Sunday, October 9, 2011

33rd Six Sentence Sunday...From The Falstaff Vampire Files - a little hope at the end of the day

From The Falstaff Vasmpire Files, therapist Kristin Marlowe's day goes off the rails when her client's vampire-obsessed fiance is revealed as Kristin's own younger lover. After this bombshell, she must listen to a married client whine for an hour about how he can't find "no strings attached" romantic love in the personals. Kristin walks over to a fellow therapist's house to vent and a stranger answers the door.

This man was not handsome, but commanding with unruly gray streaked dark hair cut short but starting to curl already. Startlingly black eyebrows framed penetrating green eyes with sparks of hazel. What really caught my attention was the mischievous quirk of his mouth as if he were just about to tell a great secret. I liked and trusted him instinctively without knowing why.

Of course, I’d been wrong before--witness my reaction to Hal. But something about this man drew a pang of attraction from me that was welcome in that it dulled the pain of Hal’s betrayal.

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15 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 9, 2011 at 1:49 AM

    Wonderful six, beautifully written description. I loved it..and want to meet him!

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  2. D CarneyOctober 9, 2011 at 8:14 AM

    I like how she's recognizes she can't really trust her immediate reaction to him.

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  3. Laura KayeOctober 9, 2011 at 8:31 AM

    Dun dun dun! Great introduction and description!

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  4. AnonymousOctober 9, 2011 at 9:28 AM

    dull the pain of betrayal - I am curious who he is - sounds divine

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  5. Lynne MurrayOctober 9, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    Thanks Alix, Dee, Laura & Sassy, more of this intriguing stranger next week! (arrgh! More attitude from Yahoo, apologies if this is a dupe comment!)

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  6. J.C. MartinOctober 9, 2011 at 1:48 PM

    NOT handsome? He sounds positively dashing! And the last line is just perfect -- all in all, a great six!

    J.C.

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  7. Lynne MurrayOctober 9, 2011 at 2:14 PM

    Thanks, J.C., I think that glint in the eye makes him handsome all in itself!

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  8. Gem SivadOctober 9, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    Focus on a new man, that's the ticket. And when the new man happens to be sexy and intriguing, all the better. Great six!

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  9. Vivien DeanOctober 9, 2011 at 4:49 PM

    Great description. Thanks for sharing!

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  10. UnknownOctober 9, 2011 at 5:25 PM

    I can picture this man so clearly. Great job!

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  11. Lynne MurrayOctober 9, 2011 at 6:45 PM

    I agree, Gem, onward and upward, that's the best way to heal!

    Thanks, Vivien and Eleri, this guy has some unexpected depths!

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  12. 1000th.monkeyOctober 10, 2011 at 12:43 PM

    Nice description. I can clearly visualize him :)

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  13. Lynne MurrayOctober 10, 2011 at 5:06 PM

    Thanks, 1000th monkey!

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  14. Siobhan MuirOctober 11, 2011 at 5:55 PM

    I love the way you describe and build him, and I like her certainty in her distrust but her need to trust him anyway. Well done.

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  15. E. JamieOctober 15, 2011 at 7:37 PM

    Great six!

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