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"The Marriage Pact" 06/12

6/12/2014

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Hello, everyone! It has been a whirlwind of a week. To recap for those who haven't heard, I fell through my attic Wednesday morning, about an eight to nine foot drop and had to be rushed to the ER. I am thankfully going to be OK. The Dr. said I came close to breaking my spine, which would have been problematic. Instead, I have sprained everything from my head down to my toes. Moving very slowly, but hey, at least I still have my typing fingers. ;) Thanks again to everyone for the well wishes. Don't send flowers, just buy a copy of my latest book, "The Marriage Pact!" OK, just kidding, but please do enjoy and comment on this excerpt.

“I know, OK?” I muttered. “I said I was sorry.”
“Yes, you did. Now I want you to prove it.”
I glanced up at him. “O-kay...how am I supposed to do that?”
“That’s simple. You behaved like a child so I’m going to treat you like one.”
I hunched my shoulders at the c word--not that I could protest. He was right; the clock seemed to have turned back and instead of the mature thirty-four-year-old I’d become, I was acting more like the teenager I’d been when I’d left. “Meaning?”
“I think you deserve a spanking for the way you treated me.”
Time froze all around me and my face froze along with it, torn between a perplexed frown and a laugh. I stared at him, unblinking and he stared back. It was a surreal reminder of the staring contests we used to have as kids, which was what tilted the scale toward laughter. “Come on, Brody,” I said when I finally found my voice. “That’s not funny.”
“It’s definitely not, and I’m dead serious.” His eyes showed me that he meant every word; there wasn’t an ounce of laughter to be found in them.

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Sue Lyndon link
6/13/2014 12:46:16 am

So sorry about your accident, Dinah, but I'm glad it wasn't more serious. Hope you recover quickly!

Great excerpt with lots of tension! :)

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Stevie
6/13/2014 05:16:05 am

Great snippet. I'll bet she doesn't feel like laughing in a bit,lol. Hope you're taking it easy and giving your body a chance to mend.

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Kathryn R. Blake link
6/13/2014 02:44:11 pm

Wow, Dinah, I hadn't heard. Take care of yourself. Attics can be dangerous places, especially when you have to straddle boards to keep from falling through the ceiling. Love the snippet. Yup, the first spanking is always a bit of a surprise, isn't it?

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Melody Parks link
6/13/2014 02:54:27 pm

Dinah... so glad you are okay.
I love Brody. This is a really wonderful story. I ♥'d it.
You take it easy, with all those sprains. So glad no harm came to those magic fingers ヅ

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kelli scott
6/14/2014 02:38:42 am

Thank heavens your fingers weren't sprained too. Nice excerpt. Take care.

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Patty Devlin link
6/14/2014 03:15:47 am

Oh, I do believe he is serious! LOL

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P J Perryman link
6/14/2014 06:08:26 am

So sorry to hear about your fall but I'm glad your injuries were not as bad as they could have been. Kudos for getting on with business as usual!

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Ashe Barker link
6/14/2014 08:05:24 am

Sorry to hear of your accident, but glad you're on the mend.

Intriguing snippet - sounds like there's a lot of working out to be done between these two

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