to his dock where Will was waiting for them.
“Brooke, it’s good to see you.” Will
greeted her with a hug before grabbing her two largest bags. “Gabe’s been a
bear finishing up this last book. We’re all hoping you can do something with
him.”
“I’m his editor, Will, not a miracle
worker,” Brooke laughed, not in the least worried about working with a taciturn
author.
“I hate to do this to you, but he’s
waiting for you at your bungalow and I have instructions to bring you right to
him.”
“She’s been traveling all day,” Alec
snapped, irritated at having to wait to get her alone. “Tell Gabe she’ll meet
with him tomorrow.”
“It’s all right, Alec, I can handle Gabe,”
she assured him. “Besides, I’m sure you have other guests to attend to right
now.” Brooke was glad for the diversion of meeting with Gabe before she spent
any time alone with Alec. Though she was relieved the attraction was still
there and seemingly just as strong as it was last year, her self-confidence had
taken a major hit the past few months and she knew she was going to have to
shore up her nerve before she got naked with him again. Alec had been a very
astute lover and if she froze up with him it would be difficult to fake her way
through it, even with all her experience at doing just that lately.
Knowing she was right didn’t appease Alec
much, but he had no choice but to let Will escort her to her bungalow. “I’ll
see you later then.”
Will chuckled as he loaded her bags onto a
golf cart while Alec saw to the guests who would be staying at the bungalows
located closer to the resorts facilities. “Talk about bears. That man has had a
hard on for you ever since Gabe and Kira’s wedding. You’re going to have your
hands full, sweetie, trying to keep both Gabe and Alec happy over the next few
weeks.”
Hopping into the passenger seat of the
golf cart, Brooke replied, “I find it hard to believe Alec’s been pining for me
after a one night stand, but I’ll be happy to see to his needs as soon as I see
what has Gabe all riled up. Last time I looked at this manuscript, it was
coming along fine and I only asked him to make one change.”
Will pulled out behind Doug and Patti as
they drove their carts along the wide path that would take them down to the
secluded beach front bungalows. “I wouldn’t know, he doesn’t let any of us look
at his books until he’s done, except Kira of course.”
It was a well-known fact that Gabe spoiled
his young wife and Brooke wasn’t surprised to hear he allowed her to read his
writing before the final copy was finished. It had been dark when Brooke had
accompanied Alec back to his home after the wedding and she hadn’t been able to
see any of the surrounding landscape. The short drive down to the beach gave
Brooke her first real good look at the resort. An eighteen hole golf course
spread out across several acres of lush green lawn broken up by the winding
tree and shrub lined path that wound its way through the course. She could see
a large pond in the distance as well as a picnic area separating the main
course from a miniature golf course.
“This place is larger than I thought,” she
commented as they passed tennis courts, a restaurant with a large wrap around
deck for ocean view outside dining and a rental office that had a variety of
bicycles, dune buggies and kayaks for rent.
“The three of us each own several acres
for our personal living space, the rest of the island we own jointly. Alec runs
the day to day activities of the resort while I manage the books for not only
the resort and restaurant, but for Gabe also since he has no interest in the
resort.” Pride suffused Will’s voice and his green eyes lit with pleasure as he
told her about their island. “Buying this land and relocating here was the best
move we’ve ever made and none of us
“Brooke, it’s good to see you.” Will
greeted her with a hug before grabbing her two largest bags. “Gabe’s been a
bear finishing up this last book. We’re all hoping you can do something with
him.”
“I’m his editor, Will, not a miracle
worker,” Brooke laughed, not in the least worried about working with a taciturn
author.
“I hate to do this to you, but he’s
waiting for you at your bungalow and I have instructions to bring you right to
him.”
“She’s been traveling all day,” Alec
snapped, irritated at having to wait to get her alone. “Tell Gabe she’ll meet
with him tomorrow.”
“It’s all right, Alec, I can handle Gabe,”
she assured him. “Besides, I’m sure you have other guests to attend to right
now.” Brooke was glad for the diversion of meeting with Gabe before she spent
any time alone with Alec. Though she was relieved the attraction was still
there and seemingly just as strong as it was last year, her self-confidence had
taken a major hit the past few months and she knew she was going to have to
shore up her nerve before she got naked with him again. Alec had been a very
astute lover and if she froze up with him it would be difficult to fake her way
through it, even with all her experience at doing just that lately.
Knowing she was right didn’t appease Alec
much, but he had no choice but to let Will escort her to her bungalow. “I’ll
see you later then.”
Will chuckled as he loaded her bags onto a
golf cart while Alec saw to the guests who would be staying at the bungalows
located closer to the resorts facilities. “Talk about bears. That man has had a
hard on for you ever since Gabe and Kira’s wedding. You’re going to have your
hands full, sweetie, trying to keep both Gabe and Alec happy over the next few
weeks.”
Hopping into the passenger seat of the
golf cart, Brooke replied, “I find it hard to believe Alec’s been pining for me
after a one night stand, but I’ll be happy to see to his needs as soon as I see
what has Gabe all riled up. Last time I looked at this manuscript, it was
coming along fine and I only asked him to make one change.”
Will pulled out behind Doug and Patti as
they drove their carts along the wide path that would take them down to the
secluded beach front bungalows. “I wouldn’t know, he doesn’t let any of us look
at his books until he’s done, except Kira of course.”
It was a well-known fact that Gabe spoiled
his young wife and Brooke wasn’t surprised to hear he allowed her to read his
writing before the final copy was finished. It had been dark when Brooke had
accompanied Alec back to his home after the wedding and she hadn’t been able to
see any of the surrounding landscape. The short drive down to the beach gave
Brooke her first real good look at the resort. An eighteen hole golf course
spread out across several acres of lush green lawn broken up by the winding
tree and shrub lined path that wound its way through the course. She could see
a large pond in the distance as well as a picnic area separating the main
course from a miniature golf course.
“This place is larger than I thought,” she
commented as they passed tennis courts, a restaurant with a large wrap around
deck for ocean view outside dining and a rental office that had a variety of
bicycles, dune buggies and kayaks for rent.
“The three of us each own several acres
for our personal living space, the rest of the island we own jointly. Alec runs
the day to day activities of the resort while I manage the books for not only
the resort and restaurant, but for Gabe also since he has no interest in the
resort.” Pride suffused Will’s voice and his green eyes lit with pleasure as he
told her about their island. “Buying this land and relocating here was the best
move we’ve ever made and none of us
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