The Ice Marathon
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“Where were we?” he mused, before climbing on top of me. “Remember what you did to me?” he asked, lifting up my skirt. “I’ve been wanting to get you back for ten months.” He held me down with his left hand. Reflected in the television screen, I saw him unbuttoning the flies of his jeans …
* * *
Half an hour later, we lay together on the sofa, naked in each other’s arms – two-all on aggregate. I hadn’t expected the rematch to be quite so … enthusiastic. Apparently, the passion hadn’t come from hatred, we just happened to be a particularly electric combination.
Then, slowly my post-orgasmic ecstasy began to fade and the reality of the situation started to creep into my consciousness. What the hell just happened? Did I just have sex with my housemate? Well, I supposed he was the father of my child, so it wasn’t entirely without precedent.
“Where now?” he asked, taking the words right out of my mouth.
‘Where?’ indeed. Did this mean we were going to be a couple now? Was he going to call me his girlfriend? Given that we already shared a child, casually dating seemed out of the question. But diving straight into a serious relationship would bring problems of its own …
I was surprised to find that I wasn’t anxious about the future. In fact, I felt as though an important part of my life had clicked into place. I don’t know exactly when we fell in love, but I knew that we had.
I took a deep breath and replied, “I was thinking, perhaps, on the table?”
Also by Rosen Trevithick ...
Collections
Seesaw (Volume I)
Seesaw (Volume II)
Novels
Pompomberry House (Humour)
Straight Out of University (Humour)
Novellas
My Granny Writes Erotica (Humour)
My Granny Writes Erotica 2 (Humour)
Short Stories
London, the Doggy and Me (Humour)
Lipstick and Knickers (Humour)
A Royal Mess (Humour)
The Other Daughter (Psychological)
The Selfish Act (Psychological)
On the Rocks (Psychological)
Children's Books
The Troll Trap (Smelly Trolls 1)
Mr Splendiferous and the Troublesome Trolls (Smelly Trolls 2)
Trolls on Ice (Smelly Trolls 3)
Gourmet Girl Burger (Short story)
The First Trollogy (Smelly Trolls 1-3)
Monster Avengers (Co-written with 300 children)
Seesaw Volume II
Rosen's Second Short Story Collection
Will writing erotica save a grandmother from financial ruin? Where is Emma’s baby and why hasn’t he been returned to her? And will a boy be able to stop his little sister from being made into a gourmet girl burger?
Following Rosen’s acclaimed Seesaw collection, Volume II continues alternating between outrageous comedy and more sinister, psychological tales. At the core are two very different novellas – My Granny Writes Erotica and The Ice Marathon – alongside brand new short stories.
The preface continues Rosen’s own story, inviting you to share in her rocky but exciting journey from long-term incapacity to professional author.
Seesaw
Rosen's First Short Story Collection
So called because of its alternation between laugh out loud comedy and more sinister, psychological tales, Seesaw showcases some of Rosen’s most loved shorts, alongside some previously unpublished bite-sized tales.
Includes number one best-selling humorous fiction Lipstick and Knickers as well as critically acclaimed drama The Other Daughter.
The collection contains a heartfelt preface about Rosen’s own life, and two stories that explore living with a mental health problem.
This highly praised collection is renowned for taking readers through the gamut of emotions, bringing tears of both sorrow and laughter.
About Rosen Trevithick
Rosen is a British bestselling author, who writes fiction for children and adults.
She was born in Cornwall and grew up on Restronguet Creek. She studied Experimental Psychology at St Catherine’s College, Oxford, before moving back to the West Country. She now lives in Falmouth with two imaginary cats, fantasising about getting a real one.
In 2011 Rosen was an aspiring author. Writing was a hobby. The following January sales of her books took off. Readers have now downloaded over a quarter of a million copies of her books.
Rosen has a variety of books in print including Pompomberry House and two Seesaw collections, as well as over a dozen digital titles.
In 2013 she founded the Smelly Troll series – children’s chapter books written by Rosen and illustrated by Katie W. Stewart. The series, which begins with The Troll Trap, has inspired hundreds of children to get involved in creative writing.
Rosen writes in a variety of genres with a strong leaning towards comedy. She has also dabbled in psychological fiction and mystery writing.
She loves wild swimming, mountain biking, interesting boots, quiffs, ‘sampling’ chocolate and cooking tasty treats. She dislikes house spiders, doing laundry and people putting costumes on their cats.
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