Here's something from the WIP, By Hook or By Crook. To recap, Ivy, the heroine, is determined to save her younger sister, Daisy, from marrying the wrong guy. Her father pairs her with a sexy private detective, Joe Dunham, to find the runaway couple and prevent the marriage. Daisy's fiance has incurred the wrath of a notorious gangster along the way, so the entire group is in hiding as Ivy continues to try to make Daisy see reason. This scene takes place when Joe learns that not only has Daisy finally succeeded in secretly wedding her inappropriate beau, but that they have also been spotted by the gangsters that are trying to kill them. Daisy calls Joe to ask for help:
Joe rubbed the bridge of his nose, closing his eyes for a moment. "I have to tell you, I don't really see the point of bailing you out of this mess. When Ivy finds out you've married him, she's going to kill you herself."
"I was sort of hoping you'd talk her out of that," Daisy admitted.
"Yeah, 'cause of course Ivy is putty in my hands." Had anyone in the Smithson family not been put on earth expressly to make his life a living hell?
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19 comments:
lol poor guy. Sounds like he's in some trouble.
Great six! I love the hero.
LOL...doesn't look like it, Joe.
I love this six! Poor guy.
Nice six.
Cute six. Like it a lot.
Poor guy, looks like the Smithsons are giving him migraines. lol
Hee! Very funny! I love your voice.
sounds like my kinda of story - a little bit of everything - very nice snippet
Love that last line, sums up how his working relationship with them is going very clearly.
I like Joe already.
Joe- don't ya know that heroes aren't supposed to have an easy time with it? LOL this is a fun read.
What? Who? When? Married?... More dammit! I need more.
Oh now, that just calls for retaliation. That poor boy is going to fall hard. Nice work!
Great six and love the last line.
Nicely done. I really feel for your poor MMC!
Cute blog, too :)
Love how much we learn about Ivy from this!
Thanks for the positive words of encouragement, guys--I need 'em! I'm polishing it up and hope to send it out in a week or two. (And I have to admit to having a little crush on Joe too.)
I like how we learn so much about the dynamics from this interchange. Great six.
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