neighbor's overalls and go as the Two-Headed Monster. But since neither of us ever worked up the nerve to ask him if we could borrow them, we opted for separate costumes.
In high school, I missed Halloween my sophomore year because it fell on a Saturday and we were at the State Finals of the Marching Band competition. We didn't place in the top 10, but we stuck around to cheer on the winners.
My junior year, I was taking World History and fell in love with Greek Mythology. I decided to go as Aphrodite, and the imagination was greater than my costume-making skills. My mom had two strapless formals, both with tulle from the waist down. I strapped one around my thighs, so it was ankle-length, and the other in the usual place. A white turtleneck went under the thing, since it was slightly cold and rainy, and my mom was significantly larger on top than myself. Gold pumps went on my feet; they were only slightly large, but thick socks kept my heels from sliding out. And yes, I wore either jeans or tights under the dresses. Lord only knows how I managed to WALK in that getup!
My senior year, I dressed all in black; carried my original 1978 lightsaber; and went as a Jedi Knight. My sister was horrified, even though she was Chewbacca.
In college, I dressed as a Punk Rocker; Scarlett O'Hara; and in one disastrous evening, ended up being Ashton instead of Brett from North and South, because my boyfriend rented the wrong costume. I wanted him in Union Blue; he chose Confederate Gray. My final year, I wore my Scarlett O'Hara dress, but when friends joined us for the Residence Hall Trick-Or-Treating, I became Glenda the Good Witch. My bff was Dorothy; one girl was The Tin Man; her roommate was her Oil Can. A stuffed dog was tucked under Dorothy's arm for Toto. Later, a guy who was interested in my bff invited us to a Haunted House put on by one of the fraternities. All was well until the final room: I was leading the way and 'Frankenstein' jumped out from behind the door. His fist connected with my nose, and as I stumbled toward the exit, mildly blinded by tears, one of the guys passing out the candy noticed my distress and gave me an ice pack.
"Just tell Frankenstein to be more careful in there." When my friends rejoined me, we went to a local bar and had a few drinks, plus watched the costume contest.
Festivities For Today:
W had no trouble getting out of bed this morning. All it took was a 'Today you get to wear your costume' comment and out he bounded! He dressed while I pulled it from the plastic, and tried it on. Perfect fit, and when he saw himself in the mirror, he exclaimed, "I am a HOT Spiderman!"
I took it off of him, put it in his backpack, and dropped him off at school. Tonight he might do the 'Safe Trick-or-Treating' at the area businesses. It all depends on the weather!
The teens are planning to go to the high school's Haunted House, and having a few friends over afterwards. I think a big pot of chili will be made for dinner tonight, or pizza.
Heard 'Monster Mash' on the radio as I was taking W to school! What's your favorite Halloween song? We also introduced W to It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown on Wedensday. He loved it!
Word Count: Goofed off yesterday. See above paragraph:) That, plus the spouse took me to BW-3's for lunch. We'd never eaten there before, and we will be going back:) Next time, I'll sit closer to the Trivia screen so I can READ the questions and play along!
In elementary school, I was a witch; Miss America; Donald Duck; and my bff and I had plans to borrow a rather robust neighbor's overalls and go as the Two-Headed Monster. But since neither of us ever worked up the nerve to ask him if we could borrow them, we opted for separate costumes.
In high school, I missed Halloween my sophomore year because it fell on a Saturday and we were at the State Finals of the Marching Band competition. We didn't place in the top 10, but we stuck around to cheer on the winners.
My junior year, I was taking World History and fell in love with Greek Mythology. I decided to go as Aphrodite, and the imagination was greater than my costume-making skills. My mom had two strapless formals, both with tulle from the waist down. I strapped one around my thighs, so it was ankle-length, and the other in the usual place. A white turtleneck went under the thing, since it was slightly cold and rainy, and my mom was significantly larger on top than myself. Gold pumps went on my feet; they were only slightly large, but thick socks kept my heels from sliding out. And yes, I wore either jeans or tights under the dresses. Lord only knows how I managed to WALK in that getup!
My senior year, I dressed all in black; carried my original 1978 lightsaber; and went as a Jedi Knight. My sister was horrified, even though she was Chewbacca.
In college, I dressed as a Punk Rocker; Scarlett O'Hara; and in one disastrous evening, ended up being Ashton instead of Brett from North and South, because my boyfriend rented the wrong costume. I wanted him in Union Blue; he chose Confederate Gray. My final year, I wore my Scarlett O'Hara dress, but when friends joined us for the Residence Hall Trick-Or-Treating, I became Glenda the Good Witch. My bff was Dorothy; one girl was The Tin Man; her roommate was her Oil Can. A stuffed dog was tucked under Dorothy's arm for Toto. Later, a guy who was interested in my bff invited us to a Haunted House put on by one of the fraternities. All was well until the final room: I was leading the way and 'Frankenstein' jumped out from behind the door. His fist connected with my nose, and as I stumbled toward the exit, mildly blinded by tears, one of the guys passing out the candy noticed my distress and gave me an ice pack.
"Just tell Frankenstein to be more careful in there." When my friends rejoined me, we went to a local bar and had a few drinks, plus watched the costume contest.
Festivities For Today:
W had no trouble getting out of bed this morning. All it took was a 'Today you get to wear your costume' comment and out he bounded! He dressed while I pulled it from the plastic, and tried it on. Perfect fit, and when he saw himself in the mirror, he exclaimed, "I am a HOT Spiderman!"
I took it off of him, put it in his backpack, and dropped him off at school. Tonight he might do the 'Safe Trick-or-Treating' at the area businesses. It all depends on the weather!
The teens are planning to go to the high school's Haunted House, and having a few friends over afterwards. I think a big pot of chili will be made for dinner tonight, or pizza.
Heard 'Monster Mash' on the radio as I was taking W to school! What's your favorite Halloween song? We also introduced W to It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown on Wedensday. He loved it!
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Missing Photo Found:)
This pesky photo disappeared twice yesterday; the first time as I was trying to move them around before I added the text; the second time as I was nearly finished. We had just scored our one and only TD. Had we won, we would have taken on the team which beat us at Homecoming, a team against which, up until three years ago, we had been undefeated for over fifty years. Fortunately, my next football player won't get to high school until 2019.
Family News:
Spouse is still on the job; he reports back on Monday. Rain has delayed the job the rest of this week. Good news for the Halloween Candy Cauldron; bad news for the Trick-or-Treaters. Yes, we'll have more candy than originally feared; however, the kids will be limited to only one piece instead of a two or more.
K received his SAT scores; 1550. Considering my own were in the 1300-1400 range, I'm impressed. But then again, he was healthy; I was sneezing my head off.
S is back in school; she was diagnosed with and upper respitory infection, not H1N1. Word of caution: Have you seen the swab they do for the flu? It's not pretty. They take a long Q-tip and stick it up your nose. S said it brought tears to her eyes, and as I watched it disappear into her nostril, I was very thankful it wasn't ME getting it!
W is learning to read some words! And he is looking forward to wearing his new Spiderman costume at school tomorrow for the Costume Parade.
I'm still waiting for my 1st royalty check AND word of acceptance/rejection of Teacher's Pet. Hopes of having another release before Christmas is looking dim. So maybe next spring??
October Reading Schedule:
You've probably scratched your heads over what the hell happened to my October Reading Schedule. Finances were tough this year, and thanks to a few generous authors and a small amount of the spouse's paycheck, I've had to modify it slightly. I'm currently reading (still) Linked by Barbara Huffert. Following that, the list reads:
-Recipe For Disaster-Ashley Ladd
-Elfin Blood-Gracen Miller
-Blood Line-Rie McGaha
-Spanish Topaz-Regina Carlysle
-Burn-Anne Rainey
On Monday, Nov 2nd, this list may still be the same. K has been doing a massive English Term Paper, and has been taking over the computer each night after dinner. And since the neighbors put a password on their Wi-Fi, and didn't see the need to share it with us (lol!), we can no longer access our 'free' internet on the laptop. And I've tried three times to re-install WORD on the thing; it's not cooperating. So when I don't have access to the computer, I write in longhand.
Word Count: Typed up the 300 words yesterday, and edited as I typed. And I'm nowhere near the halfway point in Ch 7. Funny how four handwritten pages only translates into a page and a half typed, lol:)
Off to get dressed, do a few chores, and watch last night's episode of Law and Order:SVU before firing up the creativity again.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Pardon The Ramblings Of A Proud Mom Pt 3
Date: Last Friday, Oct. 23, 2009
Place: Gibson Southern HS
Event: IHSAA Football Sectionals, Game 1
Weather: Cold, rainy.
Predicted Outcome: LHS win
We were very optomistic going into this game, having won the previous week. The first quarter, it was clear we were evenly matched, with our boys putting the first points up on the board.
I didn't see #62 come out of the game when I shot this; I thought I was getting a picture of him in action. And didn't understand why the coach took him out; the previous play, GS lost yardage. This one, they gained. Put him back in, Coach!
I DID get a good close-up of #16 for his mom, who'd forgotten her camera:) Unfortunately, this was after GS's first touchdown in the second quarter. Going into halftime, the score was 7-3.
At this point, I was doing everything possible to keep warm. The rain was steady, and with 10 minutes to go, we were down 21-9. The picture disappeared as I was typing; maybe it will show up when I hit 'Publish'??? If not, I'll post it tomorrow. We ended up losing 24-9. As previously stated, K only played three times. Maybe if he'd played more, the team would have done better?? We'll never know now!
K and two of his teammates, K Wood and B Schnelle with their Curtis Painter autographed footballs. CP graduated in '04; played for Purdue; and now is the 3rd string QB for the Indianapolis Colts. I'm not sure if the case is very visible, but Wood is holding his. K's now sits proudly on the piano and is a constant source of temptation for his little brother!
The Sports Banquet is next week. I'll have more pictures after Halloween:)
In Other News:
Cindy Spencer Pape has a new release today! Stone and Sky, available at Ellora's Cave. I've read the first two; hopefully soon I'll catch up!
Word Count: 300 yesterday! Moving right along on Ch 7....maybe halfway? I'll see when I type it all up!
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Ready For Saturday!
Here's our house, all decorated for not only Halloween, but last Friday's sectional game. I officially removed the sheet the next day, after we lost. See the pumkin on the left column? S and W carved it yesterday. I'll post more pics next week. We have our skull on a stick (aka Jose Jalapeno) which will go to the right of the steps (as you're looking at the house). Last year, several kids were too scared to walk past him, and I had to meet them at the sidewalk with the candy cauldron.Am taking S to the dr today. I think she's got a sinus infection, not H1N1.
Word Count: 300+ yesterday! 300 typed, and more written in longhand when I couldn't use the computer.
Go to http://miawatts.blogspot.com and congratulate her on her new release today, Mind F*cked, with Resplendence Publishing! Happy Release Day, Mia:)
Monday, October 26, 2009
Sleep-Deprivation Monday...
Currently Reading: Linked by Barbara Huffert. Gritty, but holding my attention! I'm up to Ch 7. Also borrowed The Quickie by James Patterson from a friend and finished it yesterday. It kept me guessing, but then again, all of his books keep me guessing until the end!
Yes, it's the return of two choices: Going back to bed at 4am and taking a chance on over-sleeping, or stay awake and take a nap in the afternoon?
I chose to stay up.
To-Do List:
-Start Ch 7 of CR
-Finish last load of laundry
-Go to the HS at 5 to help present the senior FB players their senior gifts
-Watch last night's episode of Next Iron Chef. Will Chef Crenn make it through another round?
-Visit MIL who's back in the hospital (against her wishes. Spouse overrode her objections and had the nursing home send her.)
-Nap in the afternoon, or go to bed early
Here's a funny joke I received in an email the other day. Enjoy; I'm off to drink a cup of coffee and watch the news.
Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.
Ralph and Edna were both patients in a mental hospital. One day while they were walking past the hospital swimming pool, Ralph suddenly jumped into the deep end.
He sank to the bottom of the pool and stayed there.
Edna promptly jumped in to save him. She swam to the bottom and pulled him out.
When the Head Nurse Director became aware of Edna's heroic act she immediately ordered her to be discharged from the hospital, as she now considered her to be mentally stable.
When she went to tell Edna the news she said, 'Edna, I have good news and bad news. The good news is you're being discharged, since you were able to rationally respond to a crisis by jumping in and saving the life of the person you love... I have concluded that your act displays sound mindedness.
The bad news is, Ralph hung himself in the bathroom with his bathrobe belt right after you saved him. I am so sorry, but he's dead.'
Edna replied, 'He didn't hang himself, I put him there to dry..
How soon can I go home?'
Yes, it's the return of two choices: Going back to bed at 4am and taking a chance on over-sleeping, or stay awake and take a nap in the afternoon?
I chose to stay up.
To-Do List:
-Start Ch 7 of CR
-Finish last load of laundry
-Go to the HS at 5 to help present the senior FB players their senior gifts
-Watch last night's episode of Next Iron Chef. Will Chef Crenn make it through another round?
-Visit MIL who's back in the hospital (against her wishes. Spouse overrode her objections and had the nursing home send her.)
-Nap in the afternoon, or go to bed early
Here's a funny joke I received in an email the other day. Enjoy; I'm off to drink a cup of coffee and watch the news.
Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.
Ralph and Edna were both patients in a mental hospital. One day while they were walking past the hospital swimming pool, Ralph suddenly jumped into the deep end.
He sank to the bottom of the pool and stayed there.
Edna promptly jumped in to save him. She swam to the bottom and pulled him out.
When the Head Nurse Director became aware of Edna's heroic act she immediately ordered her to be discharged from the hospital, as she now considered her to be mentally stable.
When she went to tell Edna the news she said, 'Edna, I have good news and bad news. The good news is you're being discharged, since you were able to rationally respond to a crisis by jumping in and saving the life of the person you love... I have concluded that your act displays sound mindedness.
The bad news is, Ralph hung himself in the bathroom with his bathrobe belt right after you saved him. I am so sorry, but he's dead.'
Edna replied, 'He didn't hang himself, I put him there to dry..
How soon can I go home?'
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Saturday's Stupid Saying and Snippet
I can't print. Every time I try, it says 'Can't find printer.' I've even lifted the printer and placed it in front of the monitor, but the computer still says he can't find it...
actual call to a computer tech support line
Football Update:
The season is over for us. We lost, 24-9. Maybe this is just me being a mom, but if you finally have an offensive line who worked well together last week, and scored multiple TD's, wouldn't you want to use the same strategy? K was only in for three plays, on defense. The first one, they stopped the other team from gaining any yards. The second, they pushed the ball back for a loss of a yard. We got into field goal range, and scored the first three points of the game.
The weather was NOT cooperative. A steady drizzle at times; a vicious wind, and dropping temperatures. I was very thankful I'd worn my snow boots, but going into the fourth quarter, I seriously considered going to the car. I kind of 'zoned out', huddled inside my coat and fleece blankets, and decided to watch as long as we had possession of the ball. When we turned it over, there were only two minutes left. I lasted one before the wind picked up again and we made our way down the bleachers. We reached the exit as the game ended and hurried to the car in order to warm up.
Only one obligation left: The banquet on Nov. 5th. Now my child can concentrate on doing his eight hours of community service for his Eagle rank, and writing a report for the merit badge. After that, he'll fill out more college applications and go before the Eagle Review Board. Oh, and there's also a chance he'll be inducted into the National Honors Society. We'll find out on Monday.
After he achieves his Eagle rank, he has my full permission to turn eighteen, ha ha!
One more week until NaNoWriMo. Anyone else signed up this year?
Snippet Saturday: Emotional Scene.
I've posted this excerpt from Love Finds A Way before; it is one of my favorites in the entire book. Enjoy!
Blurb:
Can a blind date turn into a romance? Amy Callahan wants to find out, so when she flies to California to spend a week with Matt Slagal, she discovers the ups and downs of a long distance relationship. Which one prevails..."Absence makes the heart grow fonder" or, "Out of sight, out of mind"?
Excerpt:
Ten minutes later, Matt picked her up. While she was happy to see him, her manner was cool toward him, and finally he asked her what was wrong.
“What’s wrong?” she demanded, snapping her head to face him as he drove to his house. “We were going to spend more time together, but we’re together one night, and then you get drunk on our second date, don’t even sleep with me, and now, after a week, you tell me you’re leaving tomorrow? And you ask me what’s wrong?”
Matt looked sheepish as he pulled in his driveway and stopped the truck. “You know how it is, babe. Aaron and I get together, and start drinking, and...”
“You turn into an asshole,” she interrupted hotly.
“Damn it, don’t start,” he said irritably. “I’m with you now, aren’t I?” He opened his door and got out. Amy followed, slamming the door behind her.
“What am I to you, anyway?” she asked. “Just someone to sleep with occasionally when you can’t get laid, or do I actually mean something to you?”
“Good Lord, Amy!” He stopped halfway to the front door and spun around. “Is that what you think?”
“What am I supposed to think?” she shouted, tears starting to roll down her cheeks. “Last year, I never dreamed I’d even see you again, then I thought I’d surprise you when I got that free ticket. You called me your girlfriend, so I assumed...”
“That’s right,” he walked over and took her hands. “I love you. I broke up with Jeri as soon as I got back, because I couldn’t get you out of my head.”
“Wait a minute,” she stepped back. “You...I thought you had already broken up with her.”
Matt shook his head. “We’d had a huge fight, and then I met you. I thought Jeri and I would maybe get back together, but after being with you...hell, I couldn’t get you off my mind, and I missed you, so I quit seeing her.” Gently, he pulled her inside the house. “Do you want to go upstairs, or something to drink?”
Amy shook her head, slowly digesting everything. She circled the room slowly as Matt went to get a beer for himself. “So...what you said in California was true; you wanted to keep seeing me, and the fact you’ve not seen me for a week was due to...?” She raised an eyebrow at him.
Matt sat down in a chair and looked at the floor. “My friends kept me busy,” he admitted. “I...I slept all day, and I knew you needed your sleep, so...” he gestured with his hands.
“And with your friends all partied out, you just happened to remember my number?” Amy laughed shortly. “Yeah, I can tell you really care about me.” She sat down in a corner of the couch. “Thanks, Matt.”
“It’s not like that,” he protested. “It’s just, you’re not like anyone I’ve ever been with. You...do something to me, something I can’t explain.” He ran his hands through his blonde hair.
Amy looked at him, saying nothing. Matt continued to drink his beer, then he crushed the empty can and looked up at her.
“All right,” he said finally. “I love you. And you scare me. I don’t want a repeat of my friends trying to take you away from me.”
“What do you mean, I scare you?” she said softly.
Matt cocked his head and leaned forward. “Remember I once told you I thought you looked like the serious type, the kind that doesn’t party very much?” Amy nodded. “Well, I always thought I liked the party girls best, the ones that let loose and have a good time. You’ve shown me that’s not the type of girl I want at all. And if I’ve had that all wrong, then what else have I screwed up?”
Amy laughed and went over to him. “Maybe you’re just going through a change,” she said softly, perching on the arm of the chair. “I never dreamed I’d fall in love with someone I’d only see twice a year.” She gasped as Matt hooked an arm around her waist, pulling her onto his lap. “Sometimes you just have to trust your feelings.”
“Now that we’ve got that settled,” he said gruffly. “Am I forgiven?”
Love Finds A Way, by Molly Daniels, available at www.amazon.com or can be ordered at any book store.
Apologies for any editing mistakes. This was my second attempt at self-editing, and hopefully I've learned more in the past two years!
Have a good weekend!
actual call to a computer tech support line
Football Update:
The season is over for us. We lost, 24-9. Maybe this is just me being a mom, but if you finally have an offensive line who worked well together last week, and scored multiple TD's, wouldn't you want to use the same strategy? K was only in for three plays, on defense. The first one, they stopped the other team from gaining any yards. The second, they pushed the ball back for a loss of a yard. We got into field goal range, and scored the first three points of the game.
The weather was NOT cooperative. A steady drizzle at times; a vicious wind, and dropping temperatures. I was very thankful I'd worn my snow boots, but going into the fourth quarter, I seriously considered going to the car. I kind of 'zoned out', huddled inside my coat and fleece blankets, and decided to watch as long as we had possession of the ball. When we turned it over, there were only two minutes left. I lasted one before the wind picked up again and we made our way down the bleachers. We reached the exit as the game ended and hurried to the car in order to warm up.
Only one obligation left: The banquet on Nov. 5th. Now my child can concentrate on doing his eight hours of community service for his Eagle rank, and writing a report for the merit badge. After that, he'll fill out more college applications and go before the Eagle Review Board. Oh, and there's also a chance he'll be inducted into the National Honors Society. We'll find out on Monday.
After he achieves his Eagle rank, he has my full permission to turn eighteen, ha ha!
One more week until NaNoWriMo. Anyone else signed up this year?
Snippet Saturday: Emotional Scene.
I've posted this excerpt from Love Finds A Way before; it is one of my favorites in the entire book. Enjoy!
Blurb:
Can a blind date turn into a romance? Amy Callahan wants to find out, so when she flies to California to spend a week with Matt Slagal, she discovers the ups and downs of a long distance relationship. Which one prevails..."Absence makes the heart grow fonder" or, "Out of sight, out of mind"?
Excerpt:
Ten minutes later, Matt picked her up. While she was happy to see him, her manner was cool toward him, and finally he asked her what was wrong.
“What’s wrong?” she demanded, snapping her head to face him as he drove to his house. “We were going to spend more time together, but we’re together one night, and then you get drunk on our second date, don’t even sleep with me, and now, after a week, you tell me you’re leaving tomorrow? And you ask me what’s wrong?”
Matt looked sheepish as he pulled in his driveway and stopped the truck. “You know how it is, babe. Aaron and I get together, and start drinking, and...”
“You turn into an asshole,” she interrupted hotly.
“Damn it, don’t start,” he said irritably. “I’m with you now, aren’t I?” He opened his door and got out. Amy followed, slamming the door behind her.
“What am I to you, anyway?” she asked. “Just someone to sleep with occasionally when you can’t get laid, or do I actually mean something to you?”
“Good Lord, Amy!” He stopped halfway to the front door and spun around. “Is that what you think?”
“What am I supposed to think?” she shouted, tears starting to roll down her cheeks. “Last year, I never dreamed I’d even see you again, then I thought I’d surprise you when I got that free ticket. You called me your girlfriend, so I assumed...”
“That’s right,” he walked over and took her hands. “I love you. I broke up with Jeri as soon as I got back, because I couldn’t get you out of my head.”
“Wait a minute,” she stepped back. “You...I thought you had already broken up with her.”
Matt shook his head. “We’d had a huge fight, and then I met you. I thought Jeri and I would maybe get back together, but after being with you...hell, I couldn’t get you off my mind, and I missed you, so I quit seeing her.” Gently, he pulled her inside the house. “Do you want to go upstairs, or something to drink?”
Amy shook her head, slowly digesting everything. She circled the room slowly as Matt went to get a beer for himself. “So...what you said in California was true; you wanted to keep seeing me, and the fact you’ve not seen me for a week was due to...?” She raised an eyebrow at him.
Matt sat down in a chair and looked at the floor. “My friends kept me busy,” he admitted. “I...I slept all day, and I knew you needed your sleep, so...” he gestured with his hands.
“And with your friends all partied out, you just happened to remember my number?” Amy laughed shortly. “Yeah, I can tell you really care about me.” She sat down in a corner of the couch. “Thanks, Matt.”
“It’s not like that,” he protested. “It’s just, you’re not like anyone I’ve ever been with. You...do something to me, something I can’t explain.” He ran his hands through his blonde hair.
Amy looked at him, saying nothing. Matt continued to drink his beer, then he crushed the empty can and looked up at her.
“All right,” he said finally. “I love you. And you scare me. I don’t want a repeat of my friends trying to take you away from me.”
“What do you mean, I scare you?” she said softly.
Matt cocked his head and leaned forward. “Remember I once told you I thought you looked like the serious type, the kind that doesn’t party very much?” Amy nodded. “Well, I always thought I liked the party girls best, the ones that let loose and have a good time. You’ve shown me that’s not the type of girl I want at all. And if I’ve had that all wrong, then what else have I screwed up?”
Amy laughed and went over to him. “Maybe you’re just going through a change,” she said softly, perching on the arm of the chair. “I never dreamed I’d fall in love with someone I’d only see twice a year.” She gasped as Matt hooked an arm around her waist, pulling her onto his lap. “Sometimes you just have to trust your feelings.”
“Now that we’ve got that settled,” he said gruffly. “Am I forgiven?”
Love Finds A Way, by Molly Daniels, available at www.amazon.com or can be ordered at any book store.
Apologies for any editing mistakes. This was my second attempt at self-editing, and hopefully I've learned more in the past two years!
Have a good weekend!
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