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Went MIA for a couple of weeks, sorry about that. First I went out of town to work, and then took a week to recover from the madness. A couple weeks back, last time I posted…Michaela went and called Owen’s car a “No-Go”.). You all worried about what would happen after she ragged on his car…but you might be surprised. I had to skip a little ahead to show you the cause of her reaction. Michaela speaks first:
“Okay, this isn’t the best picture-I have several much better ones at home.”
Owen rose and turned his chair around to edge closer. Once they were shoulder to shoulder, she showed him the picture. He gasped and snatched the picture from her fingers, “Holy crap.”
“That’s my dad and me, and my baby-I call her Betty.”
“I have never seen her, where do you hide her?” He ran his index finger along the lines of the black Nova in the picture.
“New York winters are assholes to cars, especially beauties like Betty.”
*Tiniest bit of creative editing in place, just a wee bit to fit it into the 8
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Michaela O’Keefe is in over her head with her restaurant, The Midway. Her ad for an assistant manager brings Owen “Tag” Montague to her doorstep. With an impeccable resume and dozens of letters of recommendation, she has little choice but to give him a chance. Ten years her junior, Tag sets her long-dead libido humming, but she gave up on love and her instincts on men years ago.
Tag has had a crush on his new boss since his youth, but he’s determined to prove he can do the job. Still, he can’t resist the urge to make her blush down to her toes as often as possible. He knows her rough past in life and love makes it hard to trust, and he’s wary of crossing the line he so desperately wants to.
Just when they manage to figure out how to work and play together, Michaela’s ex does all he can to destroy their budding love. When push comes to shove Michaela’s inability to give Tag the benefit of the doubt might destroy everything.
Learning to trust herself again is the hardest lesson Michaela will ever have to learn – and by the time she does, it may be too late for love.
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Nice last line – winters are horrible to cars in general. Sigh! Nice dialogue exchange, too.
Delicious bit of dialogue. So he’s not the only one nutty about cars. Cool.
Loved this! Sounds like a wonderful story. 🙂
Oh, I thought that was a real baby until the last line, nice play.
But that’s no wonder he said “Holy crap”
Love how she’s got a soft spot for sexy cars too! Great exchange here. Nicely done, Sarah! 🙂
They’ve got something in common! And her ‘baby’ takes the sting out of her ‘no-go’ comment, I bet. It’s sad to have a car you can’t drive, though. I hope, like the Spring flowers, she gets to show it off in the warmer months!
I love that she’s a car girl and he obviously doesn’t expect that. Nice reactions
Very nice exchange. I like how she surprised him and showed him an unknown side.
I like how you personalized the car.
Loved the banter in this scene. Great description for the car. 🙂
Love the connection you’ve built between the two of them and his response to finding out;). Great 8.
Well they certainly have bonded over cars! Enjoyed the snippet!