Harlequin Desire October 2016, Box Set 1 of 2 by Brenda Jackson

Author:Brenda Jackson
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488025204
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

SEVEN

“You work too much, Mano. I called you last night at nine thirty and it rolled over to voice mail.”

“Aloha to you, too, Kalani,” Mano responded to his brother’s phone call. As much as he’d hated to leave Paige asleep in bed, he needed to get some work done today. He’d slipped downstairs early in the hopes he could perhaps take a half day. He liked playing hooky when Paige was involved, but he did still have a hotel to oversee. “What makes you think I didn’t answer because I was working?”

“Is there another option for you?” Kal asked with a chuckle. “I mean, it’s not like you were with a woman.”

Mano grinned silently and waited for Kal to piece it together.

“You were with a woman? That’s a welcome change.”

“Shut up,” Mano chastised. He didn’t feel much like getting ragged on by his brother today, but he should’ve thought of that before he answered the phone. “It’s not as though it’s my first go out the gate. I’ve been with plenty of women.”

“Oh sure. There was that belly dancer from Qatar, what, six months ago?”

“Five.” It was just like his brother to keep track of his sex life just so he could rub it in his face.

“And the Australian opera singer? That was before Thanksgiving, I think.”

He had him there. “Probably. You know how I am. Once or twice a year, if I’m lucky, I find a lady with whom I’m interested in spending a little time. It just so happens, I’ve found one to be with this week.”

“What’s this one? A Brazilian bikini model? You seem to be trying to cover every continent.”

“You’re one to talk, Kal. I can’t help it I live in Hawaii and run a hotel. I’m surrounded by tourists. This time is no different. But no, she’s not a bikini model. She’s actually a nurse from San Diego.”

“Interesting choice. So, what drew you to this one? It couldn’t be the accent this time.”

“Actually, no. It was her scent. And her total and complete awkwardness. It was charming.”

“I have to say, I’ve never chosen a woman for being clumsy, but more power to you, man, if it gets you away from your desk for a while.”

Mano smiled. Paige had certainly done that. “I took yesterday off to spend the day with her.”

“Really?” He could hear the disbelief in Kal’s voice. “I don’t recall you doing that for Miss Qatar.”

“That was because she was with a couple of friends that went out during the day. Paige is here alone.”

“What kind of person comes to Hawaii alone?”

Mano sighed. He didn’t really want to get into Paige’s story with Kal. “The kind of person that could use a vacation and a knowledgeable tour guide.”

“What good are you as a tour guide if you won’t leave the property?”

“We left the property!” Mano snapped at his older brother. Kal always thought he knew everything. He was older and wiser, while Mano was just the baby. It had only gotten worse after their parents died.

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