#1 of Six Sentences over six weeks from 'Wild West Weekend'
Showered and dressed in jeans, a white tank top and loose fitting tan safari shirt, she clipped her long hair back. Studying her reflection one way and then the other in the mirror, she double checked that everything was proper. Granted, she knew she was on a ranch and that the moment she walked out the door she probably wouldn’t look so put together anymore, but she couldn’t help it. Years of being in the public eye, needing to be presentable and checking and double checking her appearance was a force of habit. She was pretty sure Dak wouldn’t care one way or the other how she looked—he’d most likely rather see her naked—but she liked to look nice.
As she reached for the doorknob, a sudden bout of nervousness hit her.
For more, on 'Wild West Weekend' – available at Evernight Publishing - visit: http://doubledranchtales.blogspot.com/ & for other Six Sentence participants visit: http://www.sixsunday.com/
Showered and dressed in jeans, a white tank top and loose fitting tan safari shirt, she clipped her long hair back. Studying her reflection one way and then the other in the mirror, she double checked that everything was proper. Granted, she knew she was on a ranch and that the moment she walked out the door she probably wouldn’t look so put together anymore, but she couldn’t help it. Years of being in the public eye, needing to be presentable and checking and double checking her appearance was a force of habit. She was pretty sure Dak wouldn’t care one way or the other how she looked—he’d most likely rather see her naked—but she liked to look nice.
As she reached for the doorknob, a sudden bout of nervousness hit her.
For more, on 'Wild West Weekend' – available at Evernight Publishing - visit: http://doubledranchtales.blogspot.com/ & for other Six Sentence participants visit: http://www.sixsunday.com/
16 comments:
I love the apprehension and the "rather see her naked" line! Sensational six!
Wonderful six sentences! I wish you a ton of sales with your books! Happy Sunday and Happy Halloween!
I wonder what her life was like before the farm... Great six!
nice way to display how she's adjusting to life away from the limelight...sounds like she's doing just fine...and would maybe do better naked? LOL Excellent six xx
Is this a fish out of water story? Love those!
fantastic descriptions! well done!
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So fast confidence rises and falls. Well done six, CR. :)
Like the way that last sentence amps up the situation and makes you want to know MORE. Great excerpt!
Good description. Thanks for sharing!
Great six. Loved the tone!
Oh, I really like that last line. Nice!
"he'd most likely rather see her naked" Haha. Great line. Great six, actually. :-)
I love that she knows no matter how good she looks Dak will like her better without all the trappings. Good six
Great six! I like the way you set the stage for heading out the door
Great use of her reflection. Well done!
Great sentences. I like that she dresses properly even if she knows it won't last long.
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