The present moment d. A state of awareness or being in the here and now

At the moment

original name: Just For Now

Series: Sea Breeze (Sea Breeze 4)

Translators: Simba121, tiffany_alina, 50shades, VolkovaM, Galia_Br.

Translated on the site Notabenoid.

Translated specifically for the group http://vk.com/vincent_series_sea_breeze

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Preston is bad. And Amanda, it seems, has been in love with him forever. When she finally decides to make the first move, it won't end well. But, nevertheless, she can resist him. Especially now that he seems to be stalking her too.

No one wants them together, not Amanda's brother Marcus, who is engaged to Lowe, nor Preston's own buddies. They know too much about the dark side of Preston. However, there is a dangerous attraction between them... and neither Preston nor Amanda are going to deny it.

Preston appeared in "Breath" more as a comic character and Marcus' best friend. In "Because of Lowe," he, one of the players on Cage York's baseball team, also takes part in Marcus' life.

In As Long as It Lasts, he only appears in an "episode". One of them is with Amanda, where there is a hint that something is going on between them.

Author's note: "I know Preston's story hasn't taken shape since his first appearance in Breath. I knew what his secrets were, but I was not sure that I would ever delve into his life. After “Because of Low,” I realized that his character needed to be rewritten, but I don’t know exactly how, it was hard for me. I had no doubt that after I told the story of the bad boy Cage York, I had to tell about Preston, who was always somewhere nearby. He is quite possibly the deepest character for me at this time. Weird though, I know he was portrayed as a playboy. First impressions are deceptive and Preston Drake is just that!

Well, if it's not little Manda, then we all get dressed and go to play.

The water I sipped chose that moment to suffocate me. Covering my mouth to muffle my coughing, I turned away from the warm breath above my ear. I showed up here tonight for one reason: to see Preston Drake. Is it lucky that when he finally decided to notice that I was alive, I coughed from my fucking lungs?

Preston was amused, giggling as he patted my back, which didn't help my humiliation.

Sorry Manda, I didn't know my presence would make you cough.

When I was able to speak, I again turned to face the guy who had been his grandiose appearance in my nightly fantasies for a couple of years. All the preening I would have gone through to look irresistible tonight was pointless. Preston chuckled at me, as always. I amused him. He saw me as nothing but the innocent little sister of his best friend, Marcus Hardy. It was a cliché. How many bad novels have I read about a girl hopelessly in love with her brother's best friend? Countless.

You scared me. - I wanted to explain my sudden burst of coughing.

Preston tilted the bottle of beer to his lips and took a sip, keeping his eyes on me.

Are you sure it wasn't my sexy-as-hell voice whispering in my ear that caused your momentary lack of oxygen?

Yes, it was probably him. But the guy knew he was handsome. I didn't mean to add to his ego. Crossing my arms over my stomach, I assumed a defensive posture. I never knew how to talk to Preston or what to say to him. I was so afraid, he looked into my eyes and knew that I closed my eyes at night and imagined that very bad things were happening with his body.

Damn, Manda," he said in a low, husky voice, looking down at my chest. I wore a low-cut white blouse tonight, and a really nice push-up bra, hoping to at least make Preston see my body grow. Besides, I knew he had a thing about boobs. It was obvious from the girls he dated…. Well, he hasn't actually dated. He just fucked them. My boobs were small, but a good push-up bra and proper position, and they weren't too bad.

You have a really nice shirt on.

He really looked at me. Or on them, but they were part of me, so it was the same.

Preston took another step towards me, covering the short distance that separated us. His eyes were still focused on the cleavage between my breasts that I was showing off.

Maybe wearing a shirt like that isn't very smart, Manda. His deep voice made me shudder. - Oh shit, girl, don't do it. Don't tremble.

One large hand touched my waist. He touched my stomach with his thumb and gently lifted the hem of my shirt.

I've been drinking since four o'clock, honey. You need to push me away and drive me away because I don't think I can stop myself.

A little whine. Oh yes. Should I start begging now?

Preston looked up to meet mine. His long, blond hair, which girls everywhere wanted to run their hands through, fell over his eyes. I couldn't help it. I reached out and took the loose strands behind my ear. He closed his eyes and made a short, contented sound.

Manda, you are very sweet. Really fucking sweet, and I'm not the kind of guy you should let near. - His voice was almost a whisper now, and his gaze was fixed on me. I could see a small glazed look, confirming that he had overdone.

I am a big girl. I can decide who I let near me,” I replied, shifting my hips so he had a better view of my shirt if he wanted to.

Mmmm see, that's where I think you might be wrong, because pristine little bodies like yours, all fresh and sweet, shouldn't tempt guys looking for just one more hot fuck.

The word "fuck" heard from Preston Drake's full pink lips was an important twist. He was so sweet. He has always been. His eyelashes are so long and his face is so sculpted, and if you add his lips and hair, you get one killer set.

Maybe I'm not as untouched as you think," I said, hoping he wouldn't expose the lie. I want to be one of those bad girls he doesn't mind taking in the back room against the wall.

Preston lowered his mouth, barely touching the skin on my shoulder, which was not covered by the shirt I had chosen.

Are you telling me that this sweet has been played with?

No. “Yes,” I replied.

Come ride with me,” he asked close to my ear as his teeth gently bit down on my earlobe.

Preston turned and nodded towards the door.

Which probably wasn't such a good idea. If Rock, Dwayne, or any of my brother's friends saw us walking away together, they would all stop and nothing would happen. And I wanted something to happen. The time when I thought about Preston Drake under the covers is over. I wanted a real man. I wonder why Preston didn't think of us leaving. Did he want the guys to stop us? I glanced at their usual table, and Rock ignored us. Dwayne winked at me, then went back to talking to some girl.

I looked back at the bartender.

First I have to pay my bill.

Preston pushed me towards the door.

I will pay. Get in my Jeep.

OK. Yes. I wanted to go and get in his Jeep. It will look like we left separately. Nodding, I hurried to the door, thinking maybe I had just won the lottery.

Do you want to know what your subconscious is hiding at the moment? This test will give you the answers! The subconscious holds many secrets. Such tests help to pull out from the depths such that sometimes a person does not believe that this is all about him.

This test is aimed at revealing your current attitude. Look at the picture. What did you see first?

Want to know what your subconscious is hiding. If you saw ...

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Water is a symbol of emotions. If you saw water flowing from a tap, then you have no problem expressing your own feelings. Emotions, both positive and negative, calmly "flow" from you, do not stagnate and do not accumulate inside. At the moment there is no cause for concern, everything is fine with you.

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You are too obsessed with the opinions of others. Behind the wall of other people's assessments, you do not feel yourself and your core. Think about why you neglect your own opinion and do not hear yourself.

The closest person to you is yourself. Move the focus to yourself, and everything will work out for you. Healthy egoism must be present to some extent in every person.

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At the moment, you are a little dissatisfied with your life and want to change it for the better. There is nothing wrong.

However, being in pursuit of pleasure, you run the risk of losing everything that you have at the moment. Think about it, maybe the game is not worth the candle?

See moment; in sign adv. Now. For now, tensions remain... Dictionary of many expressions

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English tenses are considered the most difficult topic, because in Russian we have only 3 tenses, and in English there are 12.

When studying them, everyone has many questions.

What time should be used?
Would it be considered a mistake to use one tense instead of another?
Why is it necessary to use this tense and not another?

This confusion is due to the fact that we learn the rules of grammar, but do not fully understand them.

However, English tenses are not as complicated as they seem.

Their use depends on what idea you want to convey to your interlocutor. To do this correctly, you need to understand the logic and use cases of English tenses.

I immediately warn you, in this article I will not explain to you the grammatical formation of sentences. In it, I will give precisely the understanding of times.

In the article, we will look at the use cases of 12 tenses and compare them with each other, as a result of which you will understand how they differ, and when which time should be used.

Let's start.

What tenses are there in English?

In English, as well as in Russian, there are 3 blocks of tenses familiar to us.

1. Present (present) - indicates an action that is happening in the present tense.

2. Past (past) - denotes an action that takes place in the past tense (once upon a time).

3. Future (future) - denotes an action that will take place in the future tense.

However, the English tenses do not end there. Each of these time groups is subdivided into:

1. Simple- simple.

2. continuous- lengthy.

3. Perfect- completed.

4. Perfect Continuous- long-term completed.

The result is 12 times.

It is the use of these 4 groups that confuses students English language. Indeed, in Russian there is no such division.

How do you know what tense to use?

To use English tenses correctly, you need 3 things.

Understand the logic of English tenses
That is, to know what time is intended for what and when it is used.
Be able to build sentences according to the rules
That is, not only to know, but to be able to speak these sentences.
Understand exactly what idea you want to convey to the interlocutor
That is, to be able to choose the right time depending on the meaning that you put into your words.

To understand English tenses, let's take a closer look at each group.

Once again, I will not explain the grammatical formation of sentences. And I will explain to you the logic by which we determine which group time should be used.

Let's start with the easiest group - Simple.

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Times of the Simple group in English

Simple translates as "simple".

We use this tense when we talk about facts that:

taking place in the present
happened in the past
will take place in the future.

For example

I drive a car.
I drive a car.

We say that a person knows how to drive a car and this is a fact.

Let's look at another example.

She bought a dress.
She bought a dress.

We are talking about the fact that sometime in the past (yesterday, last week or last year) she bought herself a dress.

Remember: when you talk about some action as a fact, then use the Simple group.

You can study in detail all the tenses of this group here:

Now let's compare Simple with another group of tenses - Continuous.

Continuous tenses in English

Continuous is translated as "long, continued."

When we use this tense, we are talking about an action as a process that:

happening at the moment
happened in the past at some point,
will happen in the future at a certain moment.

For example

I am driving a car.
I'm driving.

Unlike the Simple group, here we do not mean a fact, but we are talking about a process.

Let's see the difference between fact and process.

Fact:"I can drive a car, I have a license."

Process:“I got behind the wheel some time ago and now I am driving a car, that is, I am in the process of driving.”

Let's consider one more example.

I will be flying to Moscow tomorrow.
Tomorrow I will fly to Moscow.

We are talking about the fact that tomorrow you will get on a plane and for some time you will be in the process of flying.

That is, for example, you need to get in touch with the client. You tell him that you will not be able to talk to him at this time, as you will be in the process of flying.

Remember: when you want to emphasize the duration of an action, that is, that the action is a process, use the Continuous group times.

You can read more about each time of this group here:

Now let's move on to the Perfect group.

Perfect tenses in English

Perfect translates as "complete / perfect."

We use this time when we focus on the result of an action, which:

we got by now,
we got to a certain point in the past,
we will get to a certain point in the future.

Note that even in the present tense, this tense is translated into Russian as the past. However, despite this, you say that the result of this action is important at the present moment.

For example

I have fixed my car.
I fixed the car.

We focus on the result that we currently have - a working machine. For example, you say that you fixed the car, now it works, and you can go to your friends' country house.

Let's compare this group with others.

We are talking about the fact (Simple):

I cooked dinner.
I was cooking dinner.

For example, you tell a friend about the fact that you cooked a delicious dinner yesterday.

I was cooking dinner.
I was cooking dinner.

You say you were in the process of cooking. For example, they did not pick up the phone, because they were preparing (were in the process) and did not hear the call.

We are talking about the result (Perfect):

I have cooked dinner.
I cooked dinner.

You currently have the result of this action - dinner ready. For example, you invite the whole family to dinner because dinner is ready.

Remember: when you want to focus on the result of an action, use the Perfect group.

Read more about all the times of the Perfect group in these articles:

And now let's move on to the last group of Perfect Continuous.

Tenses of the Perfect Continuous group in English

Perfect Continuous translates as "completed continuous." As you noticed by the name, this group of times includes signs of 2 groups at once.

We use it when we talk about a long-term action (process) and about obtaining a result.

That is, we emphasize that the action began some time ago, lasted (was in progress) a certain time and at the moment:

1. We got the result of this action

For example: "He repaired the car for 2 hours" (the action lasted 2 hours, and at the moment he has a result - a working car).

2. The action still continues

For example: “He has been fixing the car for 2 hours” (he started fixing the car 2 hours ago, was in the process and is still fixing it).

We can say that the action began some time ago, lasted and:

ended/continues in the present,
ended / continued until a certain point in the past,
will end / will continue until a certain point in the future.

For example

I have been cooking this dinner for 2 hours.
I cooked dinner for 2 hours.

That is, you started cooking 2 hours ago and by now you have the result of your action - a ready dinner.

Let's compare this time with others like it.

We are talking about the process (Continuous):

I am painting a picture.
I am drawing a picture.

We say that we are currently in the process of drawing. It doesn't matter to us how much time it has already taken, it is important to us that at the moment you are involved in this process.

Talking about the result (Perfect)

I have painted a picture.
I drew a picture.

We say that at the moment we have a result - a finished picture.

We talk about the result and the process (Perfect Continuous)

1. I have been painting a picture for an hour.
I drew a picture for an hour.

We say that at the moment we have a result - a finished picture. You also emphasize that you spent one hour in the process of drawing to get this result.

2. I have been painting a picture for an hour.
I paint a picture for one hour.

We say that we are now in the process of drawing, while we focus on the fact that we have been busy with this process for an hour. In contrast to Continuous times, where it is only important for us what is happening at a certain (current) moment, and not how much we are already doing it.

Remember: if you want to emphasize not only the result, but also its duration (how long it took you to get it), then use Perfect Continuous.

General table for comparing the times of the Simple, Continuous, Perfect and Perfect Continuous groups

Let's look again at what each group of tenses is responsible for. Look at the table.

Time	Example	Accent
Simple	I did my homework. I did my homework.	We are talking about a fact. For example, you once studied at the university and did your homework. It is a fact.
continuous	I was doing my homework. I did my homework.	We talk about the process, we emphasize the duration of the action. For example, you didn't clean your room because you were busy doing homework.
Perfect	I have done my homework. I've done my homework.	We are talking about the result. For example, you came to class with your homework ready. The teacher doesn't care how long it took you. He is interested in the result - the work is done or not.
Perfect Continuous	I have been doing my homework for 2 hours. I did my homework for 2 hours.	We emphasize not only the result, but also the duration of the action until it is received. For example, you complain to a friend that homework is too difficult. You spent 2 hours doing it and: did it (got the result), still doing at the moment.

Outcome

Use English tenses depending on what meaning you want to convey to the interlocutor. The most important thing is to understand what the emphasis is on in each of the tenses.

1. We talk about action as a fact - Simple.

2. We talk about action as a process - Continuous.

3. We talk about action, focusing on the result - Perfect.

4. We talk about the action, emphasizing that it took a certain time before getting the result - Perfect Continuous.

I hope that now the logic of English times has become clear to you, and you will be able to convey the correct meaning to your interlocutor.

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Sentences with "at the moment"

When the company met, it took only a few minutes to find out where in the moment are mother and sisters.
The fact that in the moment its location is not a secret, it could be turned to your advantage.
IN the moment robbery is widespread everywhere, but the rebellion is still in a latent state.
In the hierarchy of thieves, it is not customary to argue with a thief, even if you think that in the moment He does what you think is wrong.
It, like us inside our army, took part of the forces from one sector and threw them to another, where it was the hardest in the moment .
IN the moment this is known only to the Supreme leadership and to you and me.
But now, exactly in the moment The time factor is of paramount importance.
IN the moment even that seems preferable to opening the Lightning bag with Lightning!
It's all that in the moment could be allocated to capture two important airfields.
That's why in the moment anti-aircraft guns had to be content with more distant targets.
In other words, the available forces cannot be dispersed, having one Gruppe here and a squadron there (which is exactly what happened in the moment ).
IN the moment I really only felt sorry for myself, and I wanted to spit on the others.
And it's clear to everyone exactly where in the moment an invisible birthday boy is found.
Thus Gentz agreed with Metternich, but not with Karl, in the opinion that Russia in the moment posed no great danger.
IN the moment it was a historical inevitability.
First revolutionary power in the moment , in February, could only be bourgeois.
It was a village located about 10 km east of where we were. in the moment .
Forest in the northwest, although calm in the moment , could well be full of Poles.
IN the moment I'm waiting for a full report.
This applies to all people, regardless of who owns them. in the moment ideas, race and class.
Struggling to resolve it in the moment , he postpones it to a future time, until peace with Austria.
The road to India might be for us in the moment more passable and shorter than the road to Soviet Hungary.
Certainly, in the moment his mind was occupied with other problems.
It was he, specifying that the hostess in the moment is not at home, and offered to pay the lady an unscheduled visit.
Every moment this struggle gives culture something that corresponds to the real correlation of social forces in the moment .
IN the moment Lena, according to the seventy shows made in the last season, is considered the first number.
I just did what I felt was necessary in the moment .
IN the moment nothing could be done.
But in the moment my heart was not hers.
Giulio knew about the unwillingness of the French government to get involved in a European war in the moment .
IN the moment it came in very handy for us and will be noted with gratitude.
Although in the moment the case seems to be much closer to the coffin.
In that moment neither he nor his subordinates had any idea that their tactical disposition in the moment will save their lives.
Statements like the Guchkov proclamation must therefore in the moment carefully weighed and, if possible, suppressed.
It is clear that this is what was required. in the moment .
Several student tables that turned out to be at hand at the director’s hand were for us either themselves or what in the moment they played".
IN the moment it would only complicate the political situation.
For example, you need to see where a person is in the moment .
Judging by the strength of the sound, the convoy should not have in the moment be far away from us.
Stalin believes that Lenin's proposal should be resolved at the plenum and proposes in the moment don't decide.
Modern architecture as a language in the moment enriched with popular and popular architectural dialects and ersatz architecture.
But I never wrote what in the moment I didn’t think, I didn’t believe in what was practical, necessary in the conditions of modernity.
Bhagavan does not tell me in the moment about your plans, and you don't seem to want to tell me about them either.
The main task of the Pope in the moment was to maintain the status quo in Northern Italy.
But in the moment However, in the process of the revolution itself, democracy is not in a position to achieve these goals by its own forces.
IN the moment your mother is in the house, your father is not in the house.
IN the moment death was prepared for the enemy.
IN the moment Roosevelt could not join the global confrontation and so far avoided making final decisions.
It was clear that in the moment a rocket is needed, because nothing else can get America, but this rocket had no future.
Thus the way was opened for the renewal of friendly relations between Germany and Japan, to which in the moment Hitler aspired.
A huge hall filled to the brim with a faceless (for me in the moment ) and a hostile mass, fetters my will.
And in case you haven't read anything in the moment , I had to invent something from what I had read earlier so as not to upset her.
He was always first and foremost a practitioner, and his own experience said that his life in the moment the mafia is essential.
People, in the moment Marbeau and Bernadotte, who occupied both these posts, seem to have been wholly on the side of the Jacobins.
If other delegates presented similar reports, then the picture of the entire front in the moment it would be very bright.
In order to make it somehow interesting, we introduce elements of other music that we in the moment love and want to hear.
And there is no war, at least in the moment .
IN the moment Crassus was not interested in women at all.
Darius used these troops very skillfully, accurately determining what rebellion in the moment the most dangerous.
This state of affairs is unacceptable at any time, and in the moment it is fatal.
They were limited only by physical capabilities, current policies and valid the moment expediency considerations.
On the the moment the situation is unfavorable: we should not take on administrative matters.
You know what the Soviet Union has on the moment relationship with America?
In every the moment artists were looking for communication with representatives of the dominant scientific interests.
The same as in the previous case, the answer to the there is also a question, and also the contemporary and participant in the events described.
But I set the task: not to write for myself, because on the moment I don't know myself.
He was seduced by a life that allowed him to do every the moment what he wanted.
Joubert said: “Give me twenty grenadiers, and I will the moment I'll finish everything."
But on the moment we were the masters of the situation.
They were inspired by victory, a three-year revelry in new lands, and on the moment they were still restrained by reverence for the Mongol Khan.
But in every the moment storgia in the soul, whatever kind it may be, is only one.
On the the moment I can't do anything else, so I lie down to rest.
Of course, they are very small, but that's all I have on the moment.
Deripaska and the country's economy the moment are inseparable from each other.
On the the moment it was hard to do anything.
Looks like all the news and information on the moment should be divided into two parts: events in orbit and events on Earth.
It seems to me that on the moment it is still quite unclear whether the enemy will hold the island of Ezel.
On the the moment we can talk about some more or less indisputable things.
You have to be satisfied with the part of them that shows you the moment.
On the the moment the competition of individual industrial powers is being replaced by the competition of the entire continent.

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