Why, hello there, Wednesday! You sure crept up fast. The last week has been a blur. This is our busy time of year, so most of my energy goes to remembering who needs to be where on what days so we don’t miss any dress rehearsals or performances. I’ll be lucky if I remember my own name come mid-June.
Meanwhile, I’m back to editing Lower Education (I think the title is sticking, at least for now). I have several significant changes to make, none of which really impact the plot but all of which will make it by far a better story. I’m not quite ready to talk about why I’ve reverted to an older story, but I’ll fill everyone in on the details when I can. That means I won’t have as much time to devote to Cat and Micah. Not because I don’t have time but because I need to go back to being in Phin’s head for a bit, which makes it harder to write other perspectives.
Anyway, in honor of that, I thought you might enjoy this tasty tidbit. I’m backtracking a little; this takes place before Micah arrives at the lake house. It may or may not stay in the story, but when I wrote it, I couldn’t resist throwing it in there. My math is non-existent; you get 5 sentences for the 5th month because I had to make this fit somehow.
It didn’t help that the final days of the school year were marred by visits from the good folks at District Office and some consultant the school had hired to “fix” their academic slump before it became a serious problem. The entire fifth grade team was hauled into a meeting to listen to the consultant rattle off a string of suggestions for improvement. Micah noted that the man they’d hired was reasonably attractive—and had a nice ass—which meant he could look like he was paying rapt attention if the meeting was dull. As it turned out, the consultant was competent and his improvement plan was not only interesting but manageable. On the down side, he had clearly caught Micah looking because on his way out, he gave Micah a sly look and half a smirk.
Someone obviously still thinks pretty highly of himself.
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hahaha!! I think this should stay in. It sounds like Micah is staring at Phin. =P
😉 Yup. The humor would be lost on anyone who hadn’t read the other one, which is why I wasn’t sure. On the other hand, it also gives us a bit about Micah that (in the storyline, not in my WIP posts) hasn’t been divulged.
Haha, well I guess that’s one way to stay entertained during a meeting. 🙂 Good luck with all the busyness!
😀 It sure is. And thank you—it helps that the kids are so excited; that keeps me from feeling too overwhelmed.
I like that Micah expects to be bored, but ends up learning something. 🙂
LOL! Yeah, he learned about the consultant’s fine rear end. 😉
So Phin is in both stories? Or just Lowered Education (I keep thinking of Hired Education, but that’s just me)….
Ah, Micah! You’re a sucker for a cute bum, I see. 😀
Technically, Phin’s only in Lower Education. But this scene is kind of like an “easter egg” on a DVD—anyone who reads Lower Education would spot it and be amused.
Yes, Micah is pretty much a sucker for cute in general, but he likes to deny it. 🙂
I love the idea of “easter eggs” like that, Amy. I’ve thrown a few here and there in my stories too.
I’m a bit curious about Micah and his attractions… might his interests be part of why his father didn’t favor him as much? Just curious as it adds another layer to the family dynamic whatever the answer ends up being.
That’s part of it, though it’s complicated. I think once I’m back to writing this I’ll probably allow a little bit of a reveal then.
I love this. Micah’s feeling pretty damned saucy, isn’t he? Nothing like a cute butt to do that. Although I tend to focus on eyes…
I would love more of this scene – I want to be with Micah through the whole meeting, while he appreciates and, I assume, imagines getting to know that fine behind better….
I would love to write that scene, but it’s of very little importance to the story other than establishing that Micah likes men (and throwing Phin in there for fun). Maybe I’ll write it anyway just to see what happens. 🙂
Great scene Amy! You set the scene well. I like how Micah sizes up one of the men there. 🙂
Well, a nice view *does* make meetings go by faster. 😉
Amy! Nice work here and I think it’s a keeper, but that’s just me. I really love the last line. 🙂
The consensus seems to be to keep it. I think I just may do that, at least until my beta readers eventually get hold of it. LOL!
I wish I had something like that to keep me occupied during our weekly team meeting. I say keep it. You can always take it out later if need be. It’s a revealing piece.
Oh, it’s definitely staying for now. Yeah, when I was a school employee, none of our meetings were ever that interesting.
Teeheehee, this whole excerpt made me grin. I especially like the last line about him getting caught. 😀
Yeah, that was fun to write. 🙂