Clear blue eyes. Watching. Staring.
Seeing into his soul.
"I'm waiting." The soft voice echoed around the room. It danced on the motes of dust that glittered in the soft sunlight, and caught the breeze that tossed the words into the air.
"Are you ready?"
Was he?
"It's now or never Niven. Our time has come. Will you stay or will you renege? Do you have faith in your convictions or do you think so little of them you're going to run?" The voice dropped even lower. "Or is it me you don't trust? Me who is the weak link? Me who isn't enough?"
"No." His voice was loud in the quiet room. How could he convince her. "No, never you never that. I'm just a stupid man thats all. You know..." He shrugged, even though she wouldn't see. "I'm ready."
"Oh so good." Her voice took on a purring tone. exciting, enticing and all woman who knew...
Her eyes closed briefly. "Later..."
The screen went blank.
He grinned, closed Skype down and shut his lap top. He adjusted his bowtie, picked up his top hat, checked his buttonhole, and went to start the rest of his life.
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I didn't know where this was going and I Iove the twist!
ReplyDeleteI wasn't sure at first either, but I really liked the "fly on the wall" aspect; like we just happened to enter into this man's life unheard. You just made a voyeur of me! Now I want to know where he was going!
ReplyDeleteI am still not sure where this is going, but she has control and he a clear weakness. This is intriguing, to say the least.
ReplyDeleteThis is exactly the kind of tease I love to read. There is so much possibility, so many directions my mind tries to go. Love this one, Raven.
ReplyDeleteDamn! What a disappointment. You built tension and expectations and then.. I love how you started with these lines- "The soft voice echoed around the room. It danced on the motes of dust that glittered in the soft sunlight, and caught the breeze that tossed the words into the air."
ReplyDeleteWow! I was lost, but I loved it. Great tease...I want more!
ReplyDeleteI want to know more! Fab tease
ReplyDeleteIntriguing. Great writing, and I'm curious about both characters!
ReplyDeleteI wonder what's going on here. Nice.
ReplyDeleteAlso came for your mid week tease, sweetie.
Some beautiful description here along with a fascinating dynamic between the two characters. Truly teasing - all sorts of possibilities with these two...
ReplyDeleteAnd now you have me on tenterhooks. I just have to know the next bit. Great teaser
ReplyDeleteGreat tease that definitely has me wanting to read a lot more
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