Kissing Santa, A Clover Park Novella (Clover Park, Book 4) Contemporary Romance (The Clover Park Series) by Kylie Gilmore

Author:Kylie Gilmore [Gilmore, Kylie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: contemporary romance, romantic comedy, holiday, humor, women's fiction, Christmas
Publisher: Extra Fancy Books
Published: 2014-10-03T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Rico got back to his apartment with the Violet doll, feeling lower than a stray dog. Why did he have to fall in love with Samantha, who clearly wanted nothing to do with him? They’d had three dates, all of which ended badly, and she seemed immune to his usual charm. Most women he would’ve slept with already. First, second date tops. It really seemed to bug her that he had experience. She should be glad. That meant he knew what he was doing.

He set the doll in the bedroom closet, unwilling to have the creepy huge purple eyes of Violet follow him around all weekend. He’d mail it out on Monday. He headed to the kitchen for a beer. Normally he’d go to the bar on a Friday night and pick up someone, but that was ruined now that he’d fallen in love. Thanks a lot, Ma. You sure can pick ’em. It was the ultimate payback for all his slutting around. The irony was not lost on him.

He popped open the cap and took a long drink. He should call Elena and let her know he got the doll. He pulled out his cell and punched in her number.

When she answered, he surprised even himself when he blurted, “The doc says I’m in love.”

“Rico?”

“Yeah.”

“Did you get Violet?”

“Yes, I got the doll. Did you hear me?”

“I heard you, but you’re not making any sense. The doctor said you’re in love. Are you seeing a shrink?”

“No.” He blew out a breath. “I thought I had a heart condition, so I went for a physical. The doc says my heart’s fine and—”

“You’re in love.”

“I need advice. She wants nothing to do with me.” Then to butter her up, he added, “I’m asking you first.”

“Hmph. You should always come to me first. Is it Samantha?”

“Yeah.”

“She didn’t go for your romantic date? What’d you end up doing, anyway?”

“I don’t want to talk about it.”

“How can I help you if you won’t tell me what you did wrong?”

He started pacing. “I didn’t do anything wrong! I did everything the guys did in the movies!”

“Everything?”

“Yes!”

“Hmmm…”

He stopped pacing and blew out a breath. “She keeps harping on the fact that I’ve been with other women. Why does that even matter? I’m sure she’s been with other men. God, I hope so.”

He shuddered. He didn’t want to break in a thirty-year-old virgin. Way too much pressure for a guy.

“What exactly did she say?” Elena asked.

He stared at the beer in his hand, thinking hard. “I dunno. Something about being part of my long list of conquests.”

“Did you brag about other women?”

“No! I know better than that. I mean we ran into Jolene, and there was that song about Jamie—”

“All right, little bro, I got this. It’s simple. She wants to feel special.”

“I told her she was special.”

“That’s not enough. Okay, here’s what you gotta do.”

Rico listened, feeling a little queasy, then quickly got off the phone. Was he really going to do this? Could he bear to go through with it?

~ ~ ~

The next morning Rico showed up at Book It the moment they opened.

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