One to Love by Michelle Monkou

Author:Michelle Monkou
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-09-09T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Belinda lay on her couch with the remote on her abdomen and an untouched bowl of caramel popcorn on the floor within hands’ reach. Her cousins, Fiona and Dana, would howl with laughter to see her stretched out, looking at the TV station on home interior decorating. One, she wasn’t the type to sit still long enough to watch anything on television. Two, she certainly wasn’t the type to care about the comparative advantages of paint versus wallpaper. That’s why Dana had taken on the task of decorating her new house after she moved in. The quaint country look, she’d remarked, didn’t suit Belinda’s tastes. Frills, classic soft blue and white colors, handcrafted knickknacks—not her style, but Belinda would have learned to live with the cozy, down-home feel out of sheer lack of motivation to do otherwise.

Like an angel on a charity mission, Dana had swooped in, armed with decorators and designers. Over three months, they performed surgery and transformed the house into an airy, modern home with a blast of natural lighting, vivid colors that Belinda would have never thought could be partnered, and furniture that still had comfort, but had more sleek sophistication. All in all, the do-over had been a massive success. Maybe a small part of Dana’s desire to change the world, one fashion trend at a time, had a trickle-down effect to her. Hence her almost comatose position on the couch, watching home decorating tips and actually looking forward to the next show on how to build a flower box off a window or deck.

Her phone rang. She groaned and answered without her usual check to see who called.

“Belinda, it’s Jesse. Letting you know that I’m on the property.”

“Oh.” Her body tensed like she was attempting a stomach crunch, sending the remote sliding off to the side.

“Won’t be here long. I will let you know when I’m done.”

Over the past two weeks, she’d done her best to avoid Jesse. Of course, once the work started, she had to give him direction and be available to answer questions. Anything else that threatened any form of intimacy, she did her best to run from. This wasn’t the time to prove that she wasn’t a coward. All she needed with Jesse was the perfect timing, skirting the pesky work details, and she’d be all over him, grinding against his body, seeking further satisfaction. With a voice like warm melted chocolate, her willpower would be no good. And she wasn’t a chocolate lover. She hired the man do a job, almost fired him for not being up to par, and now had to fight against her temptation to go flirt with him on the job—a losing battle.

“Thanks.” She disconnected the call. A triple shot of espresso with its mad rush to the system was the only comparison to how she felt at this minute. Under the influence of a hyper buzz, as she was now, lying back on the couch watching TV shows didn’t satisfy.

Home decorating tips could take a hike.

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