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Once upon a time, as I was drafting SOME GIRLS BITE and FRIDAY NIGHT BITES, I had half a mind to see if I could stick Merit and Morgan together.<\/p>\n
I tried, and earnestly. But it didn’t take. Even then, she and Ethan had a connection that they couldn’t ignore.<\/p>\n
I did try my best. This is a scene I wrote once upon a time that didn’t fit its way into the books. \u00a0Reading it again, I blushed. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n
The night awaited me, so I threw off the pillow and sat up, scrubbing hands across my face to try and wake up. The door creaked open, and I pulled down my hands.<\/p>\n
Morgan stood in the doorway, clad in his clothes from yesterday\u2014jeans and a long-sleeved tee.<\/p>\n
\u201cGood evening,\u201d he said, leaning back against the door.<\/p>\n
I nodded and yawned. \u201cYeah.\u201d<\/p>\n
He pushed off the door and approached, held out a fisted hand. \u201cBrought your breakfast.\u201d<\/p>\n
He turned his wrist over, then uncurled his fingers. In the crook of his palm lay a single, crimson cherry attached to a long, chartreuse stem.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not sure a single cherry\u2019s going to fill up a growing vampire.\u201d<\/p>\n
He glanced at his hand. \u201cOh, sorry. I did that wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n
He looked down, hair half-hiding an impish smile, and grabbed the bottom hem of his t-shirt, then pulled it over his head and off his arms. His chest was broad and peppered with dark hair, from a \u201cT\u201d across his pecs to a thin trail that led invitingly into the waist of his jeans.<\/p>\n
I sighed, and looked back up at him. He smiled, held the cherry up by the stem, and nibbled the edge of it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought that was my breakfast?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, no.\u201d He rubbed his six-pack abs with his palm. \u201cThis was supposed to be breakfast.\u201d<\/p>\n
I perked up an eyebrow. \u201cOh.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
No, I’m not a tease. That’s actually where the scene ended. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Click here to read other deleted CV scenes<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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