VICKI BATMAN (Cont.)
JUST DESSERTS
BLURB EXCERPT
Love blossoms in the small town of Sommerville in
these heartwarming, “cute meet” tales filled with fun and
forever possibilities. Excerpt from the short story “Man Theory”:
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6
“I have a theory about love.”
Ethan‟s statement knocked me from the proverbial
mountain top. Eyeing him, I clapped my hand across my
mouth to stifle a giggle.
From Day One at our new jobs at Prime Designs,
Ethan and I had forged a friendship. I was the artsy-heart-
sy, emotional gal. He—the technical, by-the-book pal. We
ate an occasional dinner, watched a movie, whatever.
Traded small gifts like coffee, a magazine, music. How-
ever, Ethan had never made an overture toward me.
Translated: nothing intimate.
I‟d said to myself, “Rats.”
For work, we‟d traveled to Colorado Springs to at-
tend a workshop on web design innovations. After check-
in, I‟d joined him at the bridge crossing the lake to decide
about lunch before the meetings commenced.
My six-foot-one geek wearing rimless glasses leaned
against the railing and stared into the sparkling blue wa-
ters of the high mountain lake. The feathered fowl pad-
dled by.
Had his feelings changed?
I asked in disbelief, “R-really? A theory...about love?”