Hello Temptation (Hello, #3)
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For anyone who’s ever felt like the funny fat friend. You deserve to take center stage. <3
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and I was starting to see a pattern. A pattern I didn’t like.
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I’d never really been the kind of person to have a lot of girlfriends, always being a loner who was more worried about school and work than fun.
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And online dating at my size? I’d rather help my mom weed her massive garden or... be single for the rest of my life.
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I was built like a brick shit house.
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My dad loves this shit 😂 It’s his favorite phrase and favorite kind of woman.
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I would feel uncomfortable in my body whether I was wearing sweatpants, business casual, or a beautiful dress worth hundreds of dollars.
Emily Keesee
Damn… this is strangely familiar
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“Janessa told me to come this way to get my keys?”
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“You’re the head contractor?”
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“Why don’t you let me show you around the unit?”
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“That would be great,”
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“Thanks,...
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God, could he stop saying my name so my heart would slow down?
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“Wait up.”
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“Did I miss something?”
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“Your nu...
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“In case I need anything?”
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On the second landing, I turned myself around and marched back up the stairs, knocking on Tyler Griffen’s door.
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But when I opened the door and saw Hen there, my mind went crazy, just like when I’d first seen her moments ago.
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but damn was she something to look at.
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“Texas Roadhouse has nothing on my dad’s grill.”
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“So, what do you say?”
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“If it’s good enough for you, it’s good enough for me,”
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“Mind if I change?”
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And if there was one thing I learned from my sister, Liv, it was that if you didn’t pass the girlfriend test, you wouldn’t be making much progress with the kind of girl that mattered.
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“A ride would be nice,” I said, selfishly wanting more time to talk to her. “I’ll be down in a sec.”
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I wanted to get to know her better—for work.
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“It’s unlocked.”
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“You know my dad would have my head for not getting your door.”
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I was grinning like a damn fool. It had been a long time since I’d bantered with a woman I wasn’t related to.
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then set it face up in the console. Interesting. She either wanted me to see a text from some other guy or... she had nothing to hide.
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And a garage to hold my tools.”
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“Tools?”
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“I’m not the kind to sit by the phone and wait for ...
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Damn was that hot. Especially in the way she said it—not bragging, on...
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“Making up for last time. A man never lets a lady open the door.”
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“No one needed to.”
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“Good handshake. I like him.”
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Everything was going well, until I was enveloped by her scent. Intoxicated was more like it. And damn was it hard to think with her thick thigh brushing up against mine.
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“Haven’t found the one yet. Still looking.” I inadvertently glanced toward Hen, who was looking anywhere but at me.
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“You’ll find her when you least expect it.”
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“And then you’ll never be able to...
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“Well, I’m going to get good at testing the burgers,”
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Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Mara mouth to Hen, I like him.
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Best not to mix business with pleasure, no matter how beautiful and curvy that pleasure was.
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there was no way a guy like him would ever want a twenty-eight-year-old plus-sized virgin like me. And did I mention I still lived with my parents? Not exactly a great look, especially to a guy like that.
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“I’m excited to build that with you. Especially knowing you’ll be the one in charge of the new building.”
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“Supper,” he corrected. “Let’s do it again sometime?”
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“It’s a V4,”
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“Enough about cars. Tell me, Deshawn. How many children do you want to have?”
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An hour of exercise circuits later, I went back to my place, checking for Hen’s car in the parking lot. The instant hit of disappointment I felt at not seeing it there surprised me. Why was I looking forward to seeing her so much?
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