This week certainly flew by! It’s time for
Saturday Spankings again. Thank you for coming by for a snippet. I’m trying to
give a flavor of the Cassie series for a few weeks and today’s snippet is from
the second book, Cassie’s Tale.
Tom is away on business and Cassie has spent
a long, lonely sleepless night without him. Although it’s completely against Tom’s
rules, she decides to use some over the counter sleep aids – not her best
decision.
I felt almost smug as I clutched
my little bag of sleep. I didn’t want to take it too early because I wanted to
sleep through the night so I found an old movie, opened another bottle of wine
and settled in. Around nine I swallowed two pills and poured another glass,
assuming the wine would help the pills word. And yes, I do realize now just how
foolishly I acted.
An hour later found me still
awake and completely annoyed at the pills. I wanted to sleep. Maybe another one
would do the trick. Grabbing the bottle, I quickly took another one or maybe
two, I can’t remember and washed them down with the last of the wine. I leaned
to put the wine glass on the nightstand when must have misjudged the distance
and the glass smashed on the edge of the nightstand.
Cursing I reached to pick up one
piece and evidently didn’t see one sticking up. I sliced the side of my hand
from the little finger all the way past my wrist. It hurt like the dickens, but
I didn’t think it needed stitches or anything like that. Although it did seem
to be bleeding quite a bit.
Of course, that was then that the
sleeping pills truly began to work.
Cassie continues to live life to the fullest, from wheeling around in her new sports car to mastering the art of riding a motor scooter with no hands, she manages to keep Tom on his toes. The fly in the ointment is that Tom’s firm wants him back for a project and Cassie wants him all to herself. When Tom takes the job, Cassie is left lonely and bored – never a good combination for her.
Left to her own devices Cassie makes some poor decisions, frightening Sue and causing Tom to lower the boom. Tom's new schedule for Cassie, including her getting a job, leaves her little time to get herself in trouble – yet she still manages.
Other books by PK Corey: The Cassie Series
(If you haven't read a Cassie book, you need to give one a try!)
Other books by PK Corey: The Cassie Series
(If you haven't read a Cassie book, you need to give one a try!)
Cassie's Space (book one)
Cassie's Tale (book two)
Cassie on the Move (book three)
Cassie's River Living (book four)
Cassie's Conflict (book five)
Cassie's Influence (book six)
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Yikes! Not good. Not good at all. It's bad enough for her to take sleeping pills against Tom's wishes, but taking them with alcohol is adding insult to her injury, and I don't mean her cut hand....
ReplyDeleteDumb move and Tom's going to go ballistic.
DeleteOh goodness, I'm with Kathryn, definitely not wise to mix pills and alcohol and Cassie has now put herself in danger. Tom will definitely not be happy!
ReplyDeleteHugs
Roz
It could have been a major disaster. Fortunately Tom ask Sue to check on her.
DeleteWow. Pills and alcohol aren't a good mix. Add in the slashed wrist and she's in big trouble.
ReplyDeleteTom is against her drinking alone and the pills nearly pushed him over the edge on this one.
DeleteI remember this passage well. It was one of Cassie's dumbest decisions. Too scary. Especially for Sue!
ReplyDeleteHugs From Ella
Yep, about as dumb as it gets. You're right, so very scary for all.
DeleteShe is going to be so busted when Tom gets home.
ReplyDeleteSo true, she is dead meat!
DeleteOops! She's in trouble again, silly girl mixing drugs and booze. I remember this book and loved it. Then again, I love all Cassie and Tom books.
ReplyDeleteThanks Holla! Oh, she really messed up this time. Tom's going to pitch a fit.
DeleteOh my word. She's in for it now... although I do feel her pain. Sleep is never important until you aren't getting any! Great snippet!
ReplyDeleteCassie and lonely don't do well together - then add a sleepless night. She was desperate.
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