Long Way by Mercy Celeste

Author:Mercy Celeste [Celeste, Mercy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MJC Press
Published: 2017-12-10T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Skip whistled while his computer booted up. He pulled out the reference book he’d taken down this morning, and looked through his computer bag for his notebook. His editor had called as soon as New York opened for business. He’d spotted Chad walking aimlessly in the yard, and decided he needed to shake the cobwebs before he could settle down to whip this manuscript into shape.

He could hear Chad moving around in the kitchen, the flat screen TV in the small den off the kitchen on a news channel. The sound of the talking heads would drive him crazy. He loathed entertainment news. Apparently so did Chad. He heard the man growl, and the channel changed to sports. It was the middle of the day on a Monday… no, Tuesday. When had it become Tuesday?

He pulled up his email first, and looked for the file his editor had sent him. The book was approved based on his very rough handwritten first draft and his notes. The deadline was fast approaching, and the trip to Ireland would cut off most of the time he’d have to do another pass. He had a tour scheduled for the book that would come out at the end of April, starting in Ireland, before moving to England, and back to the US. He didn’t do tours often, and wouldn’t have done this one, if his publisher wasn’t paying for it.

The last book had sat atop the bestseller list for nearly a year. Skip was now a bona fide superstar, and no one knew a thing about him. And Skip wanted to keep it that way. He liked his privacy, and the freedom to roam the world. He’d never thought one of his stories would cause such a fuss. The first three novels were going to be republished this summer for a new audience. It was all rather daunting in scope, and it was happening to him.

He yawned. He didn’t want to go to bed in the middle of the day. But damn, last night and this morning felt so good. He’d slept, and gotten so much done, and finished a long day with a run. Something smelled good. His stomach growled, and he yawned again.

He leafed through the folder with his notes, arranging them in order by chapter, while the scent of food played havoc with his stomach.

That pot roast had been nearly ten hours ago, and he hadn’t stopped to eat a thing since.

He checked the time. It wasn’t even noon yet, and he was pretty much done.

He fixed each set of notes to each hand-written chapter with a gator clip, and stacked everything up neatly. His stomach rolled over hard, and Skip gave up on getting anything else done today. He left the computer on, and went to the kitchen to find out what smelled so good.

The Marine had stripped down to his compression pants and dog tags. He stood at the gas stove in the middle of the kitchen, a look of concentration on his face.

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