Champagne Musings: Handle Takeover: Deleted Scene by DK Marie

The Walk: deleted scene from FAIRY TALE LIES by DK Marie.

Jacob stopped walking. “Wait. Your legal name is Gretel?”

Greta smiled and shrugged. “What can I say, my mother loves her fairytales. My sister’s actual legal name is Cinderella. Poor woman, like anyone’s going to take her seriously. Good thing Cindy doesn’t take life very serious herself.”

They stopped at a crosswalk, and as they waited for a car to turn, Jacob asked. “So…were your parents hoping to lose you in the woods, Gretel?”

“Geez, I hope not,” she laughed. “My father agreed to my name because Gretel was both smart and resourceful, as he hoped I’d be. Still, they could have looked outside the fairytale world. What about Joan or Amelia? Gretel is such an odd name, not to mention I can never date anyone named Hansel.”

“Yes, that could be a problem. If you were living in Germany, say, in the seventh century. And look at it this way, your parents wanted you to live happily ever after. Things didn’t end too well for Joan of Arc or Amelia Earhart.” The corners of his eyes crinkled with amusement.”

“Well, that’s one way to look at it. Still, it is such an odd name.”

“I think the name suits you.”

“Gee, thanks. Does that mean you find me odd?”

“Not at all. The name’s uncommon and appealing. Like you.”

She had to admit it was an excellent save. The compliment warmed her, especially the part about finding her appealing. They turned a corner and onto Petite Bois’s Main Street. The street was lined with quaint shops and restaurants, at the moment practically deserted. Probably due to the late lunch hour and the possibility of a storm.

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She's sweet. He’s sexy. Together they're scorching sensuality.

Greta and Jacob aren’t looking for love, but when they meet, their attraction is white hot, melting away all self-restraint.

Both times.

The first is a stormy spring afternoon, spent indulging in each other’s bodies. When they’re abruptly interrupted, they part ways convinced they’re nothing more than an erotic chapter in the other’s life.

However, when they unexpectedly meet again, Jacob isn’t willing to let Greta slip away this time. He convinces her to give them a chance.

Lust turns to love, but resentments fester. Jacob’s convinced Greta will never see him as anything more than a blue-collar nobody. A temporary indulgence. Greta fears she isn’t strong enough to stand against both her family’s scorn and Jacob’s growing anger.

As tempers flare and passions deepen, they have to decide if their love is strong enough to shatter the cynicism and misconceptions of what it means to be each other’s fairy tale ending.

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