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could come along on their four-day weekend. Carter had thought maybe, just maybe, he’d have a chance to get to know the workaholic brunette. But given the way she was hammering at the keys on that laptop, it didn’t seem likely.
    “She works more than us, and that’s saying something,” Brian said. “I wish she would chill once in a while, maybe take a breath, go get a massage or whatever it is girls do when they want a break. But Sophie’s one of those people who worries that if she takes her eye off the ball for one second, it’ll end up in someone else’s court.”
    “Sounds like both of us,” Carter said.
    “Exactly. Which is why I hammer on my sister all the time to take a day off. I’d hate to see her life end up like mine.” Brian sighed. “She needs a vacation more than I do, I think.”
    Carter knew Brian worried about his little sister, the same way Carter worried about Jillian. Both of them were older brothers, trying to steer their siblings away from mistakes already made. Carter had heard that Sophie was engaged, but her left hand was bare now. Another relationship casualty to a world of Type-A overachievers. Maybe Carter would do wellto learn from his friend and his friend’s sister, and start thinking about a different life than the crazy one he already led. “Won’t be much of a vacation for Sophie if she’s working.”
    “It will be if I burn her laptop.” Brian grinned. “Nah, I’m not going to do that. If I did, Sophie would probably throw me off a cliff. But I am going to do my best to drag her out to a bar a couple times, maybe even convince her to lie on the beach and get some color.”
    That made Carter think of Sophie in a bikini, which was not a good thought. At all. Especially not with former high school linebacker Brian standing a foot away. “The island’s winding down a bit from tourist season, so you guys should have plenty of beach to yourselves.”
    Private beach. Sophie in a bikini.
    Yeah, not a good train of thought.
    “Sounds good.” Brian nodded. “And maybe we’ll find a couple beach bunnies of our own.”
    Carter chuckled. “We only have four days.”
    “That’s more than enough time.” Brian shrugged. “Love ‘em and leave ‘em.”
    Carter put up a hand. “Wait, is this coming from the same guy who said he will eviscerate any man who tries to date his sister?”
    “Hey, my sister’s not a woman. Well, she is, but not…not one I want other men to dog. I mean, she’s my sister , man.”
    “Yeah, I get it. My sister broke up with her fiancé and it was all I could do not to strangle the guy and tell him he was a complete moron for letting her get away. That was after some serious years hating him in general because he was…” Carter shrugged.
    “Putting the pole to your—”
    “Hey! I don’t even want to think about that. And besides, Zach is a nice guy. I just don’t like the idea of any guy ever…” Carter grinned. “Okay, yes, you’re right. I do hate every single man who even looks at Jillian sideways.”
    “See? Now you understand why I want to kill every man who gets within ten feet of Sophie. I tell ya, I miss the days when you could drop off a family member at the convent.”
    Carter laughed. “You are way more protective than me.”
    “It’s not that.” Brian laced his fingers together and looked out over the bay, just as the island’s pier came into view. “Sophie’s been through a lot. She…well, she just doesn’t need the bullshit that comes with some loser trying to get in her pants. So do me a favor, and keep the dogs at bay this weekend.”
    “Yeah, sure.” Carter forced himself to look away from Sophie. She was beautiful—but off limits. Still, he wondered what Brian had left unsaid about his sister.
    The ferry docked. Sophie packed away her laptop and got to her feet. She hung her indigo leather briefcase from one shoulder, then flipped out her phone and started scrolling through the messages. Several men