Showmance - L.H. Cosway Page 0,131
lack thereof, but obviously she couldn’t comment on it right then.
It was when I tugged her body close to mine, swaying her with me as our dance continued, that she managed to whisper, “Not that I’m complaining, but what’s with the Magic Mike getup?”
I twirled her, letting her body slide sensuously down mine before pulling her back up again. “Julian’s idea,” I whisper-grumbled back.
The mirth in her eyes was almost worth the discomfort of showing off my bare skin. I hadn’t failed to notice a few female members of the crew eyeing me up and down, which I found odd but not unpleasant. Anyway, it didn’t matter. It wasn’t like they could do anything about it. I belonged to Rose now, only Rose.
The scene was almost at an end. I held her close, intimating a near kiss before she pulled away teasingly. When the director shouted “cut,” I caught her hand and swung her back to me, kissing her full on the mouth. Her little gasp of surprise made me grin into the kiss.
I couldn’t wait for our planned trip back to Skye next weekend. We hadn’t returned since our brief visit all those months ago, and I was eager to have her back in my home again. I knew our lives as they were couldn’t exist in one place, and I’d grown to accept that. As we each followed our individual paths, we’d move around, but I had every intention of doing all that was in my power to ensure that where Rose went, I would follow.
Yes, I missed Skye, missed the quiet and peace of the island. It would always be my home, and Rose loved it just as much. We’d agreed that as often as we could, we’d go and spend as much time there as possible. But it didn’t matter, because I’d changed. Home wasn’t a geographical location on the map anymore, it wasn’t a place set by four walls and a roof. Home now was a much more intangible, yet solid thing.
She was my home.
My beautiful, sweet, and forever enchanting Rose.
Some time later…
A Poem for Rose
I could write a hundred sonnets but barely breathe a word
I could sing to you ‘til my lungs were sore but be silent when it ends
I could tell you a thousand things with a look but nothing with my voice
I could mould our story with my hands on your skin, but Christ, my useless mouth
I was closed
You were open
I was still
You moved
You opened me, you moved me
I saw you and there wasn’t a choice
Your kindness gripped me, killed me, woke me
I acted, you didn’t
I learned I didn’t have to
Now there’s comfort where my skin used to itch
You live
I love you
You breathe
I live
You dance
I breathe
I sing
You love me
Home isn’t a place in the sky but deep inside your heart
Surrounding by thick walls made of flesh and blood and soul
Say that you’ll marry me
And you can live in mine
Forever yours,
Damon.
END.
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P.S. Look out for Julian’s story, coming in 2017!
About the Author
L.H. Cosway lives in Dublin, Ireland. Her inspiration to write comes from music. Her favourite things in life include writing stories, vintage clothing, dark cabaret music, food, musical comedy, and of course, books. She thinks that imperfect people are the most interesting kind. They tell the best stories.
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"Okay we just fell in love. Complete and utter beautiful book love. You know the kind of love where you just don't want a book to finish. You try and make it last; you want the world to pause as you read and you want the story to go on and on because you're not ready to let it go." - Jenny & Gitte, Totally Booked.
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"Addictive. Consuming. Witty. Heartbreaking. Brilliant--King of Hearts is one of my favourite reads of 2015!" - Samantha Young, New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author.
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Praise for Hearts of Blue (Book #4)
"From its compelling characters, to the competent prose that holds us rapt cover to cover, this is a book I could not put down." - Natasha is a Book Junkie.
"Devoured it in one sitting. Sexy, witty, and fresh. Their love was not meant to be, their love should never work, but Lee and Karla can't deny what burns so deep and strong in their hearts. Confidently a TRSoR recommendation and fave!" - The Rock Stars of Romance.
"WOW!!! It's hard to find words right now, I don't think the word LOVE even makes justice or can even describe how much I adored this novel. Karla handcuffed my senses and Lee stole my heart." - Dee, Wrapped Up In Reading.
If you enjoyed SHOWMANCE, you may also like ‘The Rhythm Series’ by Jane Harvey-Berrick. Check out Book One, Slave to the Rhythm, and the upcoming Book Two, LUKA, releasing on June 16th, 2016.
Praise for Slave to the Rhythm
"The perfect balance of dark suspense and heart-warming romance, this was a book that I could not put down, and loved in all its devastating, gritty, yet unreservedly romantic and compelling beauty." – NATASHA IS A BOOK JUNKIE.
"If there's one thing we can say about Jane Harvey Berrick's writing, it's that she always manages to capture our imagination with the beauty and visionary of her stories!" – TOTALLY BOOKED.
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Blurb for LUKA
I’m not a good man.
I’m not a bad man.
But I’ve made some bad mistakes, made the wrong choices.
Who hasn’t? But the consequences are tearing us apart.
I love two people.
I love them differently.
The world tells me I have to choose. Why? Why do I have to choose?
Loving hurts. Dancing heals.
Love makes you soar, makes you fly and sets you free—and then it lets you freefall until you’re smashed and bleeding on the ground. Ultimately, love is the worst thing that can happen to a human being.
In my opinion.
I love two people.
I love them differently.
One is a man.
One is a woman.
And they are brother and sister.