by Palmer, Dee
“Why?” I am confused, but she looks like I have just asked the dumbest question.
“I used you laundry facilities. Sky said I could. I’ll pay for the washing tablet, but I need my clothes. You have them all ….” She bites her words out and I fight back a grin. She is in no position to be snarky with me.
“Not all your clothes.” I casually glance at the T-shirt she has borrowed from one of my drawers.
Her eyes dip to where my gaze is focused and she tugs at the material for emphasis. “This is yours…I just used it while mine was washing. Everything I own is in your machine!” She is fighting her frustration. I can see the open hostility in her glare, and the way she is biting her cheek to physically stop herself from speaking. She is just itching to rip my fucking bollocks off.
“You’re right…that is my T-shirt.” I cup my hand in the universal sign language of ‘hand it over’. The shock on her face is priceless.
“What? No!” She shouts out indignantly. Couple that with the haughty look and her air of stubborn arrogance, just brings out the best in me. “My T-shirt. You either give it to me, or I will take it from you.” I grin and she takes a step back, then crosses her arms once more. It’s cute, her tiny frame trying to emanate any kind of barrier.
“You wouldn’t?” Her voice is a whisper and her eyes are wide like saucers---deep blue mesmerising saucers. I step up to her, but don’t say a single word. I silently wait…and wait. Her eyes narrow and she huffs. “You’re an arsehole, you know that?” I wait some more… “Fine!” She steps away, creating enough space to roughly pull the T-shirt from her body before flinging it with some considerable force at my face. Not the first time today I catch the missile aimed at my head, but this time I hold it. She has cupped her breasts. I was right, no bra. My eyes flick down her body and my mouth slides into the smuggest smile I can manage.
“No…no, please.” Her breathy pleas go straight to my cock, which would be caged in a pair of loose fitted boxer shorts but she is wearing them. Well, she is wearing a pair of them at least. Even with the tight elasticated waist, the oversized underwear hangs deliciously from her slender hips. Her delicate curves are no match for the might of gravity pulling the shorts further down her body exposing even more skin.
“Oh dear,” I say solemnly, but with no remorse. “Those would be mine as well, I believe hmmm?” I tap my finger lightly on my chin, as if pondering this great conundrum. “What to do? What to do?”
“Please, Ethan.” My name on her lips sounds…strange…familiar…sexy. I like it and fuck, I could get used to her pleading.
“I’m nothing, if I’m not a gentleman.” I offer, but just as she steps forward misunderstanding the limits of my chivalry, I push the door closed in her face. I let her keep the pants.
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Because I wrote these book back to back before I sent them to my editor, my thanks are pretty much to the same people. Having said that I am adding a few, and I hope I get everyone but if I don’t i’ll try and make it up in next time. (ooo I hope there is a next time!). As a complete unknown and a social media virgin I have been overwhelmed by the help and support from the Indy Author and Blogger community. So thank you to Francesca at Francesca Romance Reviews for my cover reveal and Blog tour, to FMR Book Grind for my blitz promotions: Kelly at Kellys Kindle Konfessions and Schmexy Girl, Book Bellas, Shh Moms Reading, SBC, Red Hot Reads, EscapeNBooks, J J Book Bangers and Philomena at 2 and Friends who Promote and all of the other lovely bloggers (I’m sorry if I;ve missed anyone feel free to kick my arse) . . . I’d like to thank Stylo Fantome and Georgie Ramsey for their collective wisdom. Also the Indie Writers Unite—there is not a question that goes un-answered and it helps to know there are many of us bobbing around, if not in the same sea certainly in a similar rickety floating device.
Kymme and Lynn, I know you got top billing previously but you deserve it for your tireless encouragement. That goes to for you too Katie for shamelessly pimping me to all your friends and pestering them for reviews—you’re a star. To Joan for the inspirational photographs . . . you know the ones ;) and for pushing my work in your groups . . . Super happy you are on my team.<3.
To other authors who take the time to reply to even the silliest of query or message . . . you probably have no idea how disproportionately happy each bit of communication make me so thank you . . . Jodi Ellen Malpas, Kitty French, Christine D Reiss, Ker Dukey, Pepper Winters
My husband and children for tolerating my long absences from the family, in both body and mind.
My editor Philippa ,Angela for my beautiful cover designs and Stacey for making it all pretty for the publishing! And not lastly but certainly importantly (again) all the bloggers that have taken the time to reply to my review requests and have shown an interest in wanting more; THANK YOU :)
But mostly, I’d like to thank you, for choosing to buy my book and taking the time to read it—a huge, I mean really huge, thank you. You will never know how incredibly grateful and honoured I am that you have. I would like to ask one more favour, if you enjoyed my book please leave your review at Amazon.com, or Amazon.co.uk or Goodreads (or go cut and paste crazy and leave it at all three :)
Reviews are the life blood for an unknown like me and I am really grateful when you do take the time to post. Also, I will always answer emails and messages, it may take a while but I promise I will get back to you.
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Thinking Out Loud—Ed Sheeran
Take Me To Church—Hosier
Run—Snow Patrol
Chasing Cars— Snow Patrol
Make This Go On Forever—Snow Patrol
Changing —Linkin Park
Best of You —Foo Fighters
Halo—Florence and the Machine
The Only One —James Blunt
My Immortal —Evanescence
Focus—Emma’s Imagination
Big Big World—Emilia
How Long Will I Love You —Ellie Goulding
Figure 8—Ellie Goulding
Tessilate —Ellie Goulding
I Know You Care —Ellie Goulding
(Had a bit of an Ellie Goulding thing going on)
Wheels —Lone Justince
Heavy Cross —The Gossip
Stay With Me—Sam Smith
Orbiting —The Weepies
I have been asked recently what I hoped would happen from publishing my first book. Honestly, I hadn’t thought that far ahead. I enjoyed taking a bit of me time . . . still do. I never expected anything from my writing . . . my reward was that I had been allowed some this time to write this story . . . I mean how self indulgent is that when you run your own business with the family and you still have a family that depend on you? Precious time to do what I really enjoyed was what I wanted . . . Oh and perhaps that a few others would enjoy what I had written, because lets face it . . . who doesn’t like a little external validation once in a while. It’s been three months since I pressed the publish button on Never A Choice and I have been blown away by the response, reviews and personal messages I have received. So in case I missed it previously I would like to thank everyone that took time to message me, write a review or simply buy my books . . . You totally rock!!
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