From The Book - Living On Love - The Messenger - Tease 1

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Somewhere from inside the book...Living On Love - The Messenger

We made eye contact about the same time that she smiled, and that

was a mistake. Her eyes were like a calm ocean reflecting the

moon and all the stars. I looked away, embarrassed. Danny was

standing a few feet away washing some glasses. I sat in silence,

staring forward and warming my hands on my glass of hot scotch.

The quiet caused my mind to go back to my book. Maybe I should

take a course, I thought to myself, or better yet, maybe I should

forget the whole thing. That thought gave me a temporary feeling

of relief.

" By the way, my name is Neena. " The blond woman smiled.

I almost spilled my scotch. I tend to be a deep thinker and need

to be brought back gently.

" Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. " Neena held out her hand.

" It's okay, I'm Klaus. "

" Nice to meet you, Klaus. This good looking gentleman behind the

bar is Danny. "

" So why the big frown? "

" I didn't realize I was frowning "

" Girl friend problems? "

" No, " I sipped my warm scotch.

" You might as well tell her, she won't quit until you do. " Danny

grinned from behind the bar.

" It's a long story, " I said, shaking my head.

Neena leaned forward and gave me one of those 'we've got all

night' looks. I nervously took another big sip of my scotch.

" Bring Klaus another one, Danny, " said Neena.

" Actually, I really should go home, " I said out loud, while

another part of me said more please! There definitely is a lush

in there somewhere.

Danny paid no attention to what I said and began pouring another

drink.

" Come on, spill your guts, Klaus! Let's have it, " Neena demanded,

almost putting her face in mine to get me to make eye contact.

Part of me said, look at her, you big chicken.

" Klaus! " said Neena loudly.

I felt a fist hit my arm, interrupting my inner thoughts.

" What? " I was a little annoyed at being punched by a stranger.

" Come on, out with it! " she commanded.

Looking at her eyes, I wondered how many swords had been drawn to

fight over those eyes. My lips began to move even ahead of my

thoughts. I hate it when that happens.

" I'm trying to write a book about something that happened a while

back, but I have no idea how to write it or even where to begin.

It's way over my head, " I said vowing to myself never to look in

those eyes again.

" What's it about? " she asked, as Danny put my drink in front of

me.

" It's about angels, sort of more about Love, I guess; about life,

the reason for living, mostly about Love, I think... " I wished I

had stopped somewhere else.

" Now that's interesting. So what happened? " Neena was definitely

very persistent.

I shook my head. " It's a long story, and it's really bizarre. "

Danny laughed. " If you make it out of here without telling her

this story, that will be bizarre. "

I shook my head again. " I wouldn't even know where to start. "

I thought about it for a minute because in some way, I was itching

to tell somebody. Considering that I would probably never see

these people again, this was probably the perfect opportunity, but

where would I start?

" Start at the very beginning, " Neena brought me back from my

thoughts.

Danny was leaning forward and ready to listen. He was obviously

enjoying this.

" I have to tell you, it's a very strange story, " I said.

" We're all ears. " Neena was gleaming from her victory.

I can see that, I thought to myself.

" Give me a moment to collect my thoughts, " I said.

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