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This scene from STITCHES is taken from Chapter 18.
Jean and Spence are on their way to London to have the magical fabric analyzed by the Victoria and Albert Museum. Figuring the best way to travel safely with the fabric is in plain sight, Jean has pieced it into the back of a denim jacket. In this scene, Jean has to get the jacket through security at the airport.
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“Ma’am, you need to take
your jacket off,” the TSA agent said, nodding his head toward the conveyer
belt.
Oh,
please, no. Slipping her arms from the sleeves, she placed
the jacket carefully on top of her purse in the gray bin. The jacket
disappeared into the X-ray machine. She stepped quickly through the electronic
archway in her stocking feet and waited on the other side for Spence to follow
her through.
“Bag check!” shouted a
voice from behind the X-ray machine.
Panic rose in her
throat. She swallowed hard to tamp it down. She watched two TSA agents point at
the screen behind the machine and whisper to each other. Spence stood in front
of the archway, a what-the-hell look
on his face. The security agent waved him forward, and Spence stepped through
the archway.
Jean waited, not saying
a word, as the TSA agent picked up the jacket after it emerged from the other
side of the X-ray machine. He moved down the length of the chute and set the
jacket down on a separate table. She padded after him with her shoes, purse,
and carry-on bag jumbled in her arms. She set them on the floor and mouthed
back at Spence, “I don’t know. Just wait.”
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I can feel her tension and fear. Hope those pheasants behave themselves.
ReplyDeleteThis is really darn nice. I have to buy this book.
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Good luck to her!
ReplyDeleteI can feel the nerves jangling as I read this. A great excerpt.
ReplyDeleteGlad you shared it. Thanks. :-)
Oh, no! What a way to leave us hanging! Great clip. I'm looking forward to reading the book and finding out what happens. Thanks for being a great supporter of the blog hop ;-)
ReplyDeleteReally liked the excerpt. Sounds like a great book! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cliff-hanger! I had a TSA agent see a pocket knife when I had only keys. I wonder what those birds transformed into. I'll have to read this one.
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