Building on Love by Kat Bellemore

Author:Kat Bellemore [Bellemore, Kat]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: KB Press

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The expansive resort that stretched before them caught Chloe off guard. It had been a long time since she’d been here—she couldn’t ever justify the expense when she traveled by herself. Travis had offered to come with her the last time they’d had a break. And the time before that. And every other time over the past few years. But when she hadn’t been busy with business, she’d needed the time to herself. To just…be.

And frankly, warding off Travis’s advances didn’t lend itself to the kind of relaxation Chloe was after.

But when Kara had invited Chloe along on their family vacation, she hadn’t been able to say no. Being with Kara and Rick and the twins—they were family. At least, for now. Her own parents were thousands of miles away, and Chloe was lucky if she saw them once every couple of years.

Chloe glanced at Davis, who was similarly staring at the resort, awe in his expression. His cheeks were a bit pink, and she wondered if hers were as well. Chloe hadn’t meant to slam into him on the ride over, but part of her was kind of glad that she had.

“My parents can afford a place like this?” Davis asked.

“Like I said, the dollar goes a long way here. One night can cost twenty-five hundred baht, which is a lot if you’re Thai, but that’s only eighty U.S. dollars.” She nodded ahead of them and raised an eyebrow as if to say, Shall we?

Davis followed Chloe inside to the check-in counter. His gaze wasn’t focused on what she was doing, but instead taking in the high ceilings and glossy floor. Two restaurants sat on opposite ends of the lobby, both looking more American than Thai. Chloe had stayed here once before and knew they wanted to cater both to those who enjoyed Thai food and those who did not. She also knew enough to stay away from the Thai massages they offered. She’d thought her back might snap the last time she’d received one.

“Sawadii ka,” the woman at the desk said as they approached, and she placed her hands together in the traditional wai gesture, her head bowing slightly.

“Sawadii ka.” Chloe returned the wai and smiled. Gosh, she loved Thailand. She didn’t think she would ever be able to leave, not when she’d be giving up so much. Her teenage self would have killed her for thinking such thoughts, but a lot can happen in fifteen years.

“We have three rooms reserved,” Chloe told the woman. Her nametag read Sarina. “One is under Chloe Rodgers, the other two are reserved under either Kara or Rick Jones.”

The woman’s fingers typed quickly over her keyboard. “Yes, I see you are both staying for a week,” she said in English. “We’re happy to have you.” She nodded toward Davis, who was still taking in his surroundings. Coming from a small-town hardware store, it must be shocking that anything could simultaneously be this big and this empty. “I’ll just need to see Mr. Rick Jones’s ID, please.

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