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Season of Surprises
Good morning! I'd thought I would share a bit about "Holiday Handbag Extravaganza," my funny short story featured in the Season of Surprises anthology.
As many of you know, I love handbags. Usually, my heroines carry a special one. Enid Collins handbags are near and dear to my heart. I have about nine. They are jeweled and stenciled spectacularly. Sadly, I don't have a holiday one. Here's a couple from the Enid Collins fan club:
I thought why not combine my love for all things Enid and holiday stories and came up with my story.
“Holiday
Handbag Extravaganza”: Christmas Countdown is on!
Hunk-a-licious customer, Jack Treadaway, pesters boutique owner, Callie Woods,
to locate a vintage handbag for his mother. Too bad the wedge between them is
his sister, the meanest girl in town.
What a mess.
The bell sitting on the
counter above my head ding-ding-dinged in an irritating way. I huffed. Really?
Then
I heard, "Hey,” —two dings— “I need help. Anybody working today?"
Despite
the din assaulting my ears, I didn't answer, and not because I was mean.
Because I was a woman on a mission. It was imperative I retrieve the hundred
dollar bill that had vanished when The Copper Teapot's front door had erupted
wide with a wintry gust. All kinds of stuff had gone flying like price tags,
papers, and hard-earned moola. In today's sucky economy, every smidgen of
revenue mattered.
Obviously, this guy
couldn’t see me crouched down on the floor. His toe tapping and bell ringing
conveyed his impatience. Sticking the
ruler in the gap between the floor and the showcase, I bit my lip and
concentrated, waving the tool back and forth so I could snag the elusive
dinero. Another three-note ding sounded, and I rolled my eyes before
singsonging, "Just a...minute, please."
Fingers
drummed above my head. I shrugged my shoulders, thinking, rats. Every customer is important. Guess I should be a responsible
business owner and do the right thing. "Be right with you."
"Okay,
but hurry."
"Almost...there...Got
it!" I jumped to my feet and dangled the money in his face. "Pay
day."
I
finished my jig to check out the customer only to find —Oh By Golly— Jack, as in the
Jack Treadaway, the hunky hunk from Sommerville High School days. I couldn't
believe this man graced my shop.
Why was he here?
So why is Jack at The Copper Teapot? LOL There's action, adventure--OOPS! that's what happens in the new Star Wars movie. Seriously, romance, a nasty sister, handbags everywhere all adds up to tons of fun.
Find Season of Surprises at:
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/season-of-surprises-holiday-box-set-merry-holly/1122604571?ean=2940152242966
Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/search?Query=season+of+surprises
2 comments:
Cute excerpt, Vicki. My older daughter said to me just the other day that she didn't understand how her younger sister and I could have such loser handbags! I'm very picky about how everything fits, so once I get one that works, I tend to keep it for years! I'll share.
Hi, Marsha! Loser handbags? Oooh, harsh. Have you tried buying the same one in another color? I've not done that for handbags, but have for shoes. Thank you for sharing.
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