Two To Mango by Jill Marie Landis

Author:Jill Marie Landis
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Publisher: BelleBooks, Inc.
Published: 2012-05-31T04:00:00+00:00

24

Em Reports In

With everyone occupied in the bar, Em went outside to the pool area. The Island Holiday Hotel was on the beach between the Wailua River and Hanamaulu, surrounded by what used to be cane fields but were now fields of waving weeds. Every so often a field mysteriously caught fire but no one seemed too concerned.

There was an artificial grotto with a wall of water thundering down, three pools, a swim up bar, a restaurant on the beach, and the required sixty foot coconut palms swaying in the trade winds. Cue the tourists, Em thought as she gazed around.

She pulled out her phone, called Louie.

“Are you doing all right?”

“Sure. I’ve been running this place since before you were born. I haven’t left the top off the blender once. The smoothies are a hit by the way, but I’ve been adding a shot of rum to them, though. Otherwise they’re kinda bland.”

“You’re not putting rum in kids’ orders, are you?”

“What?” he yelled.

The place had to be crowded. She could barely hear him over the background noise. Glancing over her shoulder she checked to see if anyone was near. The last thing they needed was the liquor commissioner coming down on them.

She cupped the cell phone. “You’re not putting rum in kids’ drinks, are you?”

“Just a minute.” He called out, “Lady, get those naked kids off the windowsill. We don’t allow diving into the parking lot puddles.” There was another pause. “What did you say, Em?”

“Stop putting rum in the smoothies.”

“That’s no fun.”

“I mean it. Stop. Sophie will be on her way in a few minutes.”

“How is it going there?”

“Fine. Rehearsal went fine.”

“Good. Tell the gals hello from me. And Marilyn sends her love,” he added.

Yeah right. “Was she there?” Em thought she had stopped by to see him before coming to the festival.

“No, she couldn’t make it. It’s just me and Kimo. Hey, did you hear Buzzy’s thinking of getting married?”

“What?”

“Buzzy’s thinking about getting married,” he yelled over the noise. “He was just talking about an underwater ceremony. His fiancée must be a diver.”

Em hung up and walked into the grotto as she hit Roland’s number. Cooling mist sprayed off the waterfall. She stood at the end of the walk inside the fake cave where she could see the ocean a short distance away.

“Em.” He answered on the first ring.

“Hi. I’m at the hotel.”

“What’s up?” His voice seemed to surround her.

“Where are you? I’m hearing an echo.”

“Turn around.”

She turned. He was three feet behind her with his phone to his ear.

“What are you doing here?” She shut off her cell.

“I thought I’d stop to see how it’s going. I’m also checking out the space in the ballroom. When I dance for the closing ceremonies I don’t want the ballroom to go up in flames.”

“Good idea.”

“So what’s up?”

“For one thing, a guy named Buzzy might be engaged to a dolphin.” She tried not to smile.

“Buzzy the hippie handyman on the North Shore?”

She nodded.

“It’ll never last.”

Em laughed. “Nothing gets to you, does it?”

“I’ve seen too much to let a guy marrying a dolphin get to me.

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