I’ll continue today with a snippet from ECHOES OF THE PAST, Book 1 in the Fermosa Bay Series. Today’s snippet is from Emily’s POV. ENJOY ♥
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He scratched the back of his neck. “Sorry for that.”
“Is there a Mrs Delaney?” Emily tried to sound as casual as possible, but wasn’t sure whether it’d come across that way. The expression on his face revealed a touch of disbelief.
“You should know better than me. After all, you’ve known Jack longer than me.”
Emily didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “I meant you,” she finally replied in a whisper, hoping not to put more salt in what seemed an open wound.
The expression on his face changed to pained, his lips turned downwards. “My surname is Walsh. And no, there’s no Mrs Walsh.”
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Whoa, she stepped right into that one, with both feet! Great snippet.
It was a fair enough question considering he’s Jack’s son, she assumed he’d have the same surname.
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Great one! I chuckled. Sometimes smooth just is not meant to be.
LOL, agree, thanks Vivi.
Difficult spot – difficult question.
Indeed. Thanks Daryl.
Now things are out in the open . . . sort of.
Sort of, indeed. But it might have opened a more questions … Thanks for stopping by Nancy.
Always a difficult question to ask, no matter how carefully one tries to phrase it. Well done snippet!
Thank you Veronica 🙂
That’s one way to find out.
LOL … yup 🙂
Thanks Jeff.
I was there. You drew me into the scene. The dialogue seemed very real, no awkward pauses, just the intended ones and they worked well. Nice writing.
Aww, Teresa Thank you so much for your kind words 🙂