Mister Romance by Amelia Simone

Author:Amelia Simone [Simone, Amelia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Funny Romance, friends to lovers, Wedding Date Romance, Romantic Comedy, Author Hero
Publisher: Amelia Simone
Published: 2021-03-18T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18 - Tamra

The day of my shopping and dinner extravaganza with Chase dawned cloudy with a hint of rain, and I was glad to have indoor plans to look forward to. He arranged to pick me up in the early afternoon so we could ride to the mall together after he dropped off groceries for dinner.

I glanced around my apartment, trying to make sure it was guest-ready. The walls were vanilla beige and the carpet a classic tan. All of the fixtures and trim were builder-grade basics, nothing fancy. I had furnished the space simply, with a deep blue sofa and table. The only real point of interest in the living room were my bookshelves, which were both large and in-charge. The shelves spanned eight feet along one wall and were crammed full of books. I had a whole section of Virginia Rothman’s works, along with some of my other favorite romance and mystery authors.

My bookshelves were my own love letter to reading and Chase was about to read it all from start to finish. If romances were female desires laid bare, one glance along my most cherished titles would tell him more about me than anything I’d willingly reveal otherwise. Sweet and nerdy, sometimes downright dirty, my tastes ran the gamut, but his books featured prominently. If he didn’t know I was a superfan before, there’d be no hiding it after he saw my shelves. I pushed down the nervous tremor.

I wandered into my kitchen to make sure it would pass muster. It was boring but clean. The bleach spray I used made my nose tingle. Work habits died hard. Careful cleaning and universal precautions were ingrained even in my kitchen routines. I shuddered remembering Chase’s kitchen. There had been indeterminate substances caked on the counters in places. Brown. Sticky. Disgusting. He’d probably consider the residue part of the flavor. It was a good thing his food was delicious, because his kitchen hygiene gave me hives.

My mind at peace about the state of my apartment, I turned on the light in my bathroom to give my appearance a last onceover. Hair, curly, but not frizzy today: check. Light makeup applied, but no lip color so I wouldn’t leave marks on the clothes I tried on: check. My best bra, to give the girls a fighting chance at a semblance of cleavage: check. Underwear that wouldn’t show every line and bulge in a form-fitting dress: double check. Over the top, I wore simple dark jeans and a scoop-neck T-shirt.

I was as ready as I’d ever be for my makeover. Gina would have forced me to try on every long dress she found. Chase’s style was more of a mystery. His book covers featured stylishly dressed women, but that didn’t necessarily translate to good real-life fashion sense. Playing dress-up for him intrigued me, but I didn’t want to get my hopes up. My fantasy of low light and the sultry swish of fabric was likely to run head-on into the reality of unforgiving fluorescent lights and scratchy sequins.

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