Tag: #mmromance
The Hotel – and Food
Peter’s eyes didn’t focus suddenly. Instead they closed and then quickly opened. He shook his head and laughed, “I am more tired than a man ought to be with another four or five hours of driving to go. What would you say to the idea of staying here tonight? I don’t want to disappoint you…
Going to Scotland
“Can you carry on bringing everything over? I’ll get inside and try to arrange everything so it doesn’t get damaged on the journey,” Will said as he saw them. They worked quietly and efficiently, aware of Peter’s eyes upon them. After a while he seemed to shake off the thought that was absorbing him and…
Peter Arrives
Lizzie and Timonthy exchanged looks of caution. Gerard’s leg pushed against Timonthy’s. He thought it was a warning until he looked at Gerard’s face and saw it was more of an unseen embrace. Perhaps he was feeling a little tense too and in need of reassurance. Lizzie and Paris were distracted by the new arrival…
Peter is expected
His tone and enthusiasm reassured him that Paris was untainted with the misery of wrongdoing. This relief made him feel unbowed, able to enjoy the view, the meal and the company. “We ought to move everything around the front again when we’ve finished eating,” Will said to Gerard. “Do you think that Peter will be…
Extract 27
“I think I would prefer Timon,” Paris said pursing her lips as if debating the matter internally. “Well, classical names are probably more popular now than they were when I was a boy,” Timonthy mused. “But you see it seemed apt, when Lizzie and I were thinking of names, that we picked something classical too.…
Extract 26
He came back and picked unenthusiastically at the remains of his dessert: some sort of uninspiring variant on a cheesecake. “Unusual stuff!” Gerard said. He had chosen the same although he had managed to finish his, presumably with the appetite built up after a day working hard in the garden. “Yes, I think I…
Extract 24
He returned to the dining area. As he passed the bar he looked over and noticed the two men’s drinks were low again. He caught Lizzie’s eye and asked her in signs if she wanted another. She pointed at Paris and mouthed Coke with another shrug. “Why aren’t you drinking?” he asked Paris quietly as…
Extract 23
Timonthy felt that hint of irritation again. Gerard was surely playing stupid, avoiding answering any pertinent questions and diverting the conversation where he wanted. Timonthy felt manipulated – a puppet in the hands of his master. It was not completely unpleasant but always he had that internal voice telling him to be careful: not to…
Book Five / Ext. 21
“Yes I will,” he promised. “And give it back to them after?” There was a definite tone in her voice that suggested she thought this would be foolish. “Well,” he thought about it, “as far as we know, this is what Stolid arranged, to look after his garden and house. I don’t see I will…