It`s time for Tuesday
Tales.
Today we have a snippet
from the third Harrisburg Railers MM hockey romance book, Deep Edge, that I’m coauthoring
with Rj Scott. In this excerpt, we get to meet one of the two leading men,
Trent Hanson, a famous figure skater who has fallen on hard times.
Our word prompt today is “Earth”.
This story may have gay
erotic scenes, strong social issues addressed and mature language. If those
things offend now is the time to move onto another Tuesday Tales blog. Thanks
for stopping by!
Gayle sat down behind her desk, smiled at
me yet again, and folded her hands in front of her. I raised a freshly plucked
eyebrow. She was still trying to get a handle on me. Tobey & Troy was the
largest athletic representation firm in Philly. They handled most of the
Eagles, Sixers, and Flyers as well as several tennis players. And now they had
me. Trent Lawrence Hanson. Famed gay figure skater and next in line to be a
Dickens character in real life. Please, Sir, can I have more? Ugh. As if I’d
eat gruel. What if I had too? What on earth
would I do? The thought was too much to bear.
“I think that now that the legal issues
with your father—”
“Stepfather,” I quickly reminded her.
“Yes, sorry, stepfather. Well, now that
he’s been convicted and is serving his time I think it’s time we start working
on marketing you in a positive light.” She smiled again, nervously, and leveled
light blue eyes at me. “Where are you in terms of returning to competitive
skating?”
I glanced out the windows at Ben Franklin
standing atop City Hall. I began running my hands over the flaps of thin cotton
lying over my thighs.
“I have no money, my professional
reputation is shot, and my rink and my mother’s house are both two months away
from foreclosure. Do you honestly think that I could find the mental clarity
and focus to skate again?” As soon as I heard how bitchy I sounded I placed a
hand over my mouth. “I’m so sorry,” I mumbled into my fingers.
“It’s quite understandable,” she replied.
She was far too nice to be saddled with a miserable cow bag like me. I wanted
to cry but didn’t. I’d do that later when I visited Mom and Lola. “Would you like
something to drink?”
“Water would be
lovely,” I coughed into my fingers. She rang her receptionist. “I’m better now.
See.” I lowered my hand and smiled brilliantly at her.
Gayle nodded
but melancholy lingered in her gaze. A tiny blonde hurried in with a bottle of
water and handed it to me. I was about to ask if she could possibly find a cold
one but I bit my tongue. Bitchy Trent had already escaped once today.
“Thank you.”
She nodded and scurried out, closing the door behind her slim backside. Her
shoes were terrible. Who wears black flats with a peach dress in late June?
Honestly women, learn how to dress. I took tiny sips of the tepid water. Gayle
waited. I capped the bottle and balanced it in my left hand so my coat didn’t
get watermarked. I was a beggar now. I had to keep my wardrobe in good shape.
Tears threatened again. Gayle broke into the building weep fest.
“I understand
that you’re not mentally ready to return to figure skating. To that end, we
need to find you something to do that will bring in good money so you can get
your assets back in sound fiscal shape.”
“You mean pull
my rink and my mother’s house out of the snapping jaws of foreclosure?”
“Well, I’d not
have been quite that dramatic…”
“Few are,” I
sighed as I returned to working out the crinkles in my duster.
“Right, well,
I’ve been approached by GLBTQtv about a reality show with you as the star.”
My mouth
dropped to my chest. “Get. Out.”
Copyright 2017
©by V.L. Locey
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6 comments:
I totally love this guy, even bitchy Trent. I love where his thought process goes while he's trying to figure out his situation. Can't wait to read more!
Interesting opportunity!
Ooh this. Sounds good
loving this so far and the financial transactions lawyer in me particularly loves this line: “You mean pull my rink and my mother’s house out of the snapping jaws of foreclosure?”
What a great character piece! And with a fabulous surprise ending. Well done!
I love him - even as Bitchy Trent. He's a great character and someone I'd love to meet.
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