The Braddock Boys: Colton (LFB7) by Raye Kimberly

Author:Raye, Kimberly [Raye, Kimberly]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Fiction
ISBN: 9780373796946
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2012-05-22T07:00:00+00:00

12

“THANK GOD,” Honey declared when Shelly walked into the cell area with another pastry box early the next morning.

Early as in nine-thirty.

Not only had she missed her alarm again, but she’d slept even later thanks to Colton Braddock and his announcement that he wanted to see her again.

Despite her very specific ground rules.

Excitement whispered through her, followed by a quick jolt of anxiety because the last thing, the very last thing she wanted was to spend another day like yesterday.

She’d been on pins and needles, waiting, wondering. Distracted. To the point that she’d been acting completely out of sorts.

“Are you wearing lipstick again?” Honey’s question drew her from her mental tirade and confirmed the vicious truth.

“It’s lip balm,” she said, swiping at the Pink Passion with the back of her hand. “The drugstore only had the tinted stuff.”

Honey swallowed her mouthful of donut. “Mind if I borrow some?”

“Be my guest.” She watched as Honey slathered on Pink Passion, her gaze directed at the man sitting in the opposite cell. He was on his back on the floor, hands behind his head, ear buds stuffed into his ears, music turned up. He counted as he did a continuous rhythm of sit-ups. He’d shed his shirt and his abs flexed each time he folded up. Then down. Then up.

Oh, boy.

Shelly found herself wondering if Colton’s abs were as defined. In her fantasies they were, but she’d yet to see for herself.

She wanted to.

She wanted it more than she wanted her next breath, and that scared her more than anything. She refused to get so caught up in a man that she forgot everything that really mattered.

The way her mother had.

No. She wasn’t repeating that mistake. Ever.

“Thanks.” Honey handed over the tube, but Shelly shook her head.

“Keep it.”

“You’ve got good coloring.” Honey slipped the tube into her pocket. “I bet you’d look good in a red lipstick.”

“You know everything about make-up, don’t you?”

“Been wearing it since I was thirteen. You should try a little eye shadow, too.” Honey unearthed a donut from the box and took a big bite, savoring the mouthful for a long moment. “Fix yourself up a little and you might land yourself a boyfriend.”

“Maybe I’m not looking for a boyfriend.”

“Honey, we’re all looking for a boyfriend. At the very least, we’d like somebody to keep things interesting every now and then.”

Now would be good, Shelly thought to herself, her nerves still buzzing from last night. Very good.

“Is that how you do it?”

“Do what?”

“Get a guy? You fix yourself up.”

“That, and I use a little technique I like to call the three B’s.” When Shelly arched an eyebrow, Honey added, “Boobs, butt and bending over. It’s foolproof. See, you start with a really skimpy dress that’s cut down to there.” She motioned to her cleavage. “And up to here.” She swept a hand to her upper thigh. “That way when you bend over, the dress hikes up just enough to give whoever is looking a sneak peak at your goodies. Then bam, they’re following you home for as long as you want.

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