Whatever Happens Next by Stacy Lane

Author:Stacy Lane [Lane, Stacy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-04-10T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 14

CHELSEA

WHEN JO TOLD me about the yacht trip Brooks put together in celebration of Alex and the Fury’s announcement, I was ecstatic to be going. I’d been living in Florida for nine months and had not gone to any beaches or taken boat rides of any kind. After Vic and I settled into our new home, I went on a shopping spree for bathing suits, and then never put them to use other than my own pool and hot tub.

But I was always alone or with Vic. As much as he liked to be flashy and materialistic, he did not like it when his wife garnered all the attention.

The hard look on Alex’s face when I stripped down to my bikini brought old feelings back. And with that turmoil, I discovered how to let go.

Alex’s expression was cloaked desire. We’ve been all over each other since the night of the gala, and now we couldn’t even touch. Not in the open, anyway. The risk of getting caught was too high and too crucial considering who was on the boat with us.

The way Alex watched me with heated stares and longing glances, how he turned my way every time my laugh was a little too loud or grinned when the young steward walking around on deck fumbled every time he was around me, all of that had a hand in fixing me.

Piece by piece I was rebuilding.

I was in the pool with Jo and Taytum, then the men decided to ruin our girl time. Taytum asked me to be one of her bridesmaids. I would be moved back to Vancouver by the wedding date, but that didn’t stop me from accepting.

Brooks and his teammates jumped in with obnoxious splashes. Marc Laurent was a giant flirt, but harmless. He and Claude joked around with me and made me feel like a regular person and not their friend’s ex-wife. Eddie, however, was a bit salty. I just ignored him.

The crew hustled around the boat before we anchored in the center of Tampa Bay. The mega yacht stored three jet skies. Taytum, Nick, and Colt opted out of joining. Jo wanted to as well, but Brooks wouldn’t let her shy away. The men were going to take turns, and Jo and I were hitching rides.

We donned life vests. Alex, Brooks, and Marc were going out first. I was clicking myself into the fastenings down the front of my life jacket when I felt a presence behind me. But in front of me stood Marc.

“Ready to ride, beautiful?” Marc asked with assumption.

At the stern of the boat, the Sea-doos were set into the water near the swim deck. My hands paused over the last clip to look at him. But then I was spinning and facing a new person, leaving Marc forgotten.

Alex took hold of the black straps, connecting and snapping me in snug, replying, “She’s riding with me, Laurent.”

“Yessir, bossman.”

I waited for Marc to hop on his blue jet ski and peel away.

“It’s a good thing broody is your biggest personality trait.

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