In honor of Cliff Hanger Saturday: Infinity Cliff
Sweet Sexy Sadie
Available now at Rogue Phoenix Press
Brody stood at the top
of Infinity Cliff, Sadie at his side. He'd wrapped his arm around her as if the
gesture would keep her with him for eternity. She didn't lean into him as she
usually did. The physical separation didn't alarm him as much as the emotional
distance. Day by day they should be growing closer, melding as one.
Instead there was a
chasm between them as deep and as wide as the Grand Canyon. A shield so thick
even superman's x-ray vision wouldn't be able to penetrate its depth. He sought
answers but none were forthcoming. For each step forward he took two backwards.
The sky stretched on
forever. Stars blinked in the evening light and a soft wind blew across his
face. He closed his eyes, letting the atmosphere settle inside and allowing his
soul to cleanse.
Sadie stood stiff and
tall against him. When he looked at her, her face was pale and she trembled. He
didn't want to do that to her. He needed to make her happy.
"I don't get why
we're here." She sounded petulant and irritable. He had hoped she would
see the significance and the astounding beauty of Infinity Cliff.
"You need to see
where I came from and the journey through time we travel together." He
should have bit his tongue before he finished that sentence. With his words,
she shifted farther away. A frigid cold swept through him. It was not the chill
of the Chullachaqui but a coldness he had created.
"Brody," she
turned toward him, "we've had this conversation. It isn't going anywhere.
I'm not staying. I might return if this is where my team decides to study, but
we might never see each other again."
For a while at least,
he could ignore the negativity and think only positive thoughts. Compromise
meant a great deal to him. He was more than willing to do his part. And what
she didn't know was that he wouldn't rest until he called Sadie Monroe his
wife.
He pointed toward the
vast emptiness in front of them. His words were spoken softly and with a
reverence that came deep within his heart. "The McKennas lived in the
highlands of Scotland. How they came there no one knew. Some say they arrived
after a long journey across Pangaea."
He inhaled a long deep
breath for courage. What he was about to show Sadie could set back their
relationship, could put them in jeopardy of ever moving forward.
"More folk
legends?" She stepped toward the edge of the cliff then peered over it.
"My God, there is no bottom."
"That is why we
call this place Infinity Cliff." He wanted to laugh but held his breath
instead.
"I see." She
leaned farther.
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