Cinderella Proposal by Lucy McConnell

Author:Lucy McConnell [McConnell, Lucy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Orchard View Publishing LLC

Chapter Seven

William & Patricia was a furniture store. Couches, love seats, bedroom sets, pool tables, vases, accent pieces, and dining room tables were artfully arranged so that if you bought one piece, you’d feel incomplete unless you bought the one next to it.

Cindy and Beau meandered through the store, looking for just the right gift for Mark and Allie. Cindy didn’t know them—at all—yet Beau asked her opinion.

“How ’bout this?” He pointed to a stuffed bear, frozen on his hind legs with his paws curled forward.

Cindy’s eyebrows shot up. “Does Mark like bears?”

“No, but it would be hilarious.” He went behind the bear, placing his hands on top of the paws. “Grrrr.” He nudged the grizzly forward, leaning into Cindy.

“Aaah.” She used both hands to steady the monstrosity. Beau growled again. Laughing, Cindy pushed the bear back until it stood upright.

“No?” Beau asked.

“No.” She shook her head. Their eyes met and Cindy giggled. “You are a big ol’ goof.”

He shrugged, and they went deeper into the forest of fabrics and textures.

On their right was a beautiful bedroom set with a four-poster bed and a chestler—a dresser/chest with funky handles on the drawers. Off to the side was a matching mirror. Running her hand over the ornate frame, Cindy said, “Mirror, mirror on the wall,”

She caught Beau’s gaze in the reflection. “Who’s the handsomest man of all?”

Beau wiggled his eyebrows as he came to stand next to her.

She laughed. Partly because Beau’s neck was turning red, and partly because there was no Drusilla or Patricia or Natalie in sight, and she was shopping with Beau Mckay. He’d been fishing for compliments, and she enjoyed being reeled in by his charms.

“What did the mirror tell you?” He pulled her to his side and her hand landed on his chest to steady herself. Except touching him and having him close did everything but steady her. She was all sorts of unsteady and weak-kneed.

“It said …” She took in a deep, lusty breath and whispered in his ear, “Robert Downey Jr.”

Beau tickled her ribs, holding her tight enough that she couldn’t escape and loose enough that she didn’t want him to let go. Laughing, she twisted to no avail.

Beau locked his arms around her, and she quit trying to get away. Why bother when she liked where she was so very much?

“So you’re a rebel-without-a-cause type?” He quirked an eyebrow.

“More like a genius, playboy, billionaire, philanthropist type.”

His hands went up and down her back, changing the tone from light and playful to honest with a hint of vulnerability. Like vanilla flavoring in soda, that vulnerability was delicious and suckered her right into wanting more.

Beau tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. The furniture faded away, and somehow all she could see was Beau.

“Tall order.”

“Cute geniuses are hard to come by these days.” Hesitantly, Cindy traced her finger over the cleft in his chin. His two-day stubble was rough against her skin. Wondering how it would feel against her cheek, her eyes fell to his lips.

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