Reunion (Plus Size Loving): BBW Erotic Romance by Adriana Hunter

 
    Melissa
Ryan carefully fingered the gold-lined edge of the creamy white paper as she
read through the invitation. The elegant calligraphy cordially invited her to
attend a high school reunion in her hometown of Rochester, Long Island.
    She
allowed the letter to flutter from her fingers and onto the desk, where it
rested atop the stack of bills she’d pulled from the mail. Only ten minutes ago
she had stepped outside to twittering birds and a cloudless sky, the sun
shining down as if to reflect her carefree heart. She had jumped out of bed that
morning with a bounce in her step, for some reason feeling as though today was going to be a good day.
    When
she’d spied the invitation, however, she’d promptly forgotten about the plans
she’d made for her Saturday off and rushed to her home office to tear it open.
The carefree feeling dissolved, to be replaced by a mixture of longing and
apprehension. Her high school days were long behind her—it had been nearly
ten years since she’d graduated from Rochester High, and she’d seldom looked
back. Her experiences hadn’t been necessarily unpleasant—she hadn’t been
bullied or disliked by anyone. She was just the right combination of smarts and
likeability that she could neither be labeled as a nerd nor one of the popular
girls. She’d dated seldom, partly because few of the boys interested her… and
mainly because none of them could ever really match up to her one and only crush.
    An
image of Scott Parker suddenly rose up in her mind, his long, shaggy hair
pulled into a ponytail as he walked down the hallway in his button-down shirt
and stonewashed jeans, a blazer draped casually over
one shoulder. His hands were shoved in his pockets as he laughed at something
one of his football teammates said to him, flashing perfectly white, even
teeth. Her heart thudded in her chest, adrenaline rushing through her as if she
was still the teenager who’d watched him from around her locker door, rather
than a grown woman approaching thirty who hadn’t seen him since the day she’d
graduated.
    With
a shake of her head, she banished the image from her mind. He’d been out of her
league back then, and was probably out of her league now. That more rational part
of her was what tore her in two about the invitation—on the one hand she
wanted to see him again, even after all these years, but on the other hand she
knew it would be pointless.
    Glancing
at her watch, she saw that it was nearly time for her coffee date with her best
friend, Annie. She grabbed her purse, stuffed her feet into her sandals, and
snatched the letter off the desk. If anyone could help her figure out what to
do it was Annie.
    ***
    Melissa
parallel parked along the curb right in front of The Sunflower, a little café
that served organic, healthy food and drinks. Annie was a vegetarian, and serious
about healthy eating. Melissa wasn’t as big on it as her, but she had to admit
the food and atmosphere were both excellent.
    Annie
was waiting for her at one of the little outdoor tables, a red pair of
sunshades perched on her pert little nose. Her blonde hair was pulled back from
her heart shaped face, and she flashed her pink-tipped French nails in the
sunlight as she waved at an approaching Melissa.
    “Mel!”
she greeted her, and the two women embraced. “So glad you made it. I’m ravenous
and didn’t want to order until you got here.”
    “Oh
there’s no need for you to wait for me, silly.” Even as she said the word a
waiter appeared at their table as though conjured by magic, and she knew he’d
been waiting in the wings for her to arrive.
    “Good
afternoon, ladies.” He dispensed menus. “Can I start you off with some drinks?”
    Melissa
ordered a mocha latte with whipped cream, while Annie went with a simple
almond-banana smoothie. The waiter went off to fetch the drinks while they
mulled over the menu choices.
    “So
what is it you want to talk to me about?”
    “Huh?”
    Annie
smiled. “I can