Six Sentence Sunday #40 !!

The scene I’m using for SSS describes the wedding of Neal’s best friend, Sandy, to Sophie. The entire scene is in Neal’s POV.  During the ceremony Neal had some difficulty trying not to think about the one-night-stand he and Sophie shared. He had a harder time with memories of his first love, Laurie, who died before he said those three little words “I love you.”  

April (and Sandy) grew up in Crescent City, Calif. An important bit of backstory is that although she now lives with Neal in Los Angeles, she still struggles with unrequited feelings for Sandy. For this scene, the ceremony took place on a beach; afterward, Neal and April go for a walk near the water. He’s told her if getting married means a lot to her, he’ll do it. She called that the most lopsided proposal ever, so he got down on one knee and asked if she would marry him. She pushed him over; something less than flattering slipped out of his mouth, as it sometimes does. April told him that even if he meant it as a serious proposal, neither of them is able to think clearly. I skipped the part where Neal asks if she believes that he loves her.

“I believe you, but love isn’t always enough,” she said softly, staring at her feet. “I’m just afraid. I didn’t get anywhere with Sandy, then I married another guy I thought was committed to me and that fell apart. I’ve seen women catch your eye and I’m afraid you’ll get bored with me someday.”

Out on the wide-open beach, in the bright beautiful sunshine, the best response to that was to hold her closer and whisper the truth into her ear. “That’s impossible babe, ’cause I’m crazy on you -- you light my fire -- you’re my soul and inspiration -- I love you, that’s all I know.”

After this bit are just a few more lines. Hope you've enjoyed getting to know these characters a bit.

So this is the last Six Sentence Sunday through the original SSS site. I’ll keep visiting the blogs I bookmarked, because those are some darn good writers and mighty nice people. Because the idea of posting snippets from your WIPs as part of a blog hop is such a great idea, I got together with two other writers to launch Weekend Writing Warriors (also known as WeWriWa). We're a bit different in that we're allowing excerpts of eight sentences. 

        We're also working out details for a launch contest, so keep your eyes on the WeWriWa site for that! 

        I hope I haven’t seen the last of you guys! I do appreciate every visit, whether or not you comment. Hugs to all my fellow writers, and to my readers :D :D