READ AN EXCERPT FROM BLEEDING HEARTS
A fantastic read filled with twists and turns!
A sudden knock on the door was quite unusual for their house. “Do you have company?” “No,” Jaysen Stripe was just as surprised and put the remote down on the coffee table. He answered the door, “Hello!” Crystal Smart had dropped by with a grey box in her hands. With a big smile on her face she said, “Hey, Jaysen!” “Sebastian, it is Crystal from Brown’s Burgers down the street,” Jaysen announced. Sebastian got up and walked to the front door to greet her. “Hello.” “What’s in the box, Crystal?” Crystal Smart’s face lit up like a light bulb when she saw Sebastian. He was wearing grey jogging pants (which matched the box Crystal was holding) and a cut-off t-shirt, which made his muscular arms show their definition. Quickly taking her eyes off Sebastian so no one would notice Crystal Smart said, “I brought some baked goods...Cupcakes, really,” then opened up the lid to reveal a dozen cupcakes. “Please come in,” Jaysen swung the door open wider. “Thank you, Jaysen,” Crystal walked right in and placed the box on the island. “I hope you boys don’t mind,” asking in a sheepish tone. “Not at all,” Jaysen replied, closing the door after her. Sebastian grabbed Jaysen by the arm, “I want to talk.” “Okay,” then turned to Crystal, “Please excuse us for a moment.” They men left the kitchen to Sebastian’s office, which was the closest office to the main area. As Sebastian had closed the door behind him, Jaysen asked, “What’s wrong with you?” “What will happen when that electric woman we see comes back?” It was something that Jaysen Stripe had never thought of. What if she suddenly made a cameo appearance; what would Crystal think? How would she react? Jaysen leaned against the office door, thinking of what might be. “I don’t like junk food,” Sebastian Masters added. “Yeah, I know you don’t,” Jaysen replied still thinking. “Wait! We have some wine. We can open a bottle and share it, so if that entity makes a surprise comeback Crystal Smart won’t be fazed by it,” Jaysen finally made the suggestion. “I do not drink,” Sebastian Masters seemed to be protesting. “Sebastian, you don’t need to drink. Have some water, milk, whatever!” “Okay,” Sebastian said releasing a sigh of relief. Returning to the kitchen, they saw Crystal Smart holding one of the kittens. “It’s so cute! What his or her name?” “Mi minino,” Sebastian called out smiling. “That’s his name?” Crystal shot a queer look at both men. “Minino is Spanish for pussycat,” Jaysen Stripe explained. “Oh, okay,” Crystal giggled, “he belongs to you, Sebastian?” “Yes. I have six kittens.” The sudden look of shock took Crystal Smart’s face, nearly her whole body. She could not believe how one person can have so many kittens. Handing the kitten over to Sebastian with a smile she said, “Well, shall we dig in?” “I have some wine if you like,” Jaysen forwarded his suggestion to Crystal. “Actually I think I’ll have a beer, if you have any,” then looking at Sebastian, “are you drinking?” “I do not drink,” Sebastian said, petting holding his kitten to his chest, making his arms flex involuntarily. Jaysen was surprised at the request for a beer rather than wine. “I didn’t know you were a beer woman.” “Yup, I only drink wine or champagne on special occasions like birthdays, Christmas. That sort of thing,” Crystal Smart said. “Let me help you.” Crystal found her way around the kitchen quite fast. Although it was not a very big house, she had found a glass platter to put the cupcakes on. While she did that, Jaysen Stripe had gotten two beers from the fridge and asked Sebastian what he would prefer. “Milk,” he responded, gently placing his kitten on the floor. It ran off in search of its friends – the other five kittens. It was sunny that afternoon, but they decided to stay indoors making small talk sitting at the island. Between the conversation pieces they stumbled on, Crystal Smart kept looking at Sebastian Masters and ever so often glanced at Jaysen Stripe. “You know, Jaysen, I never got to know what you really do,” Crystal stated while eating a cupcake and fantasying about Sebastian. Whether it was a statement or a question, it took Jaysen by surprise. He started chocking on his drink. When he finished clearing his throat of all the liquid that went down the wrong pipe, Jaysen said, “I’m an author. I have a story currently in the works.” “What is it about?” “Good luck, Crystal. He will never tell me,” Sebastian said, smiling at his roommate. “That’s not fair. I have to ask you sometimes about certain things which you know,” Jaysen protested by having a clean bite of a cupcake. By this time Crystal Smart was laughing so hard, her face began to turn red.
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