Turkeys and Fairy TalesMira didn't give a damn for fairy tales. First and foremost, she was a realist, and reality dictated that if something could go wrong, it would go wrong.Turkeys and Fairy Tales
And it had gone wrong.
The fresh cranberries for the cranberry sauce rolled across the kitchen floor. The grocery store romance novel lay face down in a puddle of White Burgundy, and broken glass sparkled in a thousand razor sharp pieces across the kitchen tile.
But worst of all, it was nibbling on the main course.
"No, no, no! What are you doing?"
It spared her a glance, clearly unimpressed. Bar
BurnedRachel stumbled halfway across the thresh hold. Nico caught her arm before he realized just who he was saving. His eyes bulged and his jaw dropped and he pulled his hands back as though he'd been burned.Burned
“Oh no. Not in a million years.”
Her smile felt tight, “This isn't my fault.”
The last time she partnered with him, a fire destroyed half of the industrial district. His shoulder had sizzled like a side of bacon before either of them realized just how bad things were. Words were exchanged along with the vow to steer clear of each other at any cost.
RejectedHe was there when she rounded the corner. She cursed her own stupidity for not letting the vampire hunter handle things like she should have. But Ella had thought the vampire's interest was just a passing thing.Rejected
“Ella,” he said, “I've tried to stay away, but I had to see you.”
He blocked the stairs to her apartment. Not that she was fast enough to out run him anyway, but she liked to think she had a chance. Heck, if she could get the door open, there was hope.
His fangs dented his lower lip as he smiled.
“Go away, Edmond,” she said, but
Brain hurts. Nanowrimo punishing me...
Spidey Sense
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“I don’t ignore you. I just pretend I don’t hear you.”
- Dad
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“The true harvest of my life is intangible
a little star dust caught,
a portion of the rainbow I have clutched”
- Henry David Thoreau
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