No Kiss Blogfest

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No kiss blogfest--here it is. The No Kiss Blogfest. I can't believe this is the fourth one. Yikes. Time flies. Thanks to the lovely and talented Frankie Diane Mallis for hosting this event. Go check out the other participants. You will not be disappointed.

So, my entry is from my second novel, DREAM THIEVES. After all these years, I still get nervous posting things that I create. I realize that comes with the territory.

We enter a field of wildflowers, so tall, they brush my legs. Bright yellows and vibrant purples dot across acres of field. Rowen pulls on the reins and the horse slows, letting out a light neigh. He jumps off, still holding onto the reins and looks up at me. I want to sit for a minute and soak in his eyes. ”You ready?” he says.

            “What? To come down?”

            He laughs, “Yes.” He places his hands on my waist and I lay my hands on his shoulders. I swing my leg over the saddle and almost knock him down as I fall into him. He tightens his grip, snaking his arm around my back and lowers me to the ground. We stand there, our bodies touching and something about it feels right. Something so familiar, but my stupid memory is at a loss. I slide my hand around the back of his neck and catch him gazing at me. His heart beats hard, vibrating my chest. He inches his lips towards mine. My mind whirls because a kiss from a stranger is the last thing I need right now. My eyes start to close. I guess my body is making a decision for me. Wisps of heat rise between us. I lick my bottom lip. You can't be too prepared.
             Rowen's fingers rest just above my belt. Waiting.

              Something nudges my back. My eyelids flutter open.

            “He likes you.” I watch Rowen's lips form the words.

            “What?”

            “The horse. He likes you.” He smiles.

I turn around and get a view of huge horse nostrils.

“Oh.” I pat the horse’s soft fur as he shakes his head. A wave of heat scatters across the skin on my neck. So embarrassing. 

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