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June 12, 2007
Accidental Unveilings
When what you say says more than you meant to say
So I was over at my friend's house, grilling her about the life of a psychologist to use for a book idea I've got. Her husband (who happens also to be my friend and is a totally awesome guy) walked through and started asking questions. So I explained that the psychologist was the heroine and the cop would be the hero.
He pointed out that I'd done that before. Did I maybe have a thing for cops?
I turned bright red.
It's not so much that I have a thing for cops. I just adore those take charge Alpha males. Lani, my sweet, you can have all those delectable sweet Beta boys. Give me a meaty Alpha guy who acts like he might knock me over the head and drag me back to his cave by my hair and my knees go weak.
I know this about myself. I just didn't want everyone else to necessarily know. It doesn't seem terribly evolved, you know?
That incident reminded me of an art class I took may moons ago when I was pregnant with Thing Two. I don't even remember what exactly the assignment was, but I'd done a painting of a woman who was supposed to look like she was bursting out of a plant against a starry background. It didn't turn out quite like that. It looked more like a woman huddled inside a pod and the stars sort of ran. One of my classmates finally said, "Those star things look like sperm. That woman looks like she's hiding. Did you actually mean to get pregnant?"
Well, no, not exactly, but I hadn't intended on broadcasting it to all of my painting class at Scottsdale Community College.
So have you accidentally unveiled a little something about yourself without intending to? Hmmm?
Oh, and by the way, UN-VEILED comes out next Tuesday, June 19. Romantic Times said, "Anyone who's ever confided in her hairdresser, or anyone who's just looking for an easy read, will appreciate Rendahl's latest." So, stop by your local bookstore and check it out. Just because I didn't mean to get pregnant with Thing Two doesn't mean I don't want to send him to college.
This blog was brought to you by UNVEILED, Eileen's terrific new book about the secrets we try so hard to keep, but never do.
Posted by Eileen at 7:00 AM | Comments (4)
Comments
Yay!! Another alpha male lover!! Of course, the minute anybody meets Navy Guy, they know that about me, but boy my Atlantis warriors . . . heh heh heh. :)
I've blurted out so many things about myself, accidentally and on purpose, that it's ridiculous. Wait till you have dozens of television interviewers across the country ask you about how you were possibly too stupid to realize lawn mowers took gasoline . . .
sigh
Posted by: Alesia Holliday ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.literarychicks.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at June 12, 2007 10:05 AM
Now, the veterinary hero in Unbridaled is not an Alpha, he is a nice Beta. Maybe you didn't like him much, but I thought that there is the kind of guy I always fall for.
I'm not remembering when I have unwittingly revealed too much about myself -- although I seem to have a problem pronouncing 'tangentially' and make the word 'tangenitally'. I am sure that this means something.
Posted by: hollygee at June 12, 2007 10:36 AM
I had two very different women, yet both equally poised and professional, drop the f-bomb around me recently (at different times.) Talk about unveiling! Or maybe I just inspire that in people...
Posted by: Pam W. at June 12, 2007 11:49 AM
You're right, Holly. Daniel was pretty Beta. I might write them better than I write Alphas. I'm not sure I fully understand them. Maybe that's why I find them so alluring. :-)
Posted by: The LC Eileen at June 12, 2007 8:45 PM
