Sex, Lies, and Cruising by Cathryn Chapman

Author:Cathryn Chapman [Chapman, Cathryn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Women's Fiction, Contemporary Women, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Contemporary Fiction, Action & Adventure, Humor
Amazon: B00W85ZX2K
Goodreads: 25428602
Published: 2015-07-16T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

I was sorry when the time came to go back to the ship; it was so peaceful lying on the beach with Jock, both chatting and sharing companionable silences. I wasn’t looking forward to manning the shop, but luckily for me the afternoon and evening flew by in a ritual of work, customers, and endless questions.

As soon as I’d locked up, I bolted for the bar. Jock had a glass of white wine waiting for me by the time I reached him, and I’d just settled in when Caitlin arrived, accompanied by the infamous Gabriel.

Despite hearing all the sordid details of their sex life, it was my first time meeting him, and I was surprised to see how handsome he was. Tall, broad, dark brown hair, green eyes¸ a long, straight nose…he reeked of masculinity and oozed across the floor like syrup. More than one woman sent an admiring glance his way.

Caitlin was grinning, leaning into Gabriel and pawing him like a kitten playing with a ball of wool. They’d quite obviously patched things up.

“Roomie, this is my boyfriend, Gabriel,” Caitlin said, stumbling over her words a bit. Looked like they were already a few drinks into the evening. “Gabriel, this is the bestest and most beautiful cabin-mate in the world, Ellie.”

“Hi Ellie,” he said, leaning over to kiss my cheek. I thought he was going for a hug and leaned in with my arms open. We bumped cheek to shoulder and ended up with a cross between a back pat and air kiss. Ugh. Gabriel just smiled and added, “I’ve heard so much about you.” He almost sounded American, but not quite, and I couldn’t place the accent.

“Pleased to meet you,” I said. “Where are you from? I can’t place your accent.”

“Croatia, although we moved to the States when I was twelve,” he replied, his hand still on my upper arm.

“Great, great,” said Caitlin, pushing her way in between us. She stroked Gabriel’s arm and leaned in to nibble his ear. “Babe, can you go and get me a drink, please? I’m so thirsty.” She grabbed his bum and squeezed it as he walked away.

Gabriel disappeared into the crowd at the bar, and Caitlin dragged me over to one of the booths. “Oh, roomie, we have had the most awesome day,” she said, with her mouth about an inch from my ear. The music hadn’t been turned up yet, so the volume of Caitlin’s voice made me flinch. She was definitely a little trolleyed.

Obviously feeling affectionate, she draped her arms around me and put her head on my shoulder.

“I see you’ve made up,” I said, stating the obvious.

“Dude, we did more than just make up,” she said. “We bumped into this Aussie chick, Jane, from the casino. She’s having a fling with another casino guy, Jacob, who Gabriel knows from a previous contract. Jane is so nice, you know, really pretty, black hair, big boobs.” She gestured to indicate the size of Jane’s bust. “I mean, you know me, no boobs whatsoever.

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