How often do you let yourself indulge in something just for YOU? A bubble bath...some decadent chocolates...pumpkin latte (sooo good this time of year)...a good book! We all need to decompress once in a while, and you don't need to feel guilty about it. If you're like most women, you probably go-go-go until you drop. Your work is never done, and you're always doing for someone else.Stop! Take a break right now, or later today. You're worth it. And you'll recharge your battery enough to go-go-go again tomorrow. But today...or tonight. Let yourself indulge.
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Here's a little indulgent read for you from my latest release, BIRTHDAY THREESOME. Be sure to check out all the participants in the Indulgent Hop. The more blogs you comment on, the greater your chances of winning! Good luck!
Birthday Threesome
Tracy leaned back, fired the shot of tequila past her lips,
and slammed the empty glass on the wooden table. Liquid heat sprinted down her
throat and she hunched her shoulders against the sting. Did bravery come in
liquid form?
Eric reached across the table and patted her hand with his.
“Better?”
She nodded, but only to make Eric less anxious. The liquor
didn’t make anything better. If anything, it made her hyper-aware of her skin.
But his touch, his warm hand did comfort her.
Could she really do this? A present to him, but now that the
time to complete the act drew closer, now that the threesome would be real, she
wasn’t sure she could follow through with her birthday promise to him.
“Maybe one more shot?” Tracy glanced around the dimly-lit
crowded hotel bar with its fancy chandeliers, and lifted her empty glass to
signal the waitress for another.
Eric cradled both her hands in his, clasped them in the
middle of the table. His touch soothed her, just as it had for the past three
years.
He wanted another woman in bed with them. Wasn’t she enough?
Couldn’t she satisfy him? After he’d explained threesomes were something every
guy dreamed of, she’d agreed, because she loved him. But, she didn’t want to
compete with some bombshell he hired to join them. Tracy worked out as often as
she could, but she loved food a little too much. Size fourteen shouldn’t be
considered overweight, but compared to some of the hot bodies that walked into
Eric’s restaurant on a nightly basis, she found herself lacking.
The waitress set another shot in front of her and she stared
at it, afraid to meet Eric’s gaze. Candles flickered on the surrounding tables,
and a pianist played a slow romantic tune. “I don’t want this other woman
touching me.”
“I already told her.” Eric’s blue eyes sparkled in the
lights. He’d given her so much, helped her when she had nothing. They’d become
fast friends when she started working as a waitress at his upscale downtown
restaurant. He always kidded her about her lack of bartending skills. When her
apartment building burned down, leaving her with nothing except a few items of
clothing, he’d offered her a place to stay at his townhome. Instantly, they
became more than just friends. Making him happy made her happy.
She’d do anything for him, even this. She squeezed his hands
and then reached for the tequila the waitress set in front of her. Raising it in
a mock toast to his beer bottle, she gulped it, this time treasuring the burn
because at least it was a distraction from her fear. What if she didn’t measure
up? What if he decided he liked the other girl better?
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