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Clarice’s breath caught in her throat. He was so incredibly gorgeous that she almost didn’t realize right away that he was staring straight across the patio at her, his dark eyes staring, his plush cupid’s-bow lips curling in a sly, happy smile.
“Oh man…” said Clarice to herself in a breathless whisper.
“He’s looking right at you!” said Liz in an excited voice. “Jesus Christ, he’s so hot! He looks like James Bond.”
“What?” said Trudy.
“Who? What’s going on?” added Sophie.
As both of them craned their necks to look around, Liz shushed them and hissed, “Don’t look, don’t look! Goddamn, you two, I have fourth graders that are better at being sly than you are.”
Liz was right. Harrison was staring right at Clarice, and now he was moving around the patio, heading for their table with no hesitation.
“Oh shit,” said Clarice to herself.
“Is he coming over ?” squealed Liz.
Sophie was bouncing excitedly in her seat. “Can I turn and look?”
“If he’s coming over, you’ll see him in a second, idiot!” said Trudy. “Try to play cool!”
“Oh my god, I immediately regret whatever trouble you three are about to get me into,” said Clarice only half-joking.
Clarice’s heart pounded as she watched Harrison make his way over to the table. Both women and men were watching him pass; it was like he couldn’t help but draw attention no matter where he was. It wasn’t just his incredible looks. It was the way he held himself like a king.
So what the hell did he want with her?
Harrison stopped in front of the table and gave them all a dashing smile. “Ladies, good evening! How are we doing?”
All the women stared at him for a moment, dumbstruck. Clarice blinked in surprise and looked around at them.
“Oh, now you guys learn how to shut up?” she said to them with narrowed eyes.
Harrison just laughed, their stunned silence seemed like something he was used to. “Allow me to introduce myself to the rest of you, I’m Harrison Moore. I run the resort.”
“Oh my,” said Sophie. “Hello, Mr. Moore.”
Harrison put his palm out to Clarice until she lifted up her hand and put it in his. He gave it a gentle kiss and looked her in the eyes as he smiled at her. “Lovely to see you again, Clarice.”
She lost herself for a moment, but then stuttered. “Oh, y-yes… likewise. These are my friends I was telling you about earlier: Liz, Sophie, and Trudy.” She gestured gently to the ladies as she introduced them.
Harrison repeated each of their names as he reached out to give them each tender handshakes and a warm smile. His charm was electric.
“So you two have met before?” said Trudy with a sly attitude.
“Yes, I had the pleasure of escorting Clarice back to her suite this afternoon,” said Harrison.
Clarice blushed at the way he worded it, especially when she felt Trudy’s foot kicking her shin under the table.
“And here we thought Clarice wasn’t going to have any fun on this trip!” said Sophie, winking very obviously at Clarice.
“Oh, I don’t think we can stand for that, can we?” said Harrison. “Clarice is far too lovely a woman to spend her time in paradise unhappy.”
“Here, here!” said Liz, lifting her drink.
Harrison bit his lip and clasped his hands together. “To that end… ladies, I wonder if I might trouble you for a favor this evening?”
“Literally anything,” said Trudy in a throaty voice. Sophie busted up giggling next to her.
Harrison gave her a wink. “I wonder if I could steal Clarice from you for a moment, and ask her to join me for a walk on the beach. We won’t be very long, I promise.”
All the girls turned to look at Clarice with expressions ranging from envy to shock, and Clarice suddenly felt like she was standing under a spotlight with no clothes on. What the hell was going on? Why did Harrison want to take a walk with her? Was this just some part of that “staff perk” he was trying to
Clarice’s breath caught in her throat. He was so incredibly gorgeous that she almost didn’t realize right away that he was staring straight across the patio at her, his dark eyes staring, his plush cupid’s-bow lips curling in a sly, happy smile.
“Oh man…” said Clarice to herself in a breathless whisper.
“He’s looking right at you!” said Liz in an excited voice. “Jesus Christ, he’s so hot! He looks like James Bond.”
“What?” said Trudy.
“Who? What’s going on?” added Sophie.
As both of them craned their necks to look around, Liz shushed them and hissed, “Don’t look, don’t look! Goddamn, you two, I have fourth graders that are better at being sly than you are.”
Liz was right. Harrison was staring right at Clarice, and now he was moving around the patio, heading for their table with no hesitation.
“Oh shit,” said Clarice to herself.
“Is he coming over ?” squealed Liz.
Sophie was bouncing excitedly in her seat. “Can I turn and look?”
“If he’s coming over, you’ll see him in a second, idiot!” said Trudy. “Try to play cool!”
“Oh my god, I immediately regret whatever trouble you three are about to get me into,” said Clarice only half-joking.
Clarice’s heart pounded as she watched Harrison make his way over to the table. Both women and men were watching him pass; it was like he couldn’t help but draw attention no matter where he was. It wasn’t just his incredible looks. It was the way he held himself like a king.
So what the hell did he want with her?
Harrison stopped in front of the table and gave them all a dashing smile. “Ladies, good evening! How are we doing?”
All the women stared at him for a moment, dumbstruck. Clarice blinked in surprise and looked around at them.
“Oh, now you guys learn how to shut up?” she said to them with narrowed eyes.
Harrison just laughed, their stunned silence seemed like something he was used to. “Allow me to introduce myself to the rest of you, I’m Harrison Moore. I run the resort.”
“Oh my,” said Sophie. “Hello, Mr. Moore.”
Harrison put his palm out to Clarice until she lifted up her hand and put it in his. He gave it a gentle kiss and looked her in the eyes as he smiled at her. “Lovely to see you again, Clarice.”
She lost herself for a moment, but then stuttered. “Oh, y-yes… likewise. These are my friends I was telling you about earlier: Liz, Sophie, and Trudy.” She gestured gently to the ladies as she introduced them.
Harrison repeated each of their names as he reached out to give them each tender handshakes and a warm smile. His charm was electric.
“So you two have met before?” said Trudy with a sly attitude.
“Yes, I had the pleasure of escorting Clarice back to her suite this afternoon,” said Harrison.
Clarice blushed at the way he worded it, especially when she felt Trudy’s foot kicking her shin under the table.
“And here we thought Clarice wasn’t going to have any fun on this trip!” said Sophie, winking very obviously at Clarice.
“Oh, I don’t think we can stand for that, can we?” said Harrison. “Clarice is far too lovely a woman to spend her time in paradise unhappy.”
“Here, here!” said Liz, lifting her drink.
Harrison bit his lip and clasped his hands together. “To that end… ladies, I wonder if I might trouble you for a favor this evening?”
“Literally anything,” said Trudy in a throaty voice. Sophie busted up giggling next to her.
Harrison gave her a wink. “I wonder if I could steal Clarice from you for a moment, and ask her to join me for a walk on the beach. We won’t be very long, I promise.”
All the girls turned to look at Clarice with expressions ranging from envy to shock, and Clarice suddenly felt like she was standing under a spotlight with no clothes on. What the hell was going on? Why did Harrison want to take a walk with her? Was this just some part of that “staff perk” he was trying to
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