Paradise_Girl Friday by Rachel Blake

Author:Rachel Blake [Blake, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rachel Blake
Published: 2012-12-21T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

After Francesca had gone, a strange calm had fallen over the office as if the threat of a hurricane or looming disaster had been lifted. It was hard to know which one of us was happiest to see her go, but the relief showed in everyone’s faces.

Nick almost danced out of his office as we were closing up. “Hey, Flash, let’s go home and pack overnight bags. I’ve got a surprise.”

“I am a big proponent of surprises,” I said.

“What surprise?” Taylor asked as he as closed up the blinds.

“Doesn’t include you,” Nick said. He turned to Pierre before he could open his mouth. “Or you.”

“That’s fine. Taylor and I have plans of our own,” Pierre said.

“We do?”

“We do now.” Pierre assured him.

Since I had no idea what the surprise was, I hastily packed a dress, a bathing suit, and my sexiest nightie which wasn’t terribly sexy since I hadn’t really planned for this job to head in a trashy lingerie direction. Since we had to carry our things on the motorcycle, Nick and I shared a backpack.

I grabbed his shoulders and threw my leg over the back of the bike. “When will I know what the surprise is?”

“You’ll see when we get there.”

After a slow ride through the town’s traffic, Nick turned off on a long dirt road. I propped my chin on his shoulder. We headed through groves of palm trees and then onto a rough road, although road was too fancy of a word for the swath of dirt we traveled on.

We were definitely headed toward the beach. We came to a small clearing with a primitive, thatch-roofed hut that sat just feet from the turquoise water.

Nick turned off the motor. “We’re here.”

“Wow, what a location.” We hopped off the bike, and Nick took the backpack from my shoulders.

“It’s a vacation rental that belongs to my mom,” he said. “I rented it out today, but they won’t be arriving for two days so the place is vacant.”

Palm trees and shrubs surrounded the tiny hut, and the beach front was secluded as well. “It is so quiet.” I smiled up at him. “Like we’re the only people in the world.”

“The place isn’t much, but the location is the best on the island.” He dropped the backpack and pulled me into his arms. “In fact it is so remote. . . ” He kissed me. “. . .clothing is entirely optional.”

“Well, that is very good to know.” I left his embrace and walked to the water. Warm, silky sand squished between my toes. Aside from several small boats anchored a good distance away, it truly felt like a deserted island. A sultry breeze wafted across the calm water. I glanced back at Nick. Sometimes he was so incredible, I had a hard time believing he was real. And the fact that he truly seemed to like me made everything that much more unbelievable. It was rare for me to give my heart up to someone, and I had to constantly remind myself that his attachment was purely physical.

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