Romance Novel: Day 18: Part II

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Day’s Verse:
Kiss me—full on the mouth!
Yes! For your love is better than wine, headier than your aromatic oils.
The syllables of your name murmur like a meadow brook.
No wonder everyone loves to say your name!

Song of Solomon 1:2-3 (context)
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WARNING: *Extremely* explicit content in this post. It starts right after the three asterisks, so stop reading before that if you have a delicate constitution.

After her run, Summer felt exhausted but rejuvenated. She and Doug had hit things off so well outside of work, she knew in her gut that she’d get that job for sure. He’d been so friendly, so nice, so personable and likable and everything Summer hoped for in a boss—and in a man. But she already had a man, and Hunter was more exciting than anything she’d done during the course of her entire life. Continue Reading >>

Romance Novel: Day 18: Part I

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Day’s Verse:
When my anxious thoughts multiply within me,
Your consolations delight my soul.

Psalm 94:19
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The rest of Monday was a blur of catching up from Summer’s perspective. The hours spent in HR seemed to make the rest of the day feel desperately short, and though summer did her best, at the end of the day she still left work feeling behind.

That evening she called Chastity, whom she hadn’t talked to for a week or more.

“Hey Chas, it’s Summer.”

“Hey, cutie, what’s up?” Chastity’s surprisingly deep voice sounded so nice and familiar after a confusing day of ups and downs. Continue Reading >>