Photo prompt copyright Jill Wisoff
Blind Date in the Desert
It was a long, dusty road from his crops and his soft-coated cattle and the sweating girls with sun-bleached hair and broken nails. He was kind of missing all that but the talk on line had been good enough to kick him into action.
He got there around sundown. Everywhere candy-coloured lights glowed and glittered and flashed. They reminded him of them sweets that made his little brothers crazy.
He walked towards a pyramid. She was waiting. He took his hands out of his pockets.
“Vegas Girl?”
“Country Boy?”
She leaned into him. Kissed him.
City lights sparked and crackled in the grass.
Sugar on the Bee 
Lovely succulent mouth-filling writing, Jilly
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Wow, thanks Neil.
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Vegas Girl and Country Boy – The Adventure Begins! Wonderful snippet Jilly.
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Thank you so much, Iain, best wishes, Jilly.
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They say opposites attract! Nice one Jilly.
Welcome to Keith’s Ramblings!
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Thank you so much, Keith. I decided to be gentle with my characters this time. A change from beating them up and losing them and breaking up their homes 🙂 Best wishes, Jilly.
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Dear Jilly,
Viva Las Vegas! Well done, my dear.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Yes! Viva Las Vegas! Thank you very much, Rochelle, best wishes, Jilly.
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Ah this was good – and seems to bode well for the couple. I do like a bit of romance sometimes! 🙂
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
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Thank you very much, Susan. I too like a bit of a romance sometimes. It’s very interesting the way this writing of snippets brings out unexpected ideas. Best wishes, Jilly.
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So if my guy and girl, have the same reaction when they meet… we’ll have two matches made in Internet heaven!
Love your story, Jilly.
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We have an internet foursome! We’re Just a bunch of old romantics. Thank you so much, Dale.
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Yes!! 😀
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This is my favorite tale so far this week. I’m a Nevada girl and I’m partial to cowboys. You made me smile for their future happiness even if it’s fleeting.
Tracey
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Thank you very much indeed, Tracey, you made my day. And you made me laugh with your “partiality” to cowboys. I can relate to that! Let’s hope love lasts for these two. I have an idea it will. Best wishes, Jilly.
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I want to be optimistic for them! They do say that opposites attract. I hope they don’t have a massive argument about where they’re going to live. Ooh, look at me being so negative after such a lovely story 🙂
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Hello draliman, thank you so much for your comments. I like stories where love crosses boundaries and I could just see them there, having that moment where, wow, it really was worth meeting. Love will rule in this one, Best wishes, Jilly
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You had me hooked instantly with the sheer quality of your writing. That opening sentence is blissfully gorgeous. Lovely story, Jilly!
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What a great scene (or scenes). The way his thoughts go, the descriptions, wonderful. And even if they aren’t compatible in the long run, that experience sure was worth the adventure. Lovely writing.
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Thank you so much for your lovely comments! best wishes, Jilly.
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Lovely! Reads ike the start of a sweet love story.
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Thank you so much, Luccia. Very kind of you.
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I hope that luscious kiss brings them both lasting happiness. Fun story 🙂
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Love that “luscious kiss”. Thank you so much for your lovely comments, Jilly.
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Was instantly drawn into the story. There’s definitely a longer story here.
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Thankyou, Lisa, that is very kind of you.
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Romantic and sweet *sigh* Loved this story. Vegas Girl and Country Boy sounds like their chat names? Hope it works out for them, if not, at least it is a sweet memorable fling.
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Hello Fatima, good to hear from you again 🙂 Yes, they are their chat names. I loved the idea of instant attraction in Vegas. Could be a fling they will both treasure for life or they may end up telling their grandchildren.
Best wishes,
Jilly
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Sweet story.
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Thank you, Dawn, kind of you to drop by 🙂
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Love that opening, Jilly, the set up, the tiny but telling description. Just a perfect nugget of a story
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Lynn, thank you very much indeed, I really appreciate your kind comments, Jilly.
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I wonder if it’s going to end up in one of those chapels… somehow i think that he would be better off with those country girls…
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My daughter married in the Little Chapel of the Flowers. The minister was wonderful, family-minded and really brought a terrific sense of occasion. But I think I have to agree that my fellow would be better off with the sun-bleached gals with the broken nails … Thanks so much for your comments, Bjorn.
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Love it – the opening descriptions giving a glimpse of his back story and then the crackling denouement. Succinct and perfect.
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Thank you very much, Sarah Ann. Great you dropped by, Jilly.
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Loved those candy-coloured lights…. I hope their love lasts but I have a feeling it won’t.
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Just maybe – maybe it will …
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This is my favourite this week, brilliant descriptions and sentiments
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Thank you, Michael, what a lovely response.
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You’re welcome
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