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My short story: "The Librarian and the Porn Star" was released today by Torquere Press.
Yay!:)
I'm posting a little snippet that takes place after the story. These characters are a whole lot of fun to write, and I hope you all like them as much as I do:)
Matt knew Evan had something to say from the way he squirmed in his seat.
Maybe he had an issue with the prices on the menu. Evan was never
comfortable with the wealth Matt had earned from his adult film career. It
wasn't like Evan to not speak his mind - he was far from being the
stereotypical quiet librarian, so this sudden silence had Matt immediately
on edge.
"We could just go grab some burgers if you want to do that instead?" Matt
dropped his menu, willing to just abandon the restaurant if that's what Evan
wanted.
"What? Oh, no, it's fine." Evan grinned. "How often do we get to go out for
a nice dinner?"
Evan picked up one of his forks and started twirling it between two fingers.
A pink flush tinged his cheeks. He looked absolutely adorable and slightly
awkward in his gray suit. Nothing seemed to be able to tame his wild brown
hair and it gave the impression of a little boy playing dress up.
It made Matt want to take him home and rip off his clothes. But first, he
had to find out what was bugging Evan. "Okay then, spill. What's up?"
Evan took a deep breath and for a moment Matt worried. Then he spat it out:
"I want to organize your library."
"What?"
"All those books! You've got them shelved by color and size!" Evan looked
about ready to burst. "I want to catalog them! Assign them call numbers!
Create a relational database and include your video collection..."
Matt raised his hand to summon the waiter. Dinner could wait. "So you want
to handle my books?" He dropped his voice low and watched as Evan's eyes
glazed over and he wet his lips. "Put them in order? Show them you're in
charge?"
"Oh my God, how do you do that?" Evan groaned. "Cataloging should not sound
dirty."
Matt grinned. It was good to know he still had it. "You say you don't want
to head back to my place and explore my library?"
Evan laughed. "Let's go."
Yay!:)
I'm posting a little snippet that takes place after the story. These characters are a whole lot of fun to write, and I hope you all like them as much as I do:)
Matt knew Evan had something to say from the way he squirmed in his seat.
Maybe he had an issue with the prices on the menu. Evan was never
comfortable with the wealth Matt had earned from his adult film career. It
wasn't like Evan to not speak his mind - he was far from being the
stereotypical quiet librarian, so this sudden silence had Matt immediately
on edge.
"We could just go grab some burgers if you want to do that instead?" Matt
dropped his menu, willing to just abandon the restaurant if that's what Evan
wanted.
"What? Oh, no, it's fine." Evan grinned. "How often do we get to go out for
a nice dinner?"
Evan picked up one of his forks and started twirling it between two fingers.
A pink flush tinged his cheeks. He looked absolutely adorable and slightly
awkward in his gray suit. Nothing seemed to be able to tame his wild brown
hair and it gave the impression of a little boy playing dress up.
It made Matt want to take him home and rip off his clothes. But first, he
had to find out what was bugging Evan. "Okay then, spill. What's up?"
Evan took a deep breath and for a moment Matt worried. Then he spat it out:
"I want to organize your library."
"What?"
"All those books! You've got them shelved by color and size!" Evan looked
about ready to burst. "I want to catalog them! Assign them call numbers!
Create a relational database and include your video collection..."
Matt raised his hand to summon the waiter. Dinner could wait. "So you want
to handle my books?" He dropped his voice low and watched as Evan's eyes
glazed over and he wet his lips. "Put them in order? Show them you're in
charge?"
"Oh my God, how do you do that?" Evan groaned. "Cataloging should not sound
dirty."
Matt grinned. It was good to know he still had it. "You say you don't want
to head back to my place and explore my library?"
Evan laughed. "Let's go."
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