Poolside Curves
Cherie closed her eyes. She was determined to relax and put the past week behind her. Of course, putting her problems out of her mind was easier said than done. Even the warm sun on her cheeks and the sound of the water lapping by the edge of the pool wasn’t enough to make her forget everything that had happened.
She took a deep sigh and tried to get a bit more comfortable on the soft chaise lounge. She had chosen her barely there bikini because her boyfriend—well, ex-boyfriend now—would have hated to know that she was wearing it. When she bought it, she had been thrilled with the way it looked. It was a little tie-on number that pulled her full breasts together and showed her generous assets off to an advantage. The bottoms tied at the side, and seemed to emphasize the curve of her hips. She had thought it was perfect. He had tried to convince her to return it because it was too small for her “generous figure”. She had been embarrassed and a bit heartbroken and just tossed the swimsuit in a drawer.
Now, here she was with the bathing suit and without the guy and she thought that maybe she had the better end of the deal. She had caught him cheating and had broken up with him without looking back. In a normal world, that would have been it. But it wasn’t. What had been a problem was everything that happened next.
Maybe he had wanted her to be heartbroken and upset. Maybe he thought she should have cried and begged him to take her back and forget that rail thin little tramp she had caught him with. But she didn’t. Sure, she had been furious when she caught them in her bed. And sure, it had been satisfying seeing that petite girl running out of her apartment grabbing her clothes as she left. But throwing all of his stuff out the window had given her the closure she had needed and she thought that would be the end of it.
But it wasn’t.
Apparently, he felt that he was the one who needed to get even. Now, photos of her totally naked were plastered all over the internet and they had even started showing up in her Facebook newsfeed. The worst part was that he had taken them without her knowledge and they weren’t particularly flattering.
Unfortunately, the photos had gotten attention… a little too much attention, and the problems had started spilling over into real life. At first, it had just seemed like people were talking about her when she went to the store. Today, a few of her co-workers had seen the photos and started to comment. When she went to lunch and heard a stranger calling out her name, it had been more than she could take. She was mortified.
Even with her eyes closed, Cherie winced.
Taking a deep breath, she tried to forget the photos and focus on the sound the artificial waterfall made as it spilled into the pool. Her best friend Jenny had been right. What she needed was a chance to unwind, take a break and let everything die out.
She was here to relax and that’s what she was going to do. She was going to put her ex out of her mind. She was going to enjoy the surf and the sun. She was going to forget about men and the trouble they caused.
“Excuse me, miss, are you…”
“What? Who?” Cherie sat up with surprise, cutting off the deep male voice. Fumbling with her sunglasses, she put them on hastily trying to see in the bright sun.
“I’m sorry, miss, I was just going to ask if…”
Shaking her head, she couldn’t believe it was happening here too. This club was supposed to be private. It was supposed to have people with more class and dignity. She hadn’t expected to get catcalled here of all places.
She closed her eyes and answered in a rush, “Yes, I am the girl on Facebook. Yes, you probably saw me naked. No, I don’t want to hear what you think.” She finished the entire thing in one breath.
“Excuse me?”
Cherie sat up with surprise and looked at the stranger in front of her. The man was tall and handsome with broad shoulders and the bluest eyes she
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