READ THIS FIRST. It's important. The full version of The Ringer is posted under the penname MollyRamone. I just wanted to post the first chapter here to notify people that I'm writing another story as a collab. I had a few people ask if the first chapter was all there was, period. I'd like to make it clear that no, that is not all, and there's plenty more for you to enjoy. So if you'd like to read the whole thing, head over to SunKing's and my combined profile: MollyRamone. We post two or three short, drabblish chapters each day. Here's chapter two if you're still not sure whether you want to give it a shot. Thanks for reading!


Look for a Cure for Her Head


From the corner of her eye, Bella Swan watched the tall, lanky Irishman slink off toward the men's room. Jesus, but he was beautiful. She'd noticed him sitting alone at the bar and had been stealing glances from her peripheral vision all evening. Red-brown hair, a strong, slightly scruffy jaw, and as she found when he addressed her, the brightest green eyes she'd ever seen. As if all of that weren't enough to make her fidgety and flushed, when he spoke, she fell directly into lust. That voice. Deep yet velvety. That accent. It was strong and absolute music to her ears.

Bella loved all things Irish to the point of a small obsession. Some might have called it an odd fixation; she was neither of Irish descent, nor was she very close with anyone who was. She'd never even been to Ireland. There was just something about the green, green rolling hills and ancient castles she'd seen in pictures. The culture. The lore. The music. The whiskey. A corner of her mouth twitched up in a half smile as she stared into her glass of Tullamore Dew.

"No lad better-lookin', then?"

As Bella looked up into the green eyes she'd just been thinking of, her half smile morphed into a full-on smirk.

"What're ye grinnin' at like a cat with a cream-flavored arsehole?"

"Pardon?" was her first reaction, but it was followed by an embarrassingly loud burst of laughter when her brain processed the words. The gorgeous Irishman seemed quite pleased with himself at her laugh. "That's a new one for me."


DON'T FORGET. If you'd like to read the whole story, check out our combined profile under MollyRamone. That's the only place where this entire story will be posted. Thanks, y'all. :)