Fixer Upper: A Curvy Woman Romance by C.L. Cruz

Author:C.L. Cruz [Cruz, C.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-04-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Roan

Tara emerges from her bedroom wearing a blue dress and strappy sandals. Her brown hair, usually left wild, is pulled back in a ponytail that draws my eyes to her sun-kissed shoulders.

“How do I look?” she asks, giving a little twirl.

I pull her into my arms. “Beautiful.” I kiss her shoulder and then tug the strap of her dress down, kissing it again. “But then again, you look beautiful in nothing at all.”

She scoffs and pulls the strap back up. “I can’t meet the Spring Women’s Book Club in nothing at all.”

“Why not?” I ask with a shrug and a sly smile. “That’s how you met me.”

That makes her laugh, but she still spins away from me, grabbing her purse and a giant bag of books off of the new coffee table we put together that morning. After I left her asleep last night, I hadn’t been able to stay away for long and showed up this morning with brunch from the Munch Box. We ate together out on the back deck, and then we put together the coffee table. After that, we took a trip into town, first to the local hardware store where she picked out paint colors, and then to a boutique where she picked out a couple of bathing suits, much to my dismay.

It’s amazing how things that would otherwise be boring chores become fun when I get to do them with Tara. I could have sat there for hours while she dug through paint chips or tried on clothes and still been perfectly content. It feels like we’re a couple, and what we’re building is meant to last.

While I love spending time with her, I need her out of the house for a few hours so that I can finish building my surprise for her. So, my mom and I conspired to have her visit the book club this afternoon for their Sunday Teatime.

Tara drops her big bag of books at my feet. “What if they don’t like my book?” she asks. “What if they don’t like me?”

I laugh and pull her against me again. “They’re going to love you, but don’t let them keep you too long. We have reservations at Fish’n’Strips at six.”

Our first real date, which will end in a big reveal. I’m determined to treat Tara right. My woman is a romantic at heart, even if she hides it, trying to protect all her soft spots that have been hurt before. I can already tell that her walls are crumbling as she settles into her new home with her new friends, but I’m going to be the one to finish the job.

She kisses my jaw and then wipes away what I guess is a smear of lipstick. “So romantic,” she says. “I won’t be late.”

I watch her go, smiling as she climbs into her car. As soon as she’s out of sight, I get to work. Joe, one of my workers, is supposed to come help me, but he isn’t answering my texts.

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