It’s Wednesday! This weekend marks the last of the Big Events for my kids. Unfortunately, that means two dance recitals in one weekend. The cool thing is the dance drama they’re doing for Irish dance. Then one more week of dance classes (party time!), less than two weeks of school, and…summer vacation! (For them, not really for me.) As much as I love watching my kids perform, it’s also nice to have it behind us.
I’m working on several projects at once, since I have several things due this summer. I’m not sure how much more I’m going to post on Anthem and whether I’ll switch to another project or stick with this since it’s still in edits. I’m absolutely dying to share a bit of my Top Secret Project, so I’ll probably give you a teeny, tiny teaser at some point.
This week’s snippet follows last week’s. Andre has asked “Trey” (aka Trevor) to dance, and they may or may not be getting a bit carried away with New Year’s Eve festivities. This is steamy but not explicit, though there’s an implication something else might follow.
WIPmath: 6/10/15 = 10 + 15 = 25 – 6 = 19 sentences
The music and the booze coursed through Andre, and he leaned in closer. He and Trey were pushed together partly by the crowd and partly of their own volition. Inhaling deeply, he took in the scent of Trey’s skin, a heady combination of sweat, soap, and alcohol.
Andre took a chance. He leaned up to speak into Trey’s ear. “It’s customary to kiss someone at midnight.”
Trey’s breath tickled his face. “And how close are we to midnight?”
“Close enough.”
Trey slid his cheek against Andre’s, the rough stubble creating delicious friction just before their mouths joined. It should just have been a brief kiss, something to welcome January first and no more. Except once they’d started, it was like wildfire. Andre sensed a change in Trey, almost an animal hunger. He kissed Andre feverishly, and Andre returned it with equal intensity. In a matter of seconds, they were tangled in each other, panting, their mouths and hips moving together and Trey’s tongue exploring Andre’s. Trey’s palm made slow circles on Andre’s back, and Andre ran his fingers under Trey’s thick blond hair to touch his neck. For the next several minutes, Andre focused only on how good Trey’s body felt against his, the sounds of the band and the crowd fading into the background.
When Trey tried to slip a hand under Andre’s shirt, Andre gasped, and something clunked back into place. “Not here,” he said between breaths.
Well, if not here, then where? Because you know there’s a where. I promise, there’s a where—I’m just not giving the details in a snippet. Sorry to disappoint anyone who was hoping for something a bit hotter; you’ll just have to use your imagination.
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well, I’m glad I read this before it got too hot today. 😉 This is great.
Glad you liked it! 🙂
Oh where indeed…. Hopefully someplace nice. It sounds like they both need (and deserve) it.
Sadly, not probably as nice as they deserve (yet). But they’ll get there. 😉
Nice hot little teaser there, Amy! But I agree with Andre, the dance floor isn’t exactly the right place … *g*
Have fun at the kids’ dance events!
LOL! Nope, it’s definitely not the right place.
And thanks, I’m looking forward to seeing them perform. 🙂
“Inhaling deeply, he took in the scent of Trey’s skin, a heady combination of sweat, soap, and alcohol.” It’s interesting what scents appeal to different people. To me, this combination would have been a romance killer, but it seems to increase the tension in this scene. Interesting.
One thing I’ve learned is that in particular, men who are attracted to other men *like* those kinds of scents on them. It could be a hormone thing; I’m not sure. Also, some people’s sweat is pleasant-smelling. Hopefully this isn’t TMI…my husband always thinks he smells bad after a workout, but I like it, and I don’t find it unpleasant at all.
Ugh, I’m so awful with names and I’m really sorry – are these the two who came together?
Regardless of my own embarrassing forgetfulness, nice job! I find kissing hard to write. You did great.
LOL! No, Andre and Trevor didn’t arrive together—their friends dragged them there. They just met. Which…I’m not judging them, but their actions have consequences. And no worries on names. I’m horrible with names.
Kissing is hard to write. I’m not uncomfortable writing intimate moments, really, but I find them difficult to get just right. Kissing might even be more challenging than sex because you need exactly the right moment and atmosphere.
*whew* Plenty steamy for first thing in the morning but dayum boys, get a room! 😉 I’ll side with Andre here, not on the dance floor. Well… not if you can help it anyhow. Hee, hee.
Oooh, Irish Dance. Will you be sharing video?
Oh, they’ll get a “room” (sort of). I’ll just leave it at that.
I’m going to try to take video, so I should be able to post it. I’m excited about seeing the drama. It’s called “The Fairies and the Humans,” and it’s based on a particular myth. The kids have been working very hard on it for several months.
Mmm…mmmm…good. Okay, so there’ll be consequences, but I love the raw need here, the sense that something they were both missing and yearning for without maybe even knowing it might be right here in their arms…
Perfectly steamy, and, honestly, if I followed them to the promised “Where”, I might feel like I was spying on them!
This was delicious, and I could feel it, feel the desire and the need and the excitement of knowing – KNOWING – it’s gonna happen, has to happen…
You handled this perfectly. Still smiling.
Yes, lots of consequences, on many fronts. Andre isn’t being as careful as he knows he should, and Trevor has thrown all caution to the wind—which will come back to bite him.
I’m glad to know this had the desired effect.
I think they made a Love Connection! I agree with the rest – you’re good at writing the kissy stuff. I find it a little awkward, but I figure if I’m writing YA, they’re awkward anyway.
Aw, thanks! What’s funny is that the kissy part isn’t so awkward, but what happens after definitely is. Trevor has no idea what he’s doing. LOL! I actually like when things get awkward and messy and funny. Reading romance, one would think everything is perfect 100% of the time. I prefer a bit of realism. I once wrote a scene where the couple was on a too-narrow bed, and one fell off.
Oh myyyyyy!! Love it. I enjoyed that immensely… 🙂
Yay! I’m glad. 🙂
God thing I have the AC on! 😉 Oh, that was a very good scene. The pacing and movement of the words matched the emotions. Bravo!
Thanks! It’s one of those scenes that took several tries to get it just right. I’m glad it came across the way I hoped. 🙂