I don’t brag often, but a post of mine was picked to be SPOTLIGHTED at BlogHer today and I’d love if you’d go over and read it and celebrate with me. I’m so honored and tickled pink to have this piece Being Carried selected for the Family page.
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If you haven’t been properly introduced to Kimmy & David , this piece can stand alone.
But if you find that you’d love to know their Whole Story you can find it right here.
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Nico stood with his feet close to the edge of the cliff. His muscular body, rippling and tanned to a deep golden brown.
Sweat beading up on his back inside the black wet suit, he only wish was to jump.
He took in the glorious sunrise of Positano. Even this early in the morning, this “land of a thousand steps” was more beautiful than any place he had ever been in his life.
You could almost hear the heart of the town, pulsing, waking up and inviting its people to embrace life.
Dolce Vita.
Arms pinned at his side, he pushed off in a rush of air, a perfect pencil dive. Nico plummeted nine feet, past jagged rocks and hidden stone crevices, hoping the babychain had not lied. His question answered as his toes hit the glorious blue water, the wet suit protecting him from the sharp stabs of the waves.
Pure ecstasy, mixed with his exhilaration and fear as he surfaced.
The dive was merely a memory now, a task completed.
Nico swam leisurely to shore, wondering if Dani if had come back to the villa. She had left before dawn today, her exit a message of independence and indifference. He did not care; of course, their arrangement was one of lust not love, excitement not expectation.
His reached the rocky beach of the Amalfi Coast, unzipped the restrictive rubber suit and let the hot July air dry his torso before he could reach for a towel. The oceanfront was quiet as he raised his face to the sun, catching site of the dome of Santa Maria Assunta shimmering above him.
Dani had talked of the church often when they’d met, her descriptions making even a house of God seem sensual.
“Vieni a casa con me” she had whispered in his ear as he came inside her. She continued to plead over dinners and walks in Central Park, “Come home with me Nico” she’d purred, “Come. And I’ll show you the true Italy”
It had not taken much to persuade him, even as he teased her with work commitments and responsibilities to his Wall Street desk. Soon, he was informing his firm of a leave of absence and his days were filled with the sweet touch of Daniela, her legs spread and his mind opened. Her body always ready to welcome him, her accented voice urging him “Baciami” kiss me.
But these days, he could sense a shift in both of them.
Last night on the piazza, under the twinkling eyes of the stars, they had sipped Limocello caressing one another as they had a thousand times before, both eager to escape to the canopied bed at the Palazzo Murat. Yet, once they had explored and satisfied one another, their panting slowed to an uneasy silence.
They had never been meant to last, like an una donna finita, he supposed, they were no longer in fashion.
Nico could already feel the bear and bull pulling him back to Manhattan even as he climbed the steps from the beach to the center of town. He started to walk toward the hotel when his phone chimed with an instrumental version of Volare that Dani had insisted he download.
“Ciao”
“Ah Nico, enjoying your sabbatical?”
“Marco! Fratello!!”
Marco’s chuckle traveled across the Atlantic, Nico was instantly homesick.
“Cavolo! How the hell are you Marco?”
“I’m good, but Mom misses you. I think it’s the stock tips. “
“Vaffaculo!” Nico shot back
“Ah I see Dani is teaching you all the important phrases, well you can go fuck yourself too “
They both laughed heartily, a comfortable side effect of their relationship as twins.
Nico broke in, “So, how is our Kimmy”?”
“Um, well that’s why I’m calling bro. Seems she‘s been talking to David.”
“Oh that ragazza sciocca, silly girl. You alright? “
Marco hesitated, “I’m fine. I love her, I’ll be damned if I lose her to him, but right now I think she just needs some space.”
Nico didn’t hesitate, “When should I expect you?”
“I’m at the airport in Naples. Can you come and pick me up? “
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but it’s been a busy week. So the prompt for this week was given to us by two of my favorite writers here in blogland
and don’t forget our Summer of Sole Sisters Blog Hop, you can show off that pedicure and share your favorite shoes with us until August 19th.
I am currently taking pictures of my shoes in exotic locales.
"Our" Kimmy? Why do I feel there's a twist here? Why do I not have a good feeling?Or am I just a negative person? You painted a great picture of Nico here.
I love that you wrote this. It's so not you, yet so you. If you know what I mean. Have a happy weekend!
Well done! I love that you tried a whole bunch of new things here. And wasn't it fun?It was a fun read, and I could hear you enjoying writing it.And the plot thickens.
I do and I was so happy to do it…I actually loved writing this. Honestly it was the most fun I've had in a long time. thanks for reading my friend. xo
don't worry pumpkin , they are Italians, the
ur Kimmy" is just a term of affection. Nico is important to this story but not with Kimmy! BIG TWIST coming my sweet!! so glad you liked it..you did like it right? xoxo
I loved doing this, most fun ever. But I know now why wriiting could be a full time job, wow, gettng it "all right" takes a while. LOLthanks for pushing me CDG, I needed it and found I could do it. I feel "powerful" . Big Twist coming …hold on!
The story is great. You did a fantastic job. Your writing skills are fantastic. You can feel your passion for it.
With every new excerpt, you are growing. This was just WOW. I was on the cliff with him. I felt the water close about my toes, the sand under my feet, then I could see Daniela in the bedroom from Nico's POV. Very well done!! I love it!!I love that marco is already in Italy waiting for Nico to pick him up.
Look at you getting all down and dirty (and in another language, LOL!)This is so, so good. I LOVE all of the descriptions of the city and the cliff diving. I would have absolutely thought that you had spent time there.DMing you right this instant.
Love to see you stretching the boundaries and your comfort zone. Seriously great job!
Yay for you and all sorts of newness and goodness and twistiness- *love!*
thansk Galit, I am tickled pink when you enjoy my words. Means so much to me. xo
HI !!! so you liked it??? BIG TWIST comig now that Nico is in the pictures, but it won't be for a few weeks at least. I am jst *SO GLAD* you are still reading.xo
OMG, this was so much fun, I can't even begin to tell you Angie, seriously, I had a blast, even if it did take me 3 hours…LOLoh you minx, you're on the RIGHT TRACK my friend. xoxoxo
Really??? I felt myself stretching so much through this. I love that you enjoyed it, that means the WORLD to me. xo
Oh thank you….thank you for saying that. I also love that you came over to read it, that means so much to me. xo
Wow! That was great… and I think I'm in love with Nico! He was a character that was so easy to imagine in my mind.I like how you've been able to continue on with the story with each prompt.
Love it!!!! The dive, the "pull of bear and bull" <–loved that! great description, the dialogue was easy and believable too. Well done!!
This is all so new to me. Totally didn't realize you wrote like this. Very cool!
I'm in FL after watching the last space shuttle launch on Friday – but I absolutely checked in to keep up with Kimmie! I checked midday as usual – so sad – but caught up today! the fix has been delivered!
I always love how much fun you have writing these pieces. It definitely shines through! Love where you took this. Very fun!
I am always APPY when you like the story Cheryl, thanks for pushing me, it's uncomfortable but it's helping
I felto bad that it was late..FOR YOU. So glad when I put it up it was worth reading.
Have a safe trip home.
Hi, thanks for stopping by and for givingme such a nice compliment. I hope you'll be back for more of their story
Hi Jackie. I'm s glad you liked it. Oh yes, Nico is alredy a favorite of mine. For sure.
John was just saying that..that just throgh prompts I am writing this story, that feels amazing doesn't it?
Morning My friend, I GOT MY PACKAGE!!! Love all it. Love being part of that specal week!and thanks so much for "LIKING" this, I loved writing this part, Nico is a favorite of min already and even with all the work I had to do to learn abou Positano, it made mit even more fun!