It`s time for Tuesday
Tales.
Today we have a snippet
from Liam According to Liam, my
current MM hockey romance novella. I’d found this half-finished tale in my
files recently and fell back in love with the premise as I read over what I’d
written way back in 2016. Since this is close to being done, this might be the
only peek into this novella that I’ll be able to share. Don’t hate me! *hides behind couch*
A short synopsis is that
web-designer Mike Kneller took in his younger sister when she turned up
pregnant at sixteen and their parents threw her out. Now he helps keep an eye
on his nephew, Liam, as he works at home. Mike also blogs on the side, and his
blog is titled ‘Life According to Liam’. Mike is a huge fan of the Pittsburgh
Ravens and their goalie, Bryn Mettler.
Life being what it can
be, Bryn is shown Mike’s blog and the star netminder finds himself drawn to the
man with the sparling green eyes and easy laugh. The two meet and sparks fly.
In this scene, Mike and
Bryn are having coffee at a small eatery. This week is our picture prompt and
all snippets must be 300 words or thereabouts.
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!
I found out a few weeks
later, when I joined him for lunch in a small eatery just a block down from the
arena. It was a quaint little place smack dab in the city, decorated with
country furnishings such as butter churns and hutch cupboards painted white and
blue, calico drapes, and old-fashioned paintings of farms on the white-washed
walls.
“How was morning skate?”
I asked as I dumped some cream into my coffee.
“Well enough. We’ll see
if performance improves on the ice tonight. Michael, I’m glad you could join me
here on such short notice. I know you’ve been working on your job requests.”
“Please, as if filling
out another online job submission can compare to joining you for coffee and
Danish.” I smiled at him but got a skittish sort of look in return. A flicker
of unease lit up in my belly. “Is there something wrong?”
“No, no. Nothing wrong
just…” he trailed off, his gaze on the dark blue mug resting between his palms.
He raised his eyes from his coffee to me. “I want you to move in with me.” We
sat there staring at each other like two dimwitted dolts. When I said nothing
in reply because my brain had screeched to a sudden stop, he fumbled over
himself to try to make things less awkward. “I know that was sudden, yes? Yes,
it was too sudden, but we’ve been dating for several months now and I’ve been
contemplating bringing up the subject but…well, life would interfere, or I’d
lose confidence in myself. Then Liam called me Uncle Bryn and somehow, deep
down, I knew that I wanted to be part of your family. I want more than what we
have now, Michael. I want to wake up beside you every day, see you blink awake
and glance at me then smile as you do as if I were the most glorious thing on
the planet.”
Copyright 2018
©by V.L. Locey
*~*~*
Click on the link below to return to the Tuesday Tales main blog
for more great reads from the Tuesday Tales authors.
4 comments:
Well done. Good luck with your story.
What a lovely, romantic moment!! Great story. Can't wait to see how Liam reacts to his new uncle moving in.
Wow! What an awesome brief glimpse! I love their attraction even if it was awkward. And I can feel how they feel. Great job!
nice segue into the picture prompt.
Post a Comment