TUESDAY TALES - BEAN - "BREAK MY HEART"

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Dani leaned down to kiss him through the open window of the limousine. Her brow furrowed and a frown drew the corners of her mouth down.

“Don’t worry. Everything’s good.”

“We’ll see,” she said, stepping back. “Safe trip.”

“I’ll be back in a couple of days.”

She nodded as the driver put the car in gear and eased out of the driveway. Rick settled back. His mind raced. He had so many things to do in a few days. Federico had created a three-thousand dollar, Italian suit after Rick swore his measurements hadn’t changed.

As the car drew closer to the city, his anxiety intensified. Sure, he looked better, a whole lot better –normal, in fact. Except for that little cheek scar. But did he still have the drop dead gorgeous looks from his past? He doubted it. Not that he’d even considered modeling again, but how would he look on television during the interviews? Makeup was a wonderful thing. He rubbed his cheek, baby-butt smooth from his careful shave. Would he ever have again that sexy scruff women wanted?

With a slight shake of his head, he remembered that he had the best woman in the world and was not in need of another. There couldn’t be another woman like Dr. Dani Henderson. A smile brightened his face. He’d won her, and looking bad, too. So it wasn’t just his looks, although she tended to go on a bit about his body. His grin turned to a snicker. She was one hot chick.

As he neared the city, his stomach flipped. His confidence of days past had flown. Maybe Breaker Winslow was truly dead, leaving only the insecure Rick in his wake. He tried to muster the swagger of his alterego. Breaker assumed every woman wanted to sleep with him and every man wanted to be him, which wasn’t far from the truth. He’d played the part of a celebrity, Mr. Cool, with ease. It fit him like one of Federico’s custom suits. But what about now? Was it just like riding a bike? Would it come back to him after two years away? 

He chuckled. Like a magic bean, the selfish, vain model still lived inside Rick and could be called upon at any moment. An interview on national television was the perfect setting for the resurrection of Breaker Winslow, sexiest man alive. 

If he played it well, smooth and sophisticated, perhaps something might come from this performance? Did he want to return to his old world? No one was asking him to, so why decide now? But he didn't, did he?   


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TUESDAY TALES - PICTURE PROMPT "BREAK MY HEART"

Welcome to picture prompt week! We continue with "Break My Heart" and Rick's turn at the kissing booth. Only 300 words are allowed!
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By now, he’d downed five bottles of water and his lips had begun to tingle. Bracing himself on the counter, he shifted his weight to his hands. He still had fans, dozens of fans. Who would have thunk it? All he wanted was to belly up to the local bar and throw back a couple of martinis, even wine would do the trick.  

“Say, buddy. You still in business?” asked a gruff, female voice. His head snapped up and a smile spread across his face.

“It’s about time, Dani. Where the Hell have you been?”  

“Pucker up, Buster.” She waved twenty-five tickets back and forth.

“Still got a little energy left?” She shot him a flirty look.

“You, my dear, are the fuel that makes the engine run. Come here,” he said, grabbing her shoulders. He jerked her toward him and they locked lips. Heat flowed through his veins. The longer he kissed her, the more blood pumped to his dick. Fortunately, the counter was waist high. He didn’t give a damn. He was going to kiss Dr. Dani until she knew she’d been kissed.

“Hey, lady. Save some for us!” Came the cry from the crowd lined up behind her. Rick barely heard the words over the pounding of his heart. Her fingers closed around his biceps. He swiped his tongue over her lips and she opened for him. He deepened the kiss, his fingers twining in her long hair.

“That’s more than twenty-five tickets worth,” some woman piped up.

Rick released her. “I agree.” She fell back a step, grasping his hand to steady her.

He eased her hair off her face. She trained her beautiful blues on him, her mouth slightly puffy, her lips still open a bit. He cupped her cheek, gave her one final, tender kiss.

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TUESDAY TALES - WORD PROMPT "BUSINESS"

Welcome! This week the word prompt is "business". We are back with "Break My Heart" and at the carnival with Rick and Amber, as the kissing booth opens. 

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Rick ignored the growing lump in his stomach and wandered through the carnival. Lured by the smell of hot oil and sugar, he bought a funnel cake. The nostalgic sounds of tinny music joined perfectly with the smell of onions sautéing and cotton candy returning him to his youth. He ambled along to the impressive 4H projects, including the biggest rabbits he’d ever seen. He finished his tour with his favorite carnival treat, a caramel apple. He munched as he returned to his booth. Checking his watch, he barely had time for a trip to the men’s room.

With breath freshened, hair combed he manned the booth. Amber was already there.

“Hi, I’m Amber. You’re Breaker, right?”

“Rick, to my friends.”

They shook hands.

“Ever do this before?” He asked.

“Every year. My dumb-ass sister volunteers me then blackmails me into agreeing.”

“You, too? I’m here under duress, too.”

She shot him a quizzical look.

“Against my will,” he explained.

“Oh, yeah.” She nodded.

“Any tips, secrets or anything?”

“Yeah, make it fast if someone’s got bad breath. And don’t let the old men touch you. Once they get their hands on your arm, they think that gives them free rein, you know?”

“I’m not exactly worried about that.”

“Aren’t you going to take your shirt off?” She asked.

“That wasn’t part of the deal. I thought this would work,” he said, referring to his skimpy tank top.

“It’s fine. But bare is better.”

He eyed her. “You’re buttoned all the way up. No cleavage?”

She shook her head. “These dirty old men don’t need encouragement. Last year my husband had to flatten one guy who kept getting ‘handy’.”

“Where is he?” Rick glanced around.

“By the men’s room. He stands nearby and any guy who gets touchy-feely, well, he takes care of him.”

“What about women?”

“I don’t think he’d hit a woman,” she chuckled. “You’re on your own.”

He smiled, but dread of having no takers grew in his belly.

“Here’s a box for the tickets. Don’t forget to take ‘em. Otherwise the ladies will just get back in line.”

“Are you numb afterward?”

“Yeah. My mouth, my lips. I don’t want to kiss my honey for at least half an hour afterward.”

“He’s a patient man,” Rick replied.

“Are you kidding? He’s a saint!”

At the sound of a throat clearing, Rick turned away from Amber and almost lost his footing. He again checked his watch. Eleven ten and there must have been a line of ten women in front of his booth.

“Pucker up, Mr. Winslow,” said the roly-poly woman with a baby in her arms.

His heart swelled.

“Sweetheart, call me Breaker.”

She plunked down five tickets. He put them in the box and closed his hands over her shoulders. “Come here, you luscious thing,” he said, bending down to kiss her. After one kiss, she giggled so hard he had to wait to plant the second one. Then he did the other three in quick succession, leaving her breathless.

“There you go, the Fire Department thanks you.”

The next woman stepped up. A blonde in her early twenties, he guessed. Nice rack, too. She put two tickets on the counter, herhand trembling. He slid the tickets away, then took her hand in both of his.

“Don’t worry, sweetheart. This won’t hurt a bit.”

She laughed, then leaned in as he bent down.

He couldn’t believe how many women clamored to touch his lips. Tall, short, chubby, thin and downright obese –they all waited patiently for their turn. Most had anywhere from one to five tickets.

The first hour passed in a flash. The shyness and giggles of the women charmed him. He’d never believed how many knew who he was and wanted to kiss him. They simply kept coming, minute after minute, hour after hour, until four o’clock. The business of kissing was thriving.

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