Say Yes to the Hot Mess (Love Mishaps Book 2) by Gracie Ruth Mitchell

Author:Gracie Ruth Mitchell [Mitchell, Gracie Ruth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00

Eleven

Dex

I am a firm believer that all bodies are beautiful. Whether a woman is tall or short, thin or curvy, she can still be confident and gorgeous.

That being said, I have to admit…Maya has a body that begs to be held. She’s soft in all the right places, no bony elbows or jutting ribs. Just…softness. It’s intoxicating, and I’m still thinking about it after she’s scooted out of my arms.

This, obviously, is not ideal. So I force my mind back to the crossword puzzle I was doing just last night. A seven-letter word for have a meeting. A four-letter word for BPOE members. These are the things I ponder while staring at the floor to avoid looking at Maya, who is digging in her bag.

“What should I wear?” she asks, standing up and looking at me. “By which I basically mean, how fancy do I need to be? Can I wear nice jeans with heels and a nicer shirt?”

“That should be fine,” I say, nodding and finally giving her all of my attention. Then, frowning, I say, “You know, I don’t think I usually see you in jeans.” Just the once when we were working on her tire, if I remember correctly.

She shrugs, going back to her suitcase. “I prefer skirts or yoga pants or palazzo pants. Mostly skirts, though. And I rarely wear heels.”

“Well, go ahead and get dressed. I’ll be out there,” I say, nodding to the small living area just past the bedroom door. Without waiting for her response, I stand and make my way out of the room, meandering aimlessly for a moment or two. I stop in front of each picture on the wall—all vaguely Impressionistic paintings of beaches and cottages and seashells—but my mind isn’t taking any of them in. Instead I’m running through a mental catalogue of ways my mother could make this brunch uncomfortable for me or for Maya.

She might be perfectly polite, of course. Although Nancy is almost always polite on the surface. But she employs a myriad of facial expressions and voice tones that can add less-polite depth to her words. I have no doubt she’ll be nosy about Maya and about our relationship, so I’m going to have to work hard to counter any unwanted questions. Especially because I know Maya isn’t the kind of woman my mother envisions me settling down with.

“Okay, I’m ready,” Maya says from behind me, stepping out of the bedroom, and I turn around.

“Oh, whoa,” I say before I can stop myself. Then I rub the back of my neck, embarrassed. I’m pretty sure I’m blushing.

But Maya doesn’t seem to notice. She’s twisting her clasped hands in front of her as she looks nervously at me. “Is this okay?” she asks, biting her full lower lip. “How do I look?”

“You look—” I break off, shaking my head and smiling reluctantly. “You look stupid hot, Maya.”

Some of the tension leaves her body as she laughs, tucking a few strands of hair behind her ear. “I thought you were going to drop that.

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