Hurricanes in Paradise by Denise Hildreth

Author:Denise Hildreth [Hildreth, Denise]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781414335575
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Published: 2010-05-03T07:00:00+00:00

14

Wednesday morning . . .

“Looks like a storm is headed our way, Miss Riley,” Bart said as he greeted Riley on her arrival.

“So it’s certain?”

“It got upgraded to a hurricane overnight. Weatherman says if it keeps its projected path, it should be here by Saturday afternoon.”

“Well, we will just get everyone here, have a great concert Thursday night, and fly them out as soon as we can.” Riley patted him as she headed to her office.

Mia stood behind the counter, a Starbucks cup next to her as she rapidly thumbed through papers. She looked up, slightly startled. “Good morning, Riley.”

“Good morning. What you got there?”

“Oh, well . . .” She looked down oddly at the papers in her hand. “Just confirmations for our VIPs coming in tomorrow for the concert tomorrow evening.”

“Oh, good. Put them on my desk so I can go over them. That isn’t something we can allow anything to go wrong with.” Riley turned and started toward her office, Laine’s words reverberating in her head.

“So everything went okay with your conversation with Max?” Mia asked as she followed her to the door.

Riley set her briefcase and purse down beside her desk and looked at Mia. She studied her to see if there was any reflection of Laine’s concern. She saw nothing. And why would she? This woman had done her job perfectly since she had arrived. “It went well. Laine called him and sang my praises. He has no idea, so it looks like we will get to work together a little longer.” A smile spread across her face as she considered the absurdity of it all.

“Well . . . that’s wonderful!” Mia said, clapping her hands together animatedly. “I knew you’d be okay. You’re great at this. Absolutely great.”

Riley sat down in her chair, scooted up to her desk, and looked at Mia again. “Thank you. And thank you for yesterday. You know, just for listening. I needed that. A place where I could share what was going on inside of me.”

“We all do, Riley. Glad I could be there.”

“Oh, and our tropical storm has become a hurricane. Not sure yet whether we’ll be in its path, but we’ll need to make sure that we have all our procedures in order to take care of our guests.”

“Oh, I know. Do you think many of them will be flying out?”

“Yes. We’ll probably be bombarded today and tomorrow. But a few will wait to see what category they are qualifying it as.”

“I heard this morning it could be a three or greater.”

Riley shook her head. She obviously needed to watch the news more. “That big?”

“Yes, it sounds pretty daunting.”

“Then, yeah, we may see some leave today, but the majority will probably head out tomorrow.” This was an entirely different beast. The concierge and her office would be swamped with flight changes, questions about refunds, and panicked guests. Sadly, Charleston and its turbulent waters had prepared her for times like these.

“Well, I’ll keep you updated on who is staying, and we’ll make sure all goes well.

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