Barefoot Beach by Debbie Mason

Author:Debbie Mason
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2019-06-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

It was two days after the fire, and Theia had just returned from flying three women from New York City to Harmony Harbor. The women were staying at the manor for the week leading up to their best friend’s wedding this Saturday. Although if you went by the number of bags they brought, it looked like they were staying a month. Theia helped Jasper fit the last of their luggage in the trunk of the limo.

“I appreciated the help, miss. It was more luggage than I had prepared for. You did an excellent job fitting it all in,” Jasper said with a satisfied smile when the trunk stayed shut.

“We moved around a lot when I was younger. I learned quickly that if I couldn’t fit it into the trunk, it stayed on the curb.” It was the truth but one she should have kept to herself, she thought at the sympathetic look he sent over the roof of the old-school black limousine.

The Gallaghers and the staff at the manor were very good at taking something destined for the garbage and giving it a second chance. Case in point, the manor’s entire electrical system. The study and office were now undergoing major and costly repairs to the scorched and water-damaged walls and floors.

“Nice chauffeur’s hat,” she said in hopes of avoiding a walk down memory lane with the man sliding behind the wheel of the car.

There was something about Jasper that made her want to tell him the truth. A feeling that he already knew more about her than he let on. Or maybe it was the feeling that he had secrets of his own and wouldn’t judge her for hers. There’d been times over the past couple of days that she’d wanted to test her theory. But it always came back to her loyalty to Caine. The last thing she’d ever do was betray him.

Jasper touched the brim of the black cap as though he’d forgotten he wore it. He made a face. “Kitty’s idea. The limo drivers for the hotel in Bridgeport wear them, so she insisted I do the same. They’re a major competitor of ours.”

Oh, she was well aware of that. Caine owned the hotel in Bridgeport. It had been his second salvo in the war against the Gallaghers.

“I suppose I shouldn’t complain. You probably wear a uniform for the same reason. It inspires faith in your passengers that you’re a professional.”

She wasn’t a fan of her black pilot’s uniform and hat, but she supposed he had a point. Though she was positive Caine had initially meant the uniform as a joke. Then again, it may have been Emily’s idea. The older woman wasn’t a fan of hers. She didn’t like that Theia and her grandson were friends. No doubt she’d see the uniform as a way to put Theia in her place.

“My uniform doesn’t always inspire confidence in my passengers. I wish it did.” A sex change would probably do a better job than a mere uniform.

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