Contemporary Romance with a curvy heroine and a younger man (Revised and re-edited from 2010 version)
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Mollie McGree is on a mission to seduce her best friend, the sexy massage therapist, Juan-Carlos. But she wants to lose a few extra pounds first. She joins a gym run by self-made millionaire and personal trainer, Conner Bean. Conner thinks she doesn’t need to lose any weight, and is perfect just the way she is. He plans to seduce the curvy Mollie by giving her his own special training sessions in passion and desire.
Soon Mollie is enjoying a no-holds-barred love affair with the vibrant and skilled Conner. But self-esteem issues on her part, as well as her unresolved feelings for Juan-Carlos, cause her to second guess Conner’s motives. Conner will stop at nothing until he claims Mollie’s heart for his own.
EXCERPT:
Mollie sat at a table surrounded by some of Suzy’s aunts and uncles watching Conner swing Suzy around the dance floor. Her stomach grumbled and she rested a hand on it, hoping no one heard. Not that anyone seemed to have noticed, the music was so loud. Many danced in the room usually reserved for live music. But tonight, it was a dance club; a bright spinning disco ball in the middle completed the look.
She poked at the remaining carrot stick left on her plate. For the past hour, she stuck to eating vegetables and grilled chicken. But what she really wanted was the pasta covered in vodka sauce and eggplant rollatini. She sighed, ready to get more salad, but then Suzy came over, dragging Conner behind her.
“Hey, babe.” Suzy sat next to her. She waved at her relatives, and they complimented her dancing. Mollie didn’t hear a word as she focused on Conner sitting on her other side.
“Suzy has some great dance moves, I have none at all.” He pushed back his hair and gave her a bright smile.
She watched the couples who came together as a slow song played.
“Mollie, I apologize for touching you the way I did before. I didn’t want to make you uncomfortable.”
She glanced at Conner in surprise. He looked winded but also a bit down. She wondered if she overreacted, causing him to feel bad because of the way she walked away from him back at the bar.
“No need to apologize.” She sat her hand on top of his and patted it before she placed her own back on her lap. “This is so embarrassing, and I can’t believe I’m admitting it, but I’m not used to guys like you touching me.”
He twisted in his seat and his knee bumped her leg. She couldn’t help but smile when his whole face lit up.
Suzy stood and stretched. “I’m parched. I’m going out to the bar. Want anything?”
Conner and Mollie shook their heads no.
She barely gave Suzy any notice as she walked away.
“What did you mean when you said a guy like me?” He flicked away a curl that fell in front of her eye.
She reached up to fix her hair, one of her fingers touching Conner’s. She ignored the twinge between her legs. She didn’t understand why she was acting like this. And it wasn’t because she drank too much wine.
“Conner, let me be up front with you. You know how gorgeous you are. Plus, you’re a workout fiend who promotes health, fitness, and the perfect body. I, on the other hand, am dying for a plate of pasta right now, but here I sit eating rabbit food because I’m sick of being so overweight.” She frowned at the carrot stick on her plate. “After the past two days of working out, I don’t think I can stick with it because I hurt all over. Oh, ignore me. I sound pathetic.” She dropped her head on her palm.
“Hey there.” He took her hand in his and stroked her knuckles with his thumb. “Yeah, I know I’m a good-looking guy, but I always haven’t been like this. You should see a picture of me from ten years ago. I was skinny, had a face covered in acne, and a mouthful of braces. I couldn’t even run ten minutes on the treadmill without almost puking. I think you’re beautiful as you are. You don’t need to lose any weight, unless you really want to.”
“Come on! You seriously find me better looking than those Playboy gym bunnies with the fake boobs and twenty-inch waists? I’m triple their size!”
He placed his hand behind her back and lightly tickled his fingers up and down her nape. Her eyes flickered in pleasure as he hit her sweet spot.
“I’ve always been attracted to women who have more curves. Why would I want one who’s as flat as this table?” He knocked on the top, and she covered her mouth to stop from giggling.
“I don’t know what to say. I feel horrible.”
“Don’t be. I was worried you thought I might be too young for you.”
She frowned in confusion. “How young are we talking?”
He leaned over to whisper in her ear. “I turned twenty-five last month. I prefer older women.”
She tucked in her chin as his mouth brushed her earlobe. She noticed they were the only ones sitting at their table.
Suddenly the slow sounds of Marvin Gaye began playing. He lifted his head. “Dance with me? I promise I won’t feel you up.”
She thought he looked adorable and held back from caressing his cheek. She decided then and there she was sick of being such a timid sad sack and wanted to see what he had to offer. It was time to live her life to the fullest, and although her resolution meant a healthier lifestyle, it should also include happiness. A vision of JC suddenly popped in her head. It could’ve been her imagination, but she swore JC’s whole face lit up when he saw Suzy. Maybe she’d been looking in the wrong direction right from the start. Ever since she met Conner, she couldn’t stop thinking about him. He turned her on in ways no other man, not even JC, could. Her damp panties told the story right there. If she found happiness in Conner’s arms for only a short while until he finally came to his senses, why not?
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