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    Louder Than Words
    Louder Than Words
    Louder Than Words
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    Louder Than Words

    By Cara Aisling

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    Derrek is a local teacher in Clearwater, Florida. He frequents a nearby coffee shop before work every morning, where he finds himself enraptured with a young barista, Alex. But Alex never seems to notice him, even when he’s handing Derrek his morning coffee.

    After weeks of hiding in his corner under the pretense of working, Derrek finally gains enough courage to ask Alex on a date. He’s crushed when all he gets for an answer is complete silence. He thinks it’s the end, until he finds out that Alex has a disability that has paralyzed his vocal cords.

    Sign language is Alex’s way of communication, and it’s something that Derrek knows little to nothing about. With renewed determination, Derrek asks Alex to teach him sign language. Derrek wants to be able to talk to Alex, to tell him how he really feels, and find out if Alex feels the same.

    But more than anything, he longs for a relationship that goes deeper than just words alone.

    Louder Than Words is an 18,000-word novella.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDeep Desires Press
    Release dateApr 11, 2017
    ISBN9781370815074
    Louder Than Words
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    Cara Aisling

    Cara Aisling is a writer of fantasy, paranormal, and even sci-fi genres. She’s married to a wonderful husband with a minion of two years. They have a full house with three adorable fur babies, Anubis, the mighty cat hunter, Kida, the momma bear, and Mishka, the loveable husky.Cara is a lover of games on a wide range of platforms. She plays on the PC, console, and hand-held devices including the phone. Japan is where she would love to visit sometime and is a huge inspiration to many of her projects. She’s a huge fan of Japan, including manga and anime. Cara has even begun to dabble in comic/manga script writing. Future works in this will be posted on WebToon.

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      Louder Than Words - Cara Aisling

      Contents

      Title Page

      Copyright

      Louder Than Words

      Chapter One

      Chapter Two

      Chapter Three

      Chapter Four

      Chapter Five

      Chapter Six

      Chapter Seven

      About Siryn Sueng

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      Copyright © 2017 by Siryn Sueng

      All characters are age 18 and over.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, business, places, events, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblances to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

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      Chapter One

      The Starbucks on the corner of Cleveland and Harrison was always busy in the morning, but I made time to stop by no matter what. It wasn’t the white chocolate mocha latte I ordered every time that kept me coming back. Not even the idea the barista who took my order knew my name and that I taught at Clearwater Academy. Even the fact she flirted with me every chance she got wasn’t the reason why I insisted on taking an hour and a half-long visit, sipping my coffee in the corner with the best view of the bar in the whole shop.

      The drink was good, of course, but it was the young man working the bar who had my complete attention. I noticed him when he’d been manning the register for the first time. I got his name off the tag he wore. Alex. Alex’s smile was what won me over. I began noticing other things about him after that, like how his black hair often got in his pretty green eyes, and the multiple earrings that lined not one but both ears.

      Alex was gorgeous; a little shorter than myself, but not by much. He looked like he went to the gym. I found myself trying to imagine what shape his body was in underneath the black shirt and green apron. I realized I was staring when Alex looked up from the coffee machine and made eye contact. I turned away, facing my computer with an intensity that could kill; if that were at all possible. My heart pounded, face heating as I stared at the loaded document on the laptop. I’d opened the lesson plan simply to have an excuse to sit at the tall table with the outlet right next to it.

      I chanced a quick glance over at the bar and watched as Alex handed the cup of coffee to one of the waiting customers with his usual smile. Damn it, that man could smile. It was cute, the way his head tilted to the side just a little as he flashed it to the young woman. For a moment, I felt a spark of jealousy and smothered it with a gulp of the searing hot latte I was clutching a little too tightly.

      Today, I’ll do it.

      I’d been telling myself that for the past week. God, I feel like a damned stalker. And at my age! I’m almost thirty! Where the hell had all my bravado gone? Bryant, my best friend, teased me often enough already about not being able to ask Alex on a date. The words grow a pair had been mentioned plenty of times. I frowned at my cup as if it were the culprit. "I have a pair, jackass," I muttered.

      Taking a second swallow of the ridiculously sweet drink, I snapped the laptop shut and stuffed it away in my Swiss Army bag. I adjusted it over my shoulder and headed up to the counter where Alex was cleaning the milk steamer on the espresso machine. I stood there for a moment before I cleared my throat, getting Alex’s attention instantly. He flashed that sweet smile again; the subtle curve of his lips showed off his perfect teeth and my heart skipped a couple of beats. I could swear he was teasing me on purpose with that sexy smile. Words weren’t a thing for a moment. I tore my gaze from his; having his attention on me for longer than our usual brief exchange was almost too much. I fiddled with the zipper on my bag as I struggled to remember how speaking worked.

      Uh … h-hi. Yeah. Um, I was wondering — I mean — this might come off as sudden or whatever, but… I paused, and forced myself to look at him and not the back of the machine. I felt like a Neanderthal under those green eyes of his.

      He set aside his rag and leaned against the top of the machine, resting his chin on his arms. Alex motioned with his hand, a little twist of his wrist, to tell me to keep going. I wet my lips and nodded.

      R-right. Uh … anyway … I just — I wanted to say that you’re really kind of hot. God, this was harder than I expected. If I didn’t push through and ask the damned question I was afraid my face would be permanently red for the rest of my life. I closed my eyes and forced the rest out. And … would you like to have dinner with me?

      The words

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