Me And Mrs Jones by Marie Rochelle Read Free Book Online Page A

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    As Travis brushed his paint brush over a small section of his art work he wondered if Renee would think she would be ‘robbing the cradle’ if he asked her out on a date? He wasn’t concerned with their age differences, but she might have a problem.
    He knew it was strange for him to be thinking about all of these things about a woman he only talked with for twenty minutes, but Renee had captured his attention. Finding out more about her was very important to him. So, he had to go over every possibility in his head why she might turn down a date with him.
     
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    “How did things go at the café?” Cruz asked Renee the second she walked into the art gallery.
    “Nothing exciting happened at all. Why do you ask?” Renee asked as she placed her bags on the table near the display case.
    She had stopped by one of the boutiques she loved before coming back to work. She knew everything would be taken care of with Cruz around. He was her right hand when she wasn’t at the shop.
    “Are you really going to act like you didn’t flirt with some young handsome man while you were there?” he teased. “I wondered what was taking you so long to get back here. Now, spill it. Tell me about Travis.”
    Renee should have known the second she left Dana that she would be on the phone with Cruz. The two of them were like a match making team. When one wasn’t on her case about getting a man, the other stepped in to assist. She never got a break from hearing how much she needed to get back out there on the dating scene. She just wasn’t sure if Travis was the right guy to be with.
    “I’m assuming that you’ve seen Travis,” Renee said.
    “Who in this town hasn’t?” Cruz inquired, coming up to her. “He’s the hottest thing walking around on two legs. Let me tell you, I was very disappointed when I found out he was straight as an arrow.”
    Renee’s laughter rang out in the gallery. “Cruz, you are just too much. I don’t see how your boyfriend isn’t constantly keeping an eye on you.”
    “He’s knows I’m faithful, but you aren’t going to change the conversation.” Cruz took a seat at the small table she’d set up in the corner and waved her over. “Have a seat and tell me what you talked about with tall, dark and delicious.”
    Making her way over to Cruz, Renee pulled out a seat and then sat down. “There isn’t that much to tell really. Travis is an artist. We talked about his work and he’s going to bring some of his paintings over to show me. If I’m interested, I might add some to my next showing.”
    “Do you really think I’m going to believe that shortened version of the story?” Cruz asked. “Dana told me how you couldn’t take you eyes off Travis and vice versa. You know that I won’t let either one of us get back to work until you tell me the truth.”
    Relaxing in the chair, Cruz crossed one leg over the other and waited. A devilish look came into his hazel eyes as he arched one black eyebrow at her. The expression was one she knew all too much. Her buddy was settling in for a battle...and it was one she always lost.
    “Fine, I’ll tell you.” She sighed. “I might have been a little taken back by how gorgeous Travis was when he walked through the café’s door, but what woman wouldn’t be?”
    “Go on. I know there’s more that you aren’t telling me.”
    Shit! Sometimes Renee hated how nosy her friends could be. What if she wanted to keep this to herself? Dana was bad enough, but then when Cruz was added into the mix, it grew ten times worst.
    “There isn’t anything else.” She wasn’t about to tell Cruz how Travis hinted about asking her out on a date. She did have to keep something to herself.
    “I know you’re lying to me, but I’ll leave it alone. I need to move the new painting to the front wall before I leave,” Cruz said as he got up from his seat. “All I have to say is there isn’t anything wrong with your interest in Travis. Just let it