Dibs on the Chef: An Off limits, Vacation Fling Romance (Vacation Yacht Romance Book 4) by Giselle Harper

Author:Giselle Harper [Harper, Giselle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: AKQ Publishing
Published: 2023-08-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

“Oh, I’m sorry!” I said, starting to back my way back through the door. “I didn’t mean to barge in. Do we have to sign up for certain times?”

“No!” Abby said, “There’s no time slots. The only rule is no more than three in the room at a time. If you’d like it to yourself, though, I can leave! We are supposed to not come in here unless there are no guests around. The gym area was empty when I got here!”

She sat up, scrambling to wrap her towel around her in a panic, as if she thought she might get in trouble for invading my space—even though it was clearly me who had invaded hers.

“You don’t have to leave!” I said. “I really don’t mind sharing the space if you’re okay with that. Otherwise, I am happy to come back later.”

She looked shocked at my response, then allowed her face to lift into a bright, warm smile. “I’m happy to share, too!” she said, laying back down on the bench. “It’s so nice to get a break in here and relax. I really appreciate you being so kind.”

“Of course!” I said. “I would never dream of making you give up your time. I know how important it is to get alone time. I am sort of a loner, myself.”

Abby nodded. “I haven’t seen you around much,” she said. “I’ve been seeing a lot of your friends, though. You hang with a lively bunch.”

There was a certain emphasis on the ‘lively’ that I couldn’t help but ignore. There was an undertone to the statement—and she obviously meant Jessie. It suddenly made sense why she was so terrified I would be rude or try to get her in trouble when I first came into the sauna.

I couldn’t do anything except nod and try to explain. “Some of those girls wouldn’t know hard work if it hit them in the face,” I said. “They aren’t used to having to think about anything other than what they want in that very moment. I apologize if any of them have been cruel to you.”

Abby smiled. “Thank you,” she said. “It’s not just them, though. It comes with the job, unfortunately. A lot of people on these cruises seem to look down on the staff. It can make the work very hard.”

“I understand,” I said. “So tell me about yourself. I know you’re named Abby. You’ve served our table before.”

“Yes!” she said. “Abby Ortega. This is actually my first trip out, and it’s been an eye-opener for sure.”

We both laughed.

“What did you do before this?” I asked.

“I was a student,” she said. “I wanted to be a social worker. I was attending the Cal State Long Beach on a full-ride, but I failed a couple classes last semester and lost my scholarship. I took a semester off. I’ll have to borrow money to go back, but I figured if I do this all summer, I can rack up enough savings to not have to work so much when I go back.

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