Free Kick to the Curves (Eastgate BBW Romance Series Book 2) by Elle Gordon

Sand And Why It Sucks
     
                  Summer nights are beautiful, but they can also be extremely unflattering. Every hot gust of wind makes me want to run for the nearest air-conditioned room. Still, I found myself at the beach with my friend Susan. She’s a curvy gal, too. Her long blonde locks and wide hips fit perfectly into her swimsuit as she strutted down the beach toward me.
                  “C’mon, Marcia!” Susan yelled. “I want to go into the water before all the sharks come out!”
                  “Are you being serious?” I asked as I rolled my eyes. Marcia moved over to where I was sitting on the blanket in the sand.
                  “You don’t like to get tan, you don’t like the water, and you don’t like to wear anything that isn’t a full body poncho in public,” Susan complained as her hands rested on her hips. “How are we ever going to have any fun?”
                  “You’re acting completely dramatic,” I laughed. Pretending that I was joking around was my defense mechanism. Susan had nothing to worry about. She was confident, well liked, and never cared what anyone said about her or her body. She had beautiful hips that always attracted good-looking men. I always felt that if I had half of her confidence, I would be married by now with two kids.
                  “Take off that sarong and go in the water with me!” Susan whined. “Please!”
                  I looked around at all of the people enjoying the ocean. A couple of muscular, handsome faced guys were splashing at each other in the waves. Secretly, I wanted to be out there, flirting with them. My hope was that I could just sit here and they somehow would notice me. Not that that was likely to happen.
                  “I just don’t like the ocean,” I lied. Truthfully, I just felt more secure where I was sitting.
                  “I give up!” Susan said, defeated. She sat down on the blanket next to mine. “ You have to pick what we do next. What would you like to do next weekend?”
                  “Uh…” I wasn’t sure what to say. Susan was the outgoing one. I just came along for the ride. “Movies?”
                  “Nope!” Susan protested as she shook her head. “It must be something physical we can do together.”
                  “Why does it have to be physical?”
                  “It just does. There are so many things to do in this city.”
                  I saw the setting sun start to turn the waves orange. Gazing at the ocean, I thought of potential activities. Ideally, it would be indoors because this summer was far too hot. I saw the handsome guys were now kicking water at each other. One ran to the other side and took a stance.
                  “I’ve always wanted to try karate,” I said.
                  “Karate?” Susan sounded as if her head was going to explode.
                  “Why not?” I said, smiling. “I heard that it really makes you focus and is great physical exercise.”
                  “Karate?” she gasped. “You have to be kidding, right?”
                  “No, I’m serious!” I said, laughing.
                  “If you’re so serious, then why are you laughing?”
                  “What?” I confronted her jokingly. “Are you afraid of getting your ass kicked?”
                  “This is totally idiotic,” Susan griped. “But you know me, I’m up for anything!”
                  “Then it’s settled; we’re doing karate.”
                  I had this plan in my head as if it were going to be something exciting, but secretly, I was scared out of my mind.

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