Luc's House
Luc arrives home and knows the status of his house will be chaos. Luc's house is orderly. Unless the boys are back.
By the time they drove into the neighborhood where Luc lived, sleet pelted the hoversine. The splash-slide sound of it freezing and then slipping off the vehicle's shields set up an irregular rhythm, a heartbeat out of sync.
Of all the domiciles he owned on multiple planets, this house felt most like home. Dark brown marble trimmed a lighter brown stone and the windows showed lights behind the white curtains.
Which meant his Deshai were back.
Which, in turn, meant his usually immaculate house was no longer so.
What was it about boys? They walked into a house and it was like unsealing an inflatable boat. All available space immediately disappeared. Items fell off them and landed everywhere, scattering across furniture, onto tables, and into every room. Within an hour of anyone's arrival the house looked like it hadn't been picked up in a month.
Surprising how much he'd missed that.
After this, no one was graduating. No one would come back. If they did, it wouldn't be to see him. After all, their new homes would be wherever they decided to work and Luc could think of no reason he'd be invited. They'd want to see each other.
Family. Not him.
A dull ache bloomed in his chest.
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Why is it that I’m certain you have sons, Kayelle?
Or maybe brothers?
Great to see you bringing out a new book in your saga!
Your book covers are beautiful. That little guy on Stolen Heart is adorable. Your hook flows beautifully. I know how hard it is to have the boys graduate and leave the house. Went through that this spring with 2 grandsons. What a different summer it has been. Best wishes on your upcoming release!
JQ Rose
Heart wrenching start for Luc…
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You’ve really showed boys to perfection and someone who wants a family
This nails the boys in the house aspect and shows nice insight into Luc.
Two sons, both grown. No brothers. Well, not biological ones… Thanks, Lisabet
Thank you, JQ 🙂 I adore Senth as a baby. The cover artist is GermanCreative on Fiverr.
Dee, thank you for the awesome shares! You rock. 🙂
Janet, that’s what I was going for — especially on the “wants a family” aspect. It’s Luc’s deep secret that he is not worthy, but oh, he so much is…
Barbara, oh good! A writer friend of mine was talking about her kids and the thing about the inflatable boat came up. I asked her if I could steal that line. LOL
Good hook, Kayelle. I hope Luc finds what he needs.
thank you so much! 🙂
I loved the extremely apt comparison to an inflatable boat. That about sums up the effect of boys on a room.
It does, doesn’t it? Somehow fits for characters who are narcississts too. lol