Zoe Donovan Books 5 - 8 by Daley Kathi

Author:Daley, Kathi
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kathi Daley Books
Published: 2020-08-12T16:00:00+00:00

The End

Maui Madness

By

Kathi Daley

Chapter 1

There are some things you should never do.

Not even if you are on vacation and you adhere to the adage what happens in Maui stays in Maui.

Not even if you’re able to make your boyfriend laugh and your best friends smile for the first time in weeks.

Not even if you’re sipping your third Mai Tai in less than two hours and any inhibitions you may have at one point possessed have gone the way of your common sense.

Unfortunately, I didn’t stumble across this very important piece of insight until it was too late. Much, much too late.

“They’re almost ready for you,” the woman who poured me into a bikini at least a size too small assured me.

“Are you sure you don’t have a larger bikini top?” I desperately tried one last time.

“Don’t worry; you look great,” the gaudily clad woman dressed in leopard-print tights and a tube top assured me.

“To be honest, at this point I’m much less concerned about looking great than I am about one or both of the girls making a guest appearance before the end of the show.” I looked down at my breasts, which looked ready to explode from the top, which must have been designed to fit a prepubescent twelve-year-old.

The woman laughed. “Don’t worry. That hardly ever happens.”

Terrific.

I glanced out at the audience, who were being entertained by the antics of our host, Hula Bob (yes, he actually calls himself that). I figured the effects of the Mai Tai must be wearing off because it suddenly occurred to me how absurd the series of events leading up to this moment really were.

It all started a mere five days ago. My boyfriend, Zak Zimmerman, and my best friends, Ellie Davis and Levi Denton, had all suffered painful losses, so we’d decided—quite spontaneously, I might add—to fly to Hawaii for the two weeks Ellie was supposed to be on her Hawaiian honeymoon. It made perfect sense at the time. The beach house Zak had borrowed for Ellie’s honeymoon was already reserved; Ellie had arranged to take the time off from work; Levi, a teacher, was off for the summer; and I had wonderful assistants to cover for me at the animal rescue and rehabilitation shelter I run. Zak, of course, is stinking rich and works when he wants to.

With barely a thought, we’d packed our bags and flown across the ocean on the private jet Zak had chartered so that my dog Charlie could come along.

The thing is, as spontaneous and fun as I found the adventure, Zak, Levi, and Ellie barely said a word on the flight over or the limo ride to the house. I had felt bad for my friends and wanted so desperately for them to have a wonderful time that when I saw the flyer announcing tonight’s comedy show, I’d begged, prodded, bribed, and pleaded until the gang agreed to go.

“Two minutes,” the woman whispered as I fought the urge to flee.

The show really had been funny to this point, and we’d arrived early, so we had perfect seats right in the front.

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