Hello and Happy Pride! Welcome to my snippet!
This week’s is another house-centric teaser from the Buchanan House series. Book Five, Holiday Weekend, isn’t part of the main arc, it would’ve been a “.5” if TPTB allowed such a thing anymore. *lol*
This is from Ryan’s POV & he’s much younger than the other MCs in the series so he has a different perspective than they do. Paulie is the husband of the co-owner of Buchanan House, & Ryan’s ex. This is the first time they’re seeing each other since the breakup and it was a surprise on both sides (even though Ryan’s had a three-hour drive to get used to the idea :)).
It probably wasn’t a secret that I was uncomfortable even before I got off the bus. I really owed the kids who pulled me through the lobby. They didn’t know it, but they saved me from having to talk to Paulie. Of course I had to see him and his perfect husband almost before I’d even made it through the front door. They were in the lobby to greet everyone, all dressed up in red and white—for Christmas, sure, but do they have to match?—smiling like newlyweds or something. I figured Evan would have warned them, but Paulie still looked a little sucker punched.
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Have a lovely weekend!
Oh, boy. I can only imagine the torture of that drive. Thank you for sharing. And Happy Writing!
Ouch, sounds like a painful sight.
Oh, man. Yeah, that’s really awkward, no matter how much time you have to prepare.
Oh dear. I get the impression they’re both in for an uncomfortable time. Fab.
I agree with all the comments above. Ohh the awkwardness of meeting with an ex!
Love the bit about “do they have to match?”
Sounds like the break up wasn’t quite as final as they’d thought?
Love that last line, and seeing ex’s is always the devil. Great snip.
“…smiling like newlyweds or something.” Love this. It says so much about the situation.
It’s surprising he went at all. I might have tried avoiding it like the plague.
Ouch, poor guy.
Oh man. That wouldn’t be easy for either of them!