8-Sentence Sunday
It’s good to be back! I decided to just pull a random 8-sentence scene from Book 3 of the Women of Willow Bay this week, so here goes. Set-up is that 45-year-old freelance editor Sophie Russo is moving permanently to her summer home in Willow Bay, Michigan. Her dear grandfather has died and left her two cottages, so she’s settling into one and renting the other to her friend and colleague, Ben Dugan. At 51, Ben is newly divorced and pretty gun-shy about women. Sophie and Ben have worked together for 10 years, but they’ve never met in person, so this scene is from the first face-to-face “meet-cute” as he arrives to begin his summer in Michigan.
He let go of his duffel to reach out to her with one arm. “Sophie?”
He’s going to hug me? No, no, don’t be an idiot. He wants to shake my hand.
Sophie nodded, took another couple of steps forward hand extended, and with a very unladylike, “Oof!” promptly stumbled over the duffel and landed in Ben’s arms. He tossed the sack of food on the counter as he caught her and held her so close she could feel his heart hammering under the soft cotton of his light blue shirt.
What must he think of her?
“Oh Ben, I’m such a putz, sorry,” she struggled, pushing against his chest with both hands as he tried to maneuver them around the suitcase.
This book still needs a title…hmmmm…
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16 Comments
Sue Ann Bowling
Fun snippet.
Nan
Thanks, Sue Ann! Glad you stopped by!
Veronica Scott
Interesting story concept! Enjoyed the excerpt (expected her to call herself a klutz)…..will be interesting to see how it all develops.
Nan
Thanks for coming by, Veronica!!
Skye
Cute! First time they’ve met in the 10 years they’ve worked together? This should be interesting!
Nan
Yup, Skye, first face-to-face meeting, which isn’t at all unusual for a freelance editor and her clients. I have clients that I’ve never even spoken to on the phone, let alone met in person. It’s all about the Internet, babes. Thanks for coming by!!
Teresa Cypher
I love her inner voice! And holy cow–it’s slapstick funny! I like it, Nan! I can hardly wait to read this one…and it doesn’t even have a name yet…
I’m so happy to see you back here! 🙂
Nan
Thank you, Teresa–so glad to be back!! I’m not great at humor, but since she was so nervous about finally meeting him in person, it was the only way to go. 😉
Candace Johnson
I don’t recall ever before reading only eight lines of a WIP and deciding I had to read the entire book! Now hurry and finish it, Nan, so I can! (And I’m excited to begin Books I and II!)
Nan
Thank you, Candace! So glad you enjoyed it and I’m busy, busy writing to the end. I’ll be excited to hear what you think of Books 1 and 2!
Millie Burns
Oh poor thing, she’s all kerfuffled! This little scene made me smile, nicely done!
Nan
Thank, Millie! Glad you got a smile out of it–it worked! Hugs!
Charmaine Gordon
Nicely done, Nan and a delicious way to begin a story. What happens next?
Nan
Hey Charmaine, thanks for coming by…you’ll see next week. I think I’ll stay in this scene a little while.
Marcia
Oh no! I couldn’t help laughing but she must be pretty embarrassed. Ben’s probably embarrassed for her. I bet they get over this pretty quick though.
Nan
You’re right…mostly, they do. Thanks for coming by, Marcia!!