Getaway Bay Singles by Elana Johnson

Author:Elana Johnson [Johnson, Elana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: AEJ Creative Works

Tuesday came, and the Island Airways paperwork got signed. He and Ben scheduled a group call with all the team lead developers in Dallas, and they had a big cheering session. Theo said they’d all get bonuses that month, and their shouts of excitement really went through the roof.

“And I’m catering lunch tomorrow,” he said. “For everyone.” To feed four hundred people took some serious planning, and he ended up spending the afternoon calling across the ocean to four different places to get the job done.

He didn’t care. He wanted his employees to know he valued them and the work they did for his companies. Happy employees meant less turnover and better production, and whatever Theo needed to do to make that happen, he’d do it.

He celebrated with his Nine-0 Club on Thursday, and he kissed Katie like he was a dying man on Friday during lunch.

“You’re happy today,” she said.

“Yeah.” He grinned at her, not caring about the food in front of him. “What are you guys doing this weekend?” Theo actually had to work—he had a feeling most of his weekends for the foreseeable future would be filled with coding and meetings and more—but he wanted to pretend like he didn’t for a few more minutes.

“I don’t know,” she said. “I try not to plan too far in advance.”

“What?” he asked. “That doesn’t sound like you.”

She gave him a look that told him he didn’t know her well enough to make judgments like that. “Well, since I started Clean Sweep, which has to be so scheduled and regimented, it’s nice to not be like that on the weekends.”

“Ah, got it.”

“Aren’t you working?” she asked.

“Well, yeah,” he said, ducking his head. “But I was hoping maybe I’d be able to sneak away and see you at some point.”

“Sunday’s probably the best day. Heather wants to go pick pomegranates tomorrow, and I told her I’d take her. Claire’s coming too.”

“Claire?”

“She’s my best friend,” Katie said. “Cleans for me on Saturdays. I clean for her on Wednesdays.”

“Wait.” Theo looked at her, feeling something sparkling and wonderful between them. “You two clean each other’s houses?”

“Yes,” Katie said, grinning at him. “I don’t like to clean up my own messes. Plus, then my house is clean for the weekend.”

“That’s so interesting,” he said.

“She works for me too,” she said. “She’s actually more of a partner than just a maid.”

“Ah, that’s what Ben is for me.”

“How come I’ve never heard about this Ben before?” she asked playfully, and Theo laughed.

“He has a key to my place and everything,” he said, reaching for his soda.

“Are you trying to make me jealous?” Katie laughed, and Theo had once thought his life couldn’t get any better. The financial success he wanted. The tropical paradise. The club full of men as motivated and as smart as him.

But sitting across from Katie at a simple, outdoor picnic table had added an unforeseen amount of joy to his life.

His phone chimed, signaling the end of their lunch. “I have to go,” he said, rising.

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