Excerpt of The Big, Not-So-Small, Curvy Girls Dating Agency by Ava Catori

“You seem a little nervous, just try to relax,” he grinned. “This won’t hurt a bit.”

Reed adjusted the lighting and stood looking at the girl through his lens. Something was off. He couldn’t quite place it. Her shoulders were tense, her jawline tight, and her hands were cinched together desperately on her lap. This wouldn’t do, if she couldn’t relax, the pictures wouldn’t come out great.

Reed let his camera rest in his hands as he looked at the girl. It’s like she was missing a spark.

Sure she was smiling, but she seemed awkward. Trying to break the ice, Reed spoke. “Tell me about your business, you mentioned something about dating?”

How could she say it was for fat chicks? She’d be mortified; he wouldn’t understand! How could he? He was an Adonis, and if she admitted it was for plus size girls like her, she’d be outing herself, and admitting out loud that she was fat. Who wants to do that in front of a cute guy? It’s not like he couldn’t see what she looked like, there was no hiding that fact, but saying it out loud felt overwhelming.