Today’s Page Brief features characters from If You Were Mine, Zander Oaks, Book #3. Enjoy!
From time to time there’s multi-part Page Brief’s that go together. I think of it as a Page Brief Serial and I name them. The below Page Brief Serial Irresistible Effect features the books at the time I wrote these Page Brief’s that were available in my Zander Oaks series. Eventually when books are released in the Zander Oaks series an Page Brief might be written and if it is it will be added to the Irresistible Effect Page Brief Serial. So this Page Brief Serial is a continuous one (at my discretion/time permits).
Irresistible Effect is a multi-part Page Brief Serial and best read in order for the most enjoyment. They are usually in order of the Zander Oaks series for which they are written about (unless otherwise noted).
This might be a rough draft so excuse any typos and so on.
Unexpected Free Day
A Zander Oaks Page Brief
By Taige Crenshaw & McKenna Jeffries
March 2022
Featured Characters Book: If You Were Mine
Genre: Contemporary
Series: Zander Oaks
Page Brief Series: Zander Oaks Vibes
Page Brief Serial: Irresistible Effect, Part 2
Length: Page Brief
Seneca glanced around as she rode up on her horse. She stopped and got off the horse holding the reins in her hand. She glanced at her watch at the time and wondered if she was mistaken.
“I thought Carlton had told me to meet him here at 10.” Hearing a noise, she headed towards it.
Before she could reach where it came from Carlton rode through the trees into the clearing. He smiled when he saw her. Seneca put her hand on her belly. No matter how long they had been together she still couldn’t get over the effect seeing him and knowing he was hers. He got off his horse and holding the reins he walked towards her. His loose-limbed gait made her want to just grab him and kiss him silly. In the next moment she realized she could. All the years of her holding back sometimes was her default. When he was before her, she reached out and he met her. She pulled him close, and he smoothed his hands over her back down her waist then cupped her but. Carlton drew her close and she met him as he kissed her. It was possessive, tender and unraveled her as it usually did.
He pulled back and looked into her eyes. “We’ve been so busy. Your invitation to come here was a good idea.”
Seneca frowned. “You invited me to come here.”
“But Clarice…” Carlton trailed off.
“Set us up.” Seneca shook her head. “She told me you said to meet you here at this time.”
“And she told me you said to meet you here at this time.” Carlton shook his head also. “That child.”
“Yeah. Knowing her she wanted us to realize how busy we’ve been and not spending time together.” Seneca chuckled. “Once again she’s outsmarted us.”
At the sound of someone approaching on horseback she turned and so did Carlton. When the man came closer followed by the other man Seneca narrowed her eyes. Carlton took the reins of her horse and took his and hers towards the trees. He rejoined her just as the riders stopped close to them. She glared at them.
“I should’ve known you two had something to do with this.” She said.
“We’re innocent.” Turner chuckled. “Your daughter didn’t need any help planning this.”
“And she asked…demanded…” Jaxx coughed. “we bring this to you.”
He grabbed the bag that was on the back of his saddle. Carlton stepped forward and accepted the item.
“Have fun you two.” Turner waved.
Both men turned and headed back the way they came.
“How much do you want to bet they aren’t going directly to the ranch?” Seneca said.
“That’s a sucker bet.” Carlton opened the cooler bag. “Seems like our kid decided we needed to have a picnic. And for how much food and other things she has in her she doesn’t want us to come back for the rest of the day.”
“That child.” Seneca laughed.
Clarice was too smart for their good. Although it was because of her that she and her dad Carlton had gotten together. Carlton walked towards the lake and Seneca followed. He pulled out a blanket from the back and set it down. She helped him unfold it then they settled it under the shade of a tree. Seneca sat down and Carlton sat near her. She reached for the bag, but he put his hand over hers.
“I love coming to this place.” He pulled her close to him. “It’s so peaceful and beautiful. It fills my soul like you do.” He turned his head and looked at her. “I love you, Seneca.”
As it did every time, he said those words her heart raced. “I love you, Carlton.” She smirked. “Although at first I was slow on getting that you love me I know it now.”
Carlton grunted a small smile on his face. “Communication.”
She nodded. That was the one thing they had lacked, and they had worked hard to overcome it. There were still moments that they didn’t fully express what they meant but they were getting better at it every day.
“So, what should we do with our unexpected free day?” Carlton smile was wicked.
She didn’t need him to say what he had in mind. “How about we work on some communication?”
“Hmmm…some non-verbal communication.” Carlton leaned closer. “My favorite kind of communication.”
Seneca slid her fingers into his hair and pulled him to her. She kissed him deeply. They had the entire day to enjoy. She couldn’t think of a better way to spend their unexpected free day—with each other.
Copyright © Taige Crenshaw & McKenna Jeffries, 2022.
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This Page Brief Serial is part of the Irresistible Effect a multi-part Page Brief Serial and best read in order for the most enjoyment.They are usually in order of the Zander Oaks series for which they are written about (unless otherwise noted).
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