Sue felt a blush creep up her neck. She should be annoyed, her peace shattered. But what she felt instead was a jolt of pure, unadulterated awareness. The way they looked at her wasn't leering or crude. It was... appreciative. A slow, thorough inventory that felt less like an invasion and more like a discovery.

The athletic one, Tyrone, she would later learn he was called, had a calm, assessing quality. His eyes, even from a distance, seemed to hold a quiet intensity. It was the other one, Darius, who broke the spell. A slow, brilliant smile spread across his face, and he started walking towards her, his friend following a few paces behind.

"Sorry," Darius said as he approached, his voice as smooth and warm as she'd imagined. "We didn't mean to disturb your peace." He stopped a respectful ten feet away, a perfect gentleman. "But honestly, we couldn't not say hello."

Sue sat up, wrapping her arms around her knees in a gesture that was half-defensive, half an attempt to appear casual. "It's a public beach," she said, her voice a little husky from disuse.

Autorentext

I have always loved writing so this is s good opportunity for me to finally do something I like.I have been writing short stories for a few years now but it was always more for fun than for money. I am now taking my writing more seriously and will be writing longer stories. People seem to like my wham bam thank you ma'am type of writing but I feel I can reach a wider audience. I am in the process of going over submitted stories and proof reading them again. I have just published my first paperback which is a collection of some of stories I have written. I plan on doing a part 2 but at the moment I'm writing my first "Novel," I hate that because I think it sounds so pretentious. If you like my stories please support this struggling author and purchase a few more, every little helps :-)

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Thanks for reading and thanks for supporting me.

Katie