Snippet: WIP (cont. from last week where Drake told Eastyn he wasn’t seeing his girlfriend anymore.
“We want different things. She wants to be in the limelight and she’s not happy if she’s not the center of attention.” Though Tara wanted to separate, she’d been blowing up his phone with her texts, wanting to get back together, but he knew she didn’t mean it. It was probably a publicity stunt to keep her name in the tabloids. At the last photos hoot he was at with the band, the photographer told him Tara’s budding career as an actor had slid when she announced she didn’t like puppies or something of the sort on the set of her last movie. Who doesn’t like puppies?
Thinking about movies had him wondering about summer nights in Hartsville, and he asked: “Do they still show movies downtown during the summer?”
City Hall used to set up an inflatable 25-foot screen in Burry Park with movies beginning after sunset. They’d go every Friday and snuggle close despite the heat and munch on homemade popcorn they’d microwave before leaving the house. Eastyn would bring soda pop from her fridge.
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“Yes, they do,” she said. “The first one starts in a few days.”
“Really?” he didn’t quite keep the excitement from his voice. “Those summer nights were fun. Piper and Billy would join us sometimes, too.” Piper was her best friend since they were in diapers, or so they tell everyone. Their mothers had been friends since grade school. “Are Billy and Piper still together?” He realized he didn’t even know.
She reached for her soda and took a sip before answering. “They’re married and expecting their first baby. Any day now.”
Possible Blurb:
Eastyn has her soda shop to run and specialty ice creams to create. Only the place is falling apart, and she may have a haunted jukebox that chooses songs to communicate. If things couldn’t get any more complicated, Drake, her ex-fiancé, returns home after five years on the road with his rock band, Never Mind the Damage.
Eastyn vows not to fall for Drake’s charms again, but when you have a lifetime of memories with the man, the heart seems not to care about pledges. Her haunted jukebox believes choosing the right song to twirl and dip to is the answer to everything. However, Eastyn isn’t convinced. She wants to know if Drake is home for good, or will he break her heart all over again?
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It seems like Drake has some things to take care of first before anything can happen between him and Eastyn. Otherwise, they will definitely cause conflict in the future.
You have me wondering about her tone of voice when she answered about Piper expecting a baby any day now. That has to sting. Good snippet, Karen!
I wonder whether there’s a bit of envy in her voice in that last sentence.
Regarding his ex-girlfriend – she’s stupid to say she doesn’t like puppies in public.
A thoughtful scene. They still have barriers to jump.
I like the small town-ness of this, mixed with the much bigger world he’s been living in. Great snippet today!
I fell in love with the puppy atop the page. How could anyone not like that face?
It seems like he realizes the mistakes he’s made, but I wouldn’t blame her for staying cautious.