Category: Romance

NaNoWriMo – April – 2023 — Day 25

“The Things We Do For Love”

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Suitably warned off, and after agreeing to wait for the word to come to rescue her, one Henry feels sceptical about, they return to Henry’s hotel room and toast their good luck and savour the air conditioning.

And start making other foolish plans, like rescuing Angie and Millie, her friends, as a means of hastening Michelle’s decision to leave with them.  Like any plan made without knowing all the facts, it is fraught with danger.

Radly tells Henry that his view of their world was stilted by his background, that not everyone wants to be saved, and that they just might like the life they have.  Henry, of course, doesn’t get it, nor realise what he thinks and how he acts has been shaped by the world he lives in.  It’s a shattering truth he still doesn’t consider possible.

Despite Radly’s reservations, that doesn’t stop them.  Knowing where Angie lives, they make the assumption that Angie would want to be rescued, and suitably fortified by cold beer, they depart.

Doing something, or anything is preferable to sitting around doing nothing.

It was a mission that was destined to fail, but not for the reasons Radly postulated.

When they get to her apartment the door is open.  Inside they are met with the unexpected and tragic consequences of a user that has just pushed the envelope a little too far.

They find Angie dead from an overdose.

For her, the knights in shining armour are too late.

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Words written 4,769, for a total of 94,346

NaNoWriMo – April – 2023 — Day 24

“The Things We Do For Love”

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Michelle is not happy to see him.

And this was a situation that he hadn’t considered, that she would not be pleased to see him.  And not only that, was trying her hardest to get rid of him.

They talk and Henry has to wheedle the truth out of her, that the time is not right for her to leave yet, and that he must go.  Once again she had presented yet another different persona, and Henry is confused as to her motives and their relationship.

The phone ringing interrupts their moment, Radly advising that they were about to get company.

Just enough time for Henry to say goodbye before he comes face to face with the Turk, who arrives unexpectedly at her front door.

The master of the house arrives, Michelle changes instantly into someone else, and the Turk makes Henry a proposition.  He can walk out in one piece but never come back or see her again.

After he leaves the Turk and his favourite girl talk. She doesn’t believe a single word of the Turks, but it does reveal how much he will tolerate her.

He on the other hand does not trust her at all, not now that she has transformed, and off the drugs he supplies to keep his girls compliant.  She is different, he has to admit, but he has bigger plans for her now. And sadly that will break their agreement.

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Words written 4,482, for a total of 89,577

NaNoWriMo – April – 2023 — Day 23

“The Things We Do For Love”

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After a fruitless search, Henry decides not to go home but stay in one of the more salubrious hotels nearby.  The next day, refreshed, he has his eyes firmly on the prize.

Once the darkness sets in, they’re off to the address that Angie had given him the previous night.  Expecting to see Michelle, instead, Henry discovers no one is at home, but an old lady who hears him knocking on the door tells him where the occupant works.

Another interestingly named establishment.

Which, when they go there, discover to be a cut above some they’d been to, and it’s back to the conversation with one of the girls, hoping to gain some information.

Only this girl, Diana, is a little trickier to deal with in that she does not let him escape without having to do the dance first.  He asks his questions, gets oblique answers, and has an experience he will never forget.


Which, when they go there, discover to be a cut above some they’d been to, and it’s back to the conversation with one of the girls, hoping to gain some information.

Only this girl, Diana, is a little trickier to deal with in that she does not let him escape without having to do the dance first.  He asks his questions, gets oblique answers, and has an experience he will never forget.

With a line almost crossed, Henry staggers back out into the heat of the night, wondering himself exactly what just happened, only to find Radly waiting with two other men.

The police, and none other than colleagues of Inspector Banner.  It’s time for a visit to the police station.

This is where we get to learn a little bit more about Banner and his mission.  Then a long chat with Henry about Michelle, the girl he is looking for, and how dangerous it is.  Then, in the end, Banner gives him her address, one that is different from Angie’s, and asks Henry to deliver a message.

Then he is standing at the door and the girl herself is looking back at him.

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Words written 4,121, for a total of 85,095

NaNoWriMo – April – 2023 — Day 24

“The Things We Do For Love”

…

Michelle is not happy to see him.

And this was a situation that he hadn’t considered, that she would not be pleased to see him.  And not only that, was trying her hardest to get rid of him.

They talk and Henry has to wheedle the truth out of her, that the time is not right for her to leave yet, and that he must go.  Once again she had presented yet another different persona, and Henry is confused as to her motives and their relationship.

The phone ringing interrupts their moment, Radly advising that they were about to get company.

Just enough time for Henry to say goodbye before he comes face to face with the Turk, who arrives unexpectedly at her front door.

The master of the house arrives, Michelle changes instantly into someone else, and the Turk makes Henry a proposition.  He can walk out in one piece but never come back or see her again.

After he leaves the Turk and his favourite girl talk. She doesn’t believe a single word of the Turks, but it does reveal how much he will tolerate her.

He on the other hand does not trust her at all, not now that she has transformed, and off the drugs he supplies to keep his girls compliant.  She is different, he has to admit, but he has bigger plans for her now. And sadly that will break their agreement.

…

Words written 4,482, for a total of 89,577

NaNoWriMo – April – 2023 — Day 24

“The Things We Do For Love”

…

Michelle is not happy to see him.

And this was a situation that he hadn’t considered, that she would not be pleased to see him.  And not only that, was trying her hardest to get rid of him.

They talk and Henry has to wheedle the truth out of her, that the time is not right for her to leave yet, and that he must go.  Once again she had presented yet another different persona, and Henry is confused as to her motives and their relationship.

The phone ringing interrupts their moment, Radly advising that they were about to get company.

Just enough time for Henry to say goodbye before he comes face to face with the Turk, who arrives unexpectedly at her front door.

The master of the house arrives, Michelle changes instantly into someone else, and the Turk makes Henry a proposition.  He can walk out in one piece but never come back or see her again.

After he leaves the Turk and his favourite girl talk. She doesn’t believe a single word of the Turks, but it does reveal how much he will tolerate her.

He on the other hand does not trust her at all, not now that she has transformed, and off the drugs he supplies to keep his girls compliant.  She is different, he has to admit, but he has bigger plans for her now. And sadly that will break their agreement.

…

Words written 4,482, for a total of 89,577

NaNoWriMo – April – 2023 — Day 23

“The Things We Do For Love”

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After a fruitless search, Henry decides not to go home but stay in one of the more salubrious hotels nearby.  The next day, refreshed, he has his eyes firmly on the prize.

Once the darkness sets in, they’re off to the address that Angie had given him the previous night.  Expecting to see Michelle, instead, Henry discovers no one is at home, but an old lady who hears him knocking on the door tells him where the occupant works.

Another interestingly named establishment.

Which, when they go there, discover to be a cut above some they’d been to, and it’s back to the conversation with one of the girls, hoping to gain some information.

Only this girl, Diana, is a little trickier to deal with in that she does not let him escape without having to do the dance first.  He asks his questions, gets oblique answers, and has an experience he will never forget.


Which, when they go there, discover to be a cut above some they’d been to, and it’s back to the conversation with one of the girls, hoping to gain some information.

Only this girl, Diana, is a little trickier to deal with in that she does not let him escape without having to do the dance first.  He asks his questions, gets oblique answers, and has an experience he will never forget.

With a line almost crossed, Henry staggers back out into the heat of the night, wondering himself exactly what just happened, only to find Radly waiting with two other men.

The police, and none other than colleagues of Inspector Banner.  It’s time for a visit to the police station.

This is where we get to learn a little bit more about Banner and his mission.  Then a long chat with Henry about Michelle, the girl he is looking for, and how dangerous it is.  Then, in the end, Banner gives him her address, one that is different from Angie’s, and asks Henry to deliver a message.

Then he is standing at the door and the girl herself is looking back at him.

…

Words written 4,121, for a total of 85,095

NaNoWriMo – April – 2023 — Day 22

“The Things We Do For Love”

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After a solid few hours of sleuthing and getting an up close and almost intimate look at the lives of people Henry would never have got to meet in his lifetime, he came away disillusioned and disappointed that they were no further advanced in the quest.

Time out, and a drive to the beach to take in some cooler surroundings and shut away all they’d seen and heard.

Even Radly had to admit he had never scratched the surface, only visiting and thinking nothing of those working there nor of their plight, if it indeed was to be seen that way, or motivation.

There they get a solid break.

Henry sees Michelle with a friend, in a car, purely by accident.  They had exchanged words with a group of boys.

From there it was surveillance and an amateurish attempt at following them in the hope it would leave back to where she lived.

Of course, they’re not up to the task and almost lose her several times, and after she drops off the other girl, they do lose her.

That means going back to the girl she dropped off and asking some pertinent questions.  The trouble is, by the time Henry gets to her, she is almost lost to drugs, but gets an address.

The rescue attempt is afoot – the next night.

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Words written 4,515, for a total of 80,974

NaNoWriMo – April – 2023 — Day 23

“The Things We Do For Love”

…

After a fruitless search, Henry decides not to go home but stay in one of the more salubrious hotels nearby.  The next day, refreshed, he has his eyes firmly on the prize.

Once the darkness sets in, they’re off to the address that Angie had given him the previous night.  Expecting to see Michelle, instead, Henry discovers no one is at home, but an old lady who hears him knocking on the door tells him where the occupant works.

Another interestingly named establishment.

Which, when they go there, discover to be a cut above some they’d been to, and it’s back to the conversation with one of the girls, hoping to gain some information.

Only this girl, Diana, is a little trickier to deal with in that she does not let him escape without having to do the dance first.  He asks his questions, gets oblique answers, and has an experience he will never forget.


Which, when they go there, discover to be a cut above some they’d been to, and it’s back to the conversation with one of the girls, hoping to gain some information.

Only this girl, Diana, is a little trickier to deal with in that she does not let him escape without having to do the dance first.  He asks his questions, gets oblique answers, and has an experience he will never forget.

With a line almost crossed, Henry staggers back out into the heat of the night, wondering himself exactly what just happened, only to find Radly waiting with two other men.

The police, and none other than colleagues of Inspector Banner.  It’s time for a visit to the police station.

This is where we get to learn a little bit more about Banner and his mission.  Then a long chat with Henry about Michelle, the girl he is looking for, and how dangerous it is.  Then, in the end, Banner gives him her address, one that is different from Angie’s, and asks Henry to deliver a message.

Then he is standing at the door and the girl herself is looking back at him.

…

Words written 4,121, for a total of 85,095

NaNoWriMo – April – 2023 — Day 23

“The Things We Do For Love”

…

After a fruitless search, Henry decides not to go home but stay in one of the more salubrious hotels nearby.  The next day, refreshed, he has his eyes firmly on the prize.

Once the darkness sets in, they’re off to the address that Angie had given him the previous night.  Expecting to see Michelle, instead, Henry discovers no one is at home, but an old lady who hears him knocking on the door tells him where the occupant works.

Another interestingly named establishment.

Which, when they go there, discover to be a cut above some they’d been to, and it’s back to the conversation with one of the girls, hoping to gain some information.

Only this girl, Diana, is a little trickier to deal with in that she does not let him escape without having to do the dance first.  He asks his questions, gets oblique answers, and has an experience he will never forget.


Which, when they go there, discover to be a cut above some they’d been to, and it’s back to the conversation with one of the girls, hoping to gain some information.

Only this girl, Diana, is a little trickier to deal with in that she does not let him escape without having to do the dance first.  He asks his questions, gets oblique answers, and has an experience he will never forget.

With a line almost crossed, Henry staggers back out into the heat of the night, wondering himself exactly what just happened, only to find Radly waiting with two other men.

The police, and none other than colleagues of Inspector Banner.  It’s time for a visit to the police station.

This is where we get to learn a little bit more about Banner and his mission.  Then a long chat with Henry about Michelle, the girl he is looking for, and how dangerous it is.  Then, in the end, Banner gives him her address, one that is different from Angie’s, and asks Henry to deliver a message.

Then he is standing at the door and the girl herself is looking back at him.

…

Words written 4,121, for a total of 85,095

NaNoWriMo – April – 2023 — Day 22

“The Things We Do For Love”

…

After a solid few hours of sleuthing and getting an up close and almost intimate look at the lives of people Henry would never have got to meet in his lifetime, he came away disillusioned and disappointed that they were no further advanced in the quest.

Time out, and a drive to the beach to take in some cooler surroundings and shut away all they’d seen and heard.

Even Radly had to admit he had never scratched the surface, only visiting and thinking nothing of those working there nor of their plight, if it indeed was to be seen that way, or motivation.

There they get a solid break.

Henry sees Michelle with a friend, in a car, purely by accident.  They had exchanged words with a group of boys.

From there it was surveillance and an amateurish attempt at following them in the hope it would leave back to where she lived.

Of course, they’re not up to the task and almost lose her several times, and after she drops off the other girl, they do lose her.

That means going back to the girl she dropped off and asking some pertinent questions.  The trouble is, by the time Henry gets to her, she is almost lost to drugs, but gets an address.

The rescue attempt is afoot – the next night.

…

Words written 4,515, for a total of 80,974