Let's Dance
Scott Family Short Stories # 1
by Amanda Paull
She’s helping out a friend. His dad’s hip’s gone. Could a farcical mix-up lead to love?
Ballroom dancing is the last thing Laura wants to try. But her best friend is desperate to meet a hip-swinging Adonis, so before she knows it, Laura is cha cha cha-ing in the back of the Dog and Duck with nerdy Ben. At least no one else need ever find out. No such luck. Her mother is armed with a social media page and dangerous. The shenanigans begin. What a pity Ben’s now looking rather dapper. Will he scarper? Or is Ben made of sterner stuff?
If you like innocent, laugh-out-loud family mayhem, you’ll love Let’s Dance, the first Scott Family Short Story, by Amanda Paull. Download it today to find out if Laura’s family send Ben running for the hills.
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‘I’ve made a vision board.’ Shona drew a large square in the air with her hands. ‘It has a picture of my perfect man pinned to it – fantastic body. And that posh hotel we like in Ibiza, the one with the huge pool and swim-up bar.’ ‘Won’t the image of a particular man prevent the Universe from sending the one it has picked out for you?’ ‘I cut off his head.’
Shona was staring into space and shredding her serviette. ‘I think one of Alf’s eyes has a cast in it. And, the more passionate he tries to look, the more I want to hurl… I really can’t believe it… In Anna-Joules, they said it’s all the rage for meeting hot, not clammy, men… That Vera turning up last night was a stroke of luck. She and Alf will be perfect for each other. She has a cast in the same eye as him,’ laughed Shona. ‘When they face each other, they’ll never have to make eye contact.’
Bob sauntered in, in his favourite grey ‘house’ trousers. Maureen glared at them – he wasn’t allowed to wear them in public, on account of the flared legs, which Maureen said were like ‘something out of Saturday Night Fever’ and made him look like a halfwit. He had rescued them from the charity bag twice. Today he’d obviously managed to sneak them under Maureen’s radar.
This delightfully amusing little tale took me from giggle-snort to wine-spewing and laughing aloud. Over the course of the story, I think I may have aspirated at least a partial glass before I decided to put my goblet down while perusing for safety’s sake. Ms. Paull’s writing was cleverly witty, conjuring crisp and comical visuals while the characters and storylines were such a treat. I zipped right through it once I caught my breath, and was highly desirous for more.
Empress DJ
About Amanda Paull
Amanda Paull is a writer of humorous romantic fiction, who lives in the North East of England with her husband. The inspiration for her stories comes from real life, which she tries to show the funnier side of by embellishing to the hilt.
Amanda's Website: http://www.amandapaull.co.uk
About Amanda Paull
Amanda Paull is a writer of humorous romantic fiction, who lives in the North East of England with her husband. The inspiration for her stories comes from real life, which she tries to show the funnier side of by embellishing to the hilt.
Amanda's Website: http://www.amandapaull.co.uk
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