Love for Beginners: An Under the Hood Novella by Sally Clements

Author:Sally Clements [Clements, Sally]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, Single Authors, playboy, Short Stories, Series, fling, cindi madsen, small town romance, Marina Adair, Contemporary, sweet romance, boss, opposites attract, julia london, mechanic, Catherine Bybee, Single Author, novella, reformed, Literature & Fiction
Amazon: B00K48GVGA
Publisher: Entangled: Bliss
Published: 2014-05-27T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

It seemed as if Mel had hit ten on the mortification scale. The scorching passion that held her in its grip had dissipated like mist burned off in the heat of the sun. Mere moments ago, she’d been carefree and aroused, then something happened…

Heath tilted her chin up.

Her expression was miserable.

“What changed?” The urgency to know her answer was surprising. If it was as simple as she just didn’t want him, that would be one thing, although the prospect of her not being interested in him wasn’t easy to contemplate. Not when she’d been all he had been able to think about since he’d caressed her ankle. Since he tasted her lips. This sudden change had been like someone had flipped a switch from Mel-on to Mel-off. He watched her mouth. Saw the tiny tremble.

“I’m no good at this.” Her lips pressed together.

“I disagree. You’re very good at this.” Heath took her hand and ran his thumb over her palm in small circles.

“You…” Her gaze flickered up to his. “You’ve had lots…”

“Of women?” That stupid nickname. It had started out as a joke, but had become real as girls threw themselves at him through college. Sure he’d had sexual partners; he loved women. But he’d never been serious about one. The most important thing now was that he understood exactly what Mel did or didn’t want from him. He’d thought she didn’t want sex, but the moment she’d grabbed him that theory was shot out of the water. Now she was saying they shouldn’t do this. Not that she didn’t want to—but that they shouldn’t.

Carefully, Heath reached for the sides of her bra and reattached it by the front fastening. He pulled her shirt closed and buttoned it. Then he took her by the hand and led her to the sofa, and sat down next to her.

“When I was younger, they called me the Ladyslayer.” No one outside his tight-knit family knew the truth of what had gone on that crazy night a year ago. Cindy hadn’t told him about the work she’d been doing with her counselor, or even that she was seeing a counselor. Maybe if he’d known…

“I deserved the nickname. I never had a problem attracting women, and the women I was with were always looking for a good time.”

Mel squinted. “Women are usually looking for more than that.”

Heath rubbed the back of his head. “Yeah, I discovered that.”

“Sounds ominous.” Her head tilted.

“I had what I thought was a pleasant fling with a woman—Cindy.” Looking back, there were so many markers that she was taking it much more seriously than he was, ones he’d missed. “We were together for a couple of months. She worked locally. Then she got a promotion, and a new job in San Francisco. We decided…well I guess, I decided, that that was the natural end of the relationship. Cindy thought different.”

It was hard to talk through the details, to reveal how devastated she had been. Her response had been extreme, but she’d been living a dream that had become his nightmare.

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