My A-Z theme for the month of April is romance and the modern, technology-driven cubicle dweller (like me).

If you didn’t have a chance to stop by yesterday, I talked about how communication is more than just the words we say. But I’m not done with that thought.

Because when it comes to romance, for a lot of people there’s a seductive appeal in watching. I know a lot of writers people-watch, this just takes it to the next level. There’s something wicked about either watching, or being watched.

In fact…an unedited excerpt from the novella I finished a few weeks back, Unconventional Fling:

A movement behind him caught her attention. The hotel elevators were glass, rising up the open center of the building. Inside the one heading up was the most vibrant array of hot pink, neon blue, and lime green she’d ever seen.

Out of the corner of her eye she saw him shift in his seat to follow her gaze. She turned to him, studying the line of his back as it led to his shoulder. It would be nice to have those strong arms pin her to a wall and…she pushed the thought away. What was wrong with her? Letting her hormones and lust run rampant because of some guy.

His eyebrows rose as his eyes met hers. She pulled her gaze away, studying her breakfast, but not before she caught the hint of a smile tugging up his mouth.

“So, you like to watch.” Teasing lined his question. “People, I mean.”

Say it, or keep it to herself? What the hell. It wasn’t like she was ever going to see this guy again, and the flirting was fun. “I could go either way.”

He chuckled. “I like that. Would you let me watch?” He raked his fingers through his hair. “Sorry, that was probably a bit much.”

The sudden hesitation just made him that much more charming. Was she really having the conversation first thing in the morning in the middle of a crowded room? “I might.”

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