He’s right, though there’s something far more embarrassing about being exposed in my shapewear. It feels more intimate somehow, even if the one-piece undergarment has more fabric than a bikini. My cheeks are positively flaming. No man has seen me in any undergarments. Ever. And this is Rafe … who has likely seen countless women in much less. Things that were sexy, for show, not meant to smooth over any imperfections. I laugh, and it sounds more than a little bitter. “Honestly, this is probably more than you’re used to seeing women wearing.”

