Howdy, peeps! How’s everything? For anyone who missed last week’s snippet, I’ve switched things up a bit and turned my focus to a pair of secondary characters in Learning to Love who eventually, begrudgingly, get their very own happily ever after, too. 😀 Read on for more from Hannah and “Dog Leash Dude”!
Continuing from where we left off…
“Muffy is extremely well-behaved. I had her on the leash for most of the walk anyway, and…I mean, not that it’s any of your business, but—”
“Is that a retractable leash?”
“Yes,” she said, crossing her arms. “Why?”
“You’re almost better off not using it, then”
“Use a leash, don’t use a leash. I’m getting a lot of mixed messages here. You’re talking to a woman who owns an entire store devoted to dogs. I think I know a thing or two about—”
***End of WWW post, but carry on to finish this sequence.***
“Dogs wander too far on retractable leashes. They might get caught in traffic or make unwanted contact with other dogs. The cord can break or snap back and injure the person carrying it…”
Hannah faked a yawn as he prattled on about leashes like he’d invented the damn things. But when she tuned him out, her other senses betrayed her and focused in on the rest of him. All the parts that weren’t talking. And they were kinda nice parts. Thick waves of chestnut hair stirred in the morning breeze. Dark-rimmed glasses framed brown eyes that gleamed with a fervor she found both disturbing and oddly spellbinding. He wore a fitted T-shirt that clung to his torso in all the right places, and his long legs were encased in work-worn denim that made her wonder just what kind of work this man did, because he had a sexy Clark Kent vibe going on—not that she’d ever tell him.
Here’s the blurb:
Rebecca Ledgerwood is a physical education teacher who’s ready to invest some sweat equity into a lasting romance. On a whim, she has her palm read before summer vacation ends, and she’s told she’s an old soul who’ll find happiness with a younger man.
William Whitney leaves an unfulfilling career to pursue teaching and gets placed at Rebecca’s school for his physical education practicum. He’s desperate to make a difference, convinced that the choices he made in the past contributed to his younger sister’s death. Kendal High School is nothing like the prep school he attended as a teenager, but he’s determined to make the most of his time there, especially if it makes Rebecca notice him.
Though they come from vastly different backgrounds, there’s an undeniable chemistry that sparks between the two. They resist, as they must, until his practicum ends, but when he’s offered a teaching position at his former prep school, will he take the easy way out, or fight for what’s right in front of him?
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Having worked for many years at a pet supply store, I know all the dangers of restractable leashes. But, I don’t think she’s paying attention to him anyway.
She’s not…yet. But rest assured, she will hear him out eventually. Thanks for stopping by, Jessica! 🙂
Well her focus is pretty well on the eye candy, not the brains in this guy. 🙂 Works for me and apparently for her too. I love a secondary romance story!
😀 Glad it’s workin’ for ya! I’ve had so much fun writing these two. They’re definitely good for some comedic relief!
Whatever other qualities he may have, he sounds a bit too much of a busybody for my liking! The “not that it’s any of your business” part really said it all 🙂
Not that it’s any of your business, but I totally agree! 😛 Lol thanks, Ian!
Personally, I tend to agree with him about retractable leashes being pretty useless.
Good, he’ll be happy to have you on his side! 🙂
Awww, I like this snippet and the way she’s studying him while tuning him out LOL. Great excerpt…having only a cat, I have no opinion on leashes, retractable or otherwise!
You mean, you never walk your cat on a leash? How sad. 😉 Haha, thanks, Veronica!
Since I don’t have dogs any more, I’ll pass on the leash comments. 🙂 I do like the way she checks him out, despite his lecture. Cute.
I’m sure he likes it, too, even if he’s not ready to admit it yet. 😉 Thanks, Diane!
Love that she can tune him out while taking the rest of him in. lol I don’t like retractable leashes either.
Too funny! I like these characters! And I love that you’re building on the characters in this story to launch the next from. 🙂
Marvelous description, by the way!
I enjoyed the “sexy Clark Kent vibe,” Immediately my brain went YES! Great Snippet!
I don’t own pets myself, but I have done my share of pet sitting. And I guess I am on the short-list. I like retractable leashes. It allows the pet to explore a little without having to follow them into an area where you don’t want to walk. Or you can tighten it up to keep them close by and not have this big long leash that will get all tangled up or wadded up in your hand. All leashes aside, loved the tuning out and losing the speech to take in the view. Great snippet.