Wednesday, November 14, 2012

The Ride (Conclusion)


It’s been a blast participating in Trifecta’s one-year anniversary celebration. It truly is a wonderfully supportive and immensely creative writing community that I’m happy to have found.

Our celebration challenge was, as a two-person team, to finish a 38-word story editor Joules started way, way back in Trifecta’s infancy. Lumdog graciously kicked it off for our team with the first 100 words and boy did he! I followed with another 100 words to complete it.
Here is our story called “The Ride”.


Charts and optimal dates and preferential temperatures. One line or two. As if she could summon whatever it is that makes up the human soul as easily as she could a cab on a busy New York avenue.


To Matt, all that scientific stuff sounded like bullshit; he just missed her too much! He hired a limo to pick up Becky at La Guardia and planned a romantic night in Manhattan.  They kissed as she got in the limo.  But he couldn’t keep his hands off her; he ran his hand up her thigh, past the hem of her short, black skirt. He kissed her neck and breasts and progressed until his lips met his fingers, her skirt now being up around her waist. As Becky slid down in the seat, he placed his weight on her body.


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Waiting at baggage, Becky rewound the painful conversations with Matt. Couldn’t they forget all the crap and just get after it? Like before. Like always. So much angst, when all she really wanted was to touch him without thinking about “babies”. She missed him too much.
Walking out, a text came through. “ In limo, on your left!” Chills coursed through her!
No thought of babies, Becky yanked open the door; Matt pulled her in. His lips found hers immediately. Hungry mouths. Touching. Everywhere. She enthusiastically gave herself to him.
*
They made a baby before crossing the bridge into Manhattan.


42 comments:

Peaches Ledwidge said...

Hmmm. What shall I say? Heat.

Draug said...

Wait...THAT'S how you make a baby?!? D8

lol jk This was saucy and great ;D You guys are awesome!

Gina said...

It is a little warm over here! Thanks for visiting, Peaches.

Gina said...

Yes, they can only be made in limos! ;-)

Draug, you used one of my very favorite words, SAUCY! We will take that as a compliment. AND lumdog started it!

Larks said...

So what your saying is, the stork is not actually a "thing?" ;-P

Nice post! This made me really curious about Trifecta. I've got to check that out at some point soon.

barbara said...

well done . . . sizzling well done . . . whew! Is it hot in here, or just you? :)

According to Mags... said...

Oh my goodness. Whew! Nicely done!

Gina said...

If it were only that simple...well, maybe not!

You should check out Trifecta it's a very fun community of writers (and I love the shorter word counts...but that is sometimes tough too.). Great challenges!

Gina said...

Thanks, Barbara! I'm doing okay over here on my end! Now Matt and Becky, on the other hand, are the way too hot to handle twosome!

Gina said...

It was a wild ride...this Trifecta challenge! Thanks for liking it Mel.

lumdog2012 said...

Gina, glad you clarified that the Challenge was the wild ride! ;)

lumdog2012 said...

Thanks Draug. That's the best way to make a baby!

lumdog2012 said...

I hope things don't cool off with a baby on the way!

Gina said...

For those two...never. They are immune from all that real life stuff because we will write them as perenially hot for each other.

Gina said...

Well, you never know how some people take things! Clarifying can only help...usually!

Bo said...

wow. Very well named. Wild ride. Great post.

Gina said...

Lumdog named it fittingly! A very wild yet productive ride, for sure! Sounds like fun, doesn't it?

Rachael said...

I was very curious how you would finish it and think it turned out great!

Anonymous said...

Wow, this was a wild ride! Nice finish to a steamy beginning!

Gina said...

I was very curious about that too. I'm glad you liked it!

Gina said...

Yes it was. Very fun challenge presented by Trifecta! And yes it was...a steamy beginning. Leave it to lumdog ;-)

Anonymous said...

"Baby on Board!" :D

Anonymous said...

haha, that is definently one way to make a baby! talk about taking the challenge to the wild side ;)

Tara R. said...

That was some serious baby making. Good job.

Gina said...

Literally!

Gina said...

Yes, there are lots of ways. All fun. I simply followed lumdog's stellar lead. I never would have gone there myself ;-)

Gina said...

They sure got down to business, didn't they? I think they had fun, though. Thanks, Tara!

lumdog2012 said...

Well Gina, you were certainly egging me on. ;) Maybe next time, we go for an X rating?

lumdog2012 said...

The story made it easy to come up with the title. There were no other options!

Gina said...

I conveniently don't remember that part. Well...before X there are R and NC-17 ratings to deal with. One step at a time, lumdog. Actually, they may never allow us to pair up again out of fear of what we'll do.

lumdog2012 said...

Lol! I suppose you're right.

TMWHickman said...

Gorgeously vivid writing, for both of you, babymaking and all! Now I need a cold shower...

Gina said...

Thank you, Tina. It was fun writing passion in the midst of heartbreak. You needed a shower today anyway, right?

kymm said...

Always did wonder what those limos were for anyway. Congratulations!

Thomas Charles MacInnes said...

A prequel to the coital! Well done! You and Lumdog made a terrific team!

lumdog2012 said...

Thanks Tina.

lumdog2012 said...

Big back seats are very handy. Thanks Kymm.

Gina said...

Yes! For Becky and Matt congratulations ARE in order. Thanks, Kymm!

Gina said...

Thanks, Tom! Prequels are fun! lumdog was a blast to work with on this! Thanks, lum!

Trifecta said...

A limo baby! Fantastic! Thanks so much for linking up and helping us celebrate our anniversary!

lumdog2012 said...

Thank you Tom and thank you Gina.

Gina said...

Yep! Thanks, Trifecta. It was lum's awesome start by taking all the scientific gunk out of something so natural. Thanks, lumdog!