Summer on the Island by Brenda Novak

Author:Brenda Novak
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MIRA Books
Published: 2022-01-21T15:48:50+00:00

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“I got the job!”

Aida leaned up on her elbows and lifted her sunglasses to see Claire rushing toward Marlow, who’d just left their spot on the sand to buy them both a margarita. Aida had talked Marlow into going to the largest public beach, where there was music, a bar and lots of people, while they waited for Claire to finish up at the club. After all, they weren’t going to meet any guys on a private beach.

Aida would’ve been happy to hang out with Reese, but he was at work. And she’d barely seen him the past couple of days. Even at the party last night, he hadn’t interacted with her very much.

She needed a distraction to keep her from obsessing over Dutton and Claire. Having someone make her feel attractive and desirable would be a plus. The divorce had left her feeling like an old sweater that’d been cast off in favor of a new one.

“I had no doubt you’d get it!” she heard Marlow say as they embraced. “I guessed when you didn’t come back after an hour or so that it was going well.”

Aida stood up to congratulate Claire, too. “That must’ve been the longest yoga class ever,” she teased as she plodded through the hot sand to meet up with them. “It took all morning!”

Claire bestowed a beaming smile on her. “We had a lot to go over.”

“When do you start?” Marlow asked.

“Next week. We’ll offer one class a day at first. But if enough people show interest, we’ll expand the schedule.”

Aida slid her sunglasses higher on her nose. “How do we sign up?”

“There’s a registration form at the front desk. They’ve added my class. And Marlow will be happy to know it doesn’t start until ten.”

Marlow cast a sideways glance at Aida. “Hallelujah!”

Claire shaded her eyes as she gazed up and down the crowded beach. They’d sent her a text to let her know where to find them, and she’d gone home and changed. She was wearing a black one-piece suit with a white cover-up, but she hadn’t brought a hat and she wasn’t wearing any sunglasses. “What made you two decide to come here?” she asked.

Marlow hitched a thumb at Aida.

“Sometimes the private beach can get lonely,” Aida said.

Claire scowled. “Are you going to want to do this a lot?”

“I don’t know. Why does it matter? It’s fun, right?”

“It’s...crowded.”

“You must not want to get laid as badly as I do,” Aida quipped, and a gentleman who had to be in his sixties leaned in as he passed by to say, “If you’re looking for applicants, don’t underestimate a man with plenty of experience.”

They laughed, and so did he and his friends. “I’ll keep that in mind,” Aida promised, and he winked as he moved on.

“There’s nothing like being totally transparent,” Marlow said, still laughing as she dragged them to the bar.

They each ordered a drink, which they were given in plastic cups, before they returned to their towels and made room for Claire.

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