Happy Wednesday! The first three parts of my Advent story are now up. All the links are on this page. I hope to have the next one up by Monday, and the final part by next Thursday.
Meanwhile, it’s also #QueerBlogWed. I haven’t written in any of my other projects because I’m busy with editing jobs and getting the Advent story done. In January, I’ll be going back to work mainly on Keeping the Faith. For now, I’m posting again from Drumbeat. This is what follows Jamie catching Mack in the act. He’d really like a shower, but someone might still be busy in the living room.
WIPmath: 12/14/16 =16 paragraphs, mainly dialog, for the year.
Jamie debated about whether to leave the bedroom and confess to having witnessed their moment, or stay inside and wait until morning to pretend he’d gotten home after Mack was asleep. The pros were smelling clean and…well, that was the only pro. The cons were having them still going or, worse yet, having them finished but the stranger still hanging around. The sort of man Mack usually picked up was exactly the type to be familiar with Jamie’s other work. He wasn’t in the mood for that. Before he could make up his mind which was the lesser of two evils, there was a knock on his door. He crossed the room to open it.
“Hey,” Mack said.
“Hey.”
“Sorry about that.”
Jamie swallowed a snotty reply. “No problem. Who was he?”
Mack shrugged. “Some guy I picked up in Starbucks.”
“What?” Jamie couldn’t stop himself. He giggled helplessly.
Giving Jamie a playful shove, Mack said, “He was finishing his shift. I suggested a more adult-friendly activity.”
“And just like that, he came home with you?”
“Nah. I told him I’m in a band.” Mack grinned. “Some people are into the whole ‘tortured artist’ thing.”
“And you’re among the most tortured.” Jamie laughed.
“Gotta keep up appearances.”
“Why the hell were you in the living room?”
“We got talking, and he said he was looking for a new apartment. We’re looking for a roommate. Win-win. So I brought him back here to interview him.”
Jamie gaped at him. “With sex? I thought we were looking for someone to pay rent, not to hook up with.”
“Didn’t think anyone would be home yet. He wasn’t a good candidate anyway.”
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I’m not sure whether I want to laugh or smack Mack. Love the snippet, though. 😉
Smack. Definitely smack. LOL! He didn’t play a big part in either of the other two books, but he gets to appear more often in this one.
*lol* Love this. “I’m in a band” is always a good line! <3
Hahaha! Yep. Mack isn’t shy about using whatever works.
I’d totally fall for ‘I’m in a band’. 😀 Awesome snippet. Mack’s growing on me, too. (Muso magic 😉 )
LOL! Well, I fell for “I’m in the orchestra,” so I guess I can’t exactly say the line didn’t work on me. 😉
Mack is turning out to be a lot of fun to write. I considered whether he and Jamie ought to get together and decided they probably already tried it with not so great results. Mack’s still pretty protective of him, though.
Jamie’s response to Mack saying he brought the guy back to ‘interview him’ made me giggle. I probably would have Gibbs smacked him if I were in Jamie’s shoes.
Hahahaha! Right? Jamie’s a lot more patient than I’d have been.
What a nice guy Mack is. Starbucks guy isn’t a good candidate, and he gives him a consolation prize! OK, maybe the living room isn’t the best place for that, but…
I just love this whole snippet. =)
😀 “Consolation prize.” I know I’m the author, but even I wonder what made him a poor candidate as a roommate.