We're back with more from one of the scenes I wrote because I was in a dry
spell for the novel itself. It's not intended to be included in the novel, at
least not at this point. This excerpt is an expanded part of the scene here on my blog
entitled Sandy and Neal before the wedding (Sandy's
wedding to Sophie). Sophie's a rock megastar in her own right.
This scene started with Six Sentence Sunday #14. It takes place several
years before Neal proposes to April.
In the scene, Sandy and
Neal have traveled to Crescent City, California--Sandy's hometown. Sandy gets up
early the morning of the ceremony and asks Neal to come with him to the beach so
he can "settle his head." Neal brings his guitar, which he's planning to use at
the ceremony (unbeknownst to Sandy). He's just started guitar lessons so he's
not very good yet.
At this point, the two guys
have been
friends for 10 or 11 years. They're in a major rock band together. They've
spent a bit of time on the beach then at the diner, and now we skip to the beginning of the ceremony, which takes place right on the
beach.
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April whispered, "You look put out or something, honey, are you all right?"
"Just wondering what's keeping Sophie," Neal said. "You'd think this was an international press event."
"Women want to look perfect on their wedding day."
He planted a quick kiss on April's lips. "But nobody beats you."
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My heartfelt thanks to everybody who stops by my blog today.
How very sweet! :)
ReplyDeleteAww *melts*
ReplyDeleteThanks very much, ladies! Neal knows he's still got certain hangups, but he also knows he's lucky to have April.
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet guy. It was the perfect thing for him to say. Great snippet!
ReplyDeleteNice! I can hardly wait to read this book. :-) ! Neal's come come a long way...
ReplyDeleteA little part of him feels guilty for what else he's thinking, so he wants to make sure April doesn't catch on. His is a long and winding road, to be sure.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, Jess and Teresa.
He always laughs when anybody calls him "sweet"!
Well, he can laugh again, because that's what I thought when I read the snippet too! :)
ReplyDeleteWe both appreciate that Chris, though Neal doesn't like to admit it. (He has to maintain that tough-guy attitude, you know)
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