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seeing as you haven't had anyone over since we got here. Or longer than that? Was your boyfriend back home saving himself for marriage? Or is that you?"
Audra wanted to punch Penny for voicing what she was already thinking, but even she had to admit it wouldn't be fair. "It's been a while," she confessed quietly.
Penny hooted with laughter. "So kiss that personal trainer of yours, get him to back you up against the wall and do you in the shower block. With arms like his, I bet he could support your weight for hours." She smiled mistily. "I'd do him." She eyed Audra's top. "Looks like you already did last night. I knew you were lying. What's that, then?" She pointed at a blotch.
Peering at her shirt, Audra sighed. "Ice cream from dessert, most likely."
"Ha! You blew him! I'd never have thought it of you. That hot man practically owes you a decent screw now. If you were out with him all last night, why didn't you collect?"
"I wasn't..." Audra trailed off, knowing Penny would only get louder and more insistent the longer she protested. The fewer people who knew about last night, the better. "We were just talking and then I got paged over to the Pearls. I...it was a mess, and I was there most of the night, dealing with it." She avoided Penny's searching eyes.
"You blew a VIP? What'd he taste like? Did he tip you? How big was he? Was he hot?"
Audra winced. "Penny."
Penny finally noticed that they were drawing attention and lowered her voice. "Was he hot?" she repeated.
"I didn't do anything with anyone last night. You know we can't."
"If no one knows, it never happened," Penny intoned, waving her hands around as if she was casting some sort of spell.
Audra snorted. "Well, it didn't. It's all in your imagination." She glanced at her watch. "And now breakfast's over, so I should grab a shower before I have to finish cleaning the villas. Reception said we have a booking for Albina on the weekend." She hurried out, hoping Penny wouldn't follow.
"Tell me his name!"
Audra shook her head and kept going. Thumping helicopter blades make her glance up – surely the guests for Albina weren't arriving already? They weren't due until tomorrow. It was taking off, not landing, though, and she thought she recognised the passenger before he turned his head. Jay was headed off for an outing – a private heli-fishing expedition, a tour of the gorges or what she'd been told was a magical flight over Horizontal Falls, maybe. Stuff she'd never be able to afford. Especially not if she didn't get a shower before work.
Fifteen minutes later, when the hot water had run out and she'd buttoned herself into her work uniform, Audra stared critically at her reflection. Yes, the shadows under her eyes were almost darker than her irises. She needed a decent night's sleep in her own bed without worrying about rock stars, sleeping on their couches, drinking too much beer or...sweet dreams about sex with Jay Felix. She hoped Jay enjoyed his excursion today so much that he was too tired to call for maid service tonight.
As if it had heard her, Audra's wristband beeped, summoning her to Reception. She reached for her shoes.
Heloise stood at the reception desk, wearing a pink frangipani because the white ones blended into her fair hair.
"You paged me?" Audra waved her wrist in the air.
Heloise found the message. "The guest in Maxima will be bringing more people to the villa tonight. Can you make sure it's ready?"
"Sure thing. Did he mention what time?"
Heloise shrugged. "When the helicopter comes back. The pilot's the one who relayed the message from the mainland."
So the only warning she'd have would be the sound of the pearl farm's helicopter returning. Fine. She'd deal with Maxima first, then. Audra thanked Heloise and headed for the Pearls.
EIGHTEEN
"You want pancakes and a pint of beer?" the waitress repeated, puckering her lips like a puzzled duck.
Jason folded his arms behind his head, reclining in his seat. "That's right,
Audra wanted to punch Penny for voicing what she was already thinking, but even she had to admit it wouldn't be fair. "It's been a while," she confessed quietly.
Penny hooted with laughter. "So kiss that personal trainer of yours, get him to back you up against the wall and do you in the shower block. With arms like his, I bet he could support your weight for hours." She smiled mistily. "I'd do him." She eyed Audra's top. "Looks like you already did last night. I knew you were lying. What's that, then?" She pointed at a blotch.
Peering at her shirt, Audra sighed. "Ice cream from dessert, most likely."
"Ha! You blew him! I'd never have thought it of you. That hot man practically owes you a decent screw now. If you were out with him all last night, why didn't you collect?"
"I wasn't..." Audra trailed off, knowing Penny would only get louder and more insistent the longer she protested. The fewer people who knew about last night, the better. "We were just talking and then I got paged over to the Pearls. I...it was a mess, and I was there most of the night, dealing with it." She avoided Penny's searching eyes.
"You blew a VIP? What'd he taste like? Did he tip you? How big was he? Was he hot?"
Audra winced. "Penny."
Penny finally noticed that they were drawing attention and lowered her voice. "Was he hot?" she repeated.
"I didn't do anything with anyone last night. You know we can't."
"If no one knows, it never happened," Penny intoned, waving her hands around as if she was casting some sort of spell.
Audra snorted. "Well, it didn't. It's all in your imagination." She glanced at her watch. "And now breakfast's over, so I should grab a shower before I have to finish cleaning the villas. Reception said we have a booking for Albina on the weekend." She hurried out, hoping Penny wouldn't follow.
"Tell me his name!"
Audra shook her head and kept going. Thumping helicopter blades make her glance up – surely the guests for Albina weren't arriving already? They weren't due until tomorrow. It was taking off, not landing, though, and she thought she recognised the passenger before he turned his head. Jay was headed off for an outing – a private heli-fishing expedition, a tour of the gorges or what she'd been told was a magical flight over Horizontal Falls, maybe. Stuff she'd never be able to afford. Especially not if she didn't get a shower before work.
Fifteen minutes later, when the hot water had run out and she'd buttoned herself into her work uniform, Audra stared critically at her reflection. Yes, the shadows under her eyes were almost darker than her irises. She needed a decent night's sleep in her own bed without worrying about rock stars, sleeping on their couches, drinking too much beer or...sweet dreams about sex with Jay Felix. She hoped Jay enjoyed his excursion today so much that he was too tired to call for maid service tonight.
As if it had heard her, Audra's wristband beeped, summoning her to Reception. She reached for her shoes.
Heloise stood at the reception desk, wearing a pink frangipani because the white ones blended into her fair hair.
"You paged me?" Audra waved her wrist in the air.
Heloise found the message. "The guest in Maxima will be bringing more people to the villa tonight. Can you make sure it's ready?"
"Sure thing. Did he mention what time?"
Heloise shrugged. "When the helicopter comes back. The pilot's the one who relayed the message from the mainland."
So the only warning she'd have would be the sound of the pearl farm's helicopter returning. Fine. She'd deal with Maxima first, then. Audra thanked Heloise and headed for the Pearls.
EIGHTEEN
"You want pancakes and a pint of beer?" the waitress repeated, puckering her lips like a puzzled duck.
Jason folded his arms behind his head, reclining in his seat. "That's right,
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