Keeping Her by Kelly Lucille

Author:Kelly Lucille [Lucille, Kelly]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: love_sf, love_erotica
Publisher: Kelly Morrow
Published: 2013-06-02T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

After a shower and a change, Clytie went into her workroom and glanced around. Quite a few waxed bases in differing sizes had been started. A whole table of finished products waited for the last layer of resin to be applied then they would need weeks to cure. Encaustic was not a fast process, but she loved it, and it was just what she needed today. She changed quickly into her work clothes.

Unfortunately, she was not in the same mindset she had been when she began all the on going projects. She itched to begin something different. She grabbed a large plaque of bare white beeswax she had prepped weeks ago, this one about five feet by five feet. She started with a bold turquoise. One of the largest bases, she’d put off using it, waiting for inspiration to hit. Now she had something particular in mind. She set the wood base, melted wax and swirled colors, scraping away layers. From there she mixed and melted, coated and pressed until the abstract wash in her mind came to life.

Between drying layers she worked on other projects, using dental tools for the intricate details and filling in with color. She worked on pieces as small as 6 inches with the idea she would puzzle them together in a type of tile design. A few stand alones in 2-foot squares needed some finishing touches.

She lost the light and didn’t even notice she was squinting until it affected her color palette. She flipped the switch and washed the room in artificial light. She stopped to get a bite to eat as several things dried and only then realized her back ached and her fingers needed a rest. Several messages waited on her machine. She let the message light blink. Did some stretches and got back to work. Rarely did her art flow so smoothly.

It was several hours before she finished for the day. She yawned, rubbed tired eyes, and stretched aching muscles. She covered all the burners and flipped off switches. Her fingers shook a bit, and she had several superficial burns but she was happy. Most of the smaller pieces were done. The intricate tiny details of the tile collage had been exacting work but the result was more than worth the effort. In contrast, the big piece seemed to be some alien landscape. Even half-finished it was the best thing she’d ever done.

She winced, remembering the fight with Sarah and the harsh words between them. Too tired to think, she ignored the blinking answer machine in favor of a shower and sleep. She fell into bed and was out as soon as her head hit the pillow.

Sometime during the few hours remaining of dark she dreamed of big warm hands and a hard presence at her back. Warmth seeped into her aching back, and she moaned and burrowed closer. She breathed in and wanted to curl that masculine scent around her like a blanket. She sighed out a breath and swore lips caressed the back of her neck beneath her hair.

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