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jacquelinebNo update yesterday due to SOPA blackout, so today, before I settle in for a night of writing (eep...), some more sentences of 'Water and Dust'.
Continued from here
The other dogs kept barking, until Marc, his voice cranky and harsh, barked himself.
"Quiet!"
The dogs whined, but reluctantly obeyed, and the barking gradually ceased, giving way to heavy panting, and large doggy eyes peering up, eager for praise.
Marc shook his head, and exhaled, lowering the lantern. The shift in light played with the shadows on Brendan's face, making his cheeks seem gaunt, and his eye sockets hollow. Until he turned his face back to Marc, and smiled. The serious, suave features always became shy when he smiled, and it still, after all this time, burned at Marc's belly.
TBC
Continued from here
The other dogs kept barking, until Marc, his voice cranky and harsh, barked himself.
"Quiet!"
The dogs whined, but reluctantly obeyed, and the barking gradually ceased, giving way to heavy panting, and large doggy eyes peering up, eager for praise.
Marc shook his head, and exhaled, lowering the lantern. The shift in light played with the shadows on Brendan's face, making his cheeks seem gaunt, and his eye sockets hollow. Until he turned his face back to Marc, and smiled. The serious, suave features always became shy when he smiled, and it still, after all this time, burned at Marc's belly.
TBC
