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She raised her eyebrows. “Why?”

“It’s a surprise,” he said.

“Okay…” she said. “Sounds intriguing. What’ll we bring?”

“Just your beach stuff,” he said.

She smiled. “Great. It’s a date.” She lifted something into the frame. It was a cup of tea and she was making to virtual clink it with him.

He laughed and lifted his water glass. “Clink.”

She grinned. “Clink.”

Chapter Seven

Nina stood with Isla at the marina, craning her neck to try to spot Cam.

Isla fanned herself with a magazine. “Did he say exactly where to meet?”

Nina frowned. “No. But he said it’d be obvious.”

Isla scanned the area. “It isn’t, though.”

“Nina! Isla!”

Nina couldn’t see where the disembodied voice was coming from, but it sounded like Cameron. Then she looked up. He was waving from the deck of a huge yacht.

Nina’s jaw dropped. “Oh my God. Is that his?”

“I have no idea,” Isla said, her eyes wide.

They made their way over and along the gangway to join him on the rear deck where there was a large seating area, with some stairs leading down onto a flat platform just above the water. Nina glanced inside at a luxurious seating area.

Isla greeted Cam first with a kiss on the cheek. “Don’t tell me you’ve bought a bloody boat.”

He shook his head. “It belongs to a friend. He said I could borrow it anytime this week.”

Nina raised her eyebrows as she approached to hug him hello. It was a mistake because she didn’t want to let him go, but she forced herself. “Borrow it?”

He nodded. “He charters it when he’s not on Ibiza, but they haven’t got a booking this week. It fell through. So, it’s ours for the day, along with the captain and crew, of course.”

“That’s amazing.” She gave him a meaningful look. “Thank you.” He’d clearly arranged it to help Isla.

“No need to thank me,” he said. “I get to spend the day on a yacht with two beautiful women, so…” He triumphantly raised his fist in the air.

Nina laughed. Then something occurred to her. “Hold on. You said two women. Where’s Ash?”

“She doesn’t really like the sea, and she’s also feeling a bit off colour today,” he said, putting on his sunglasses. “So she’s gone shopping instead.”

Nina nodded, hoping Ash was okay. She stamped on the tiny voice in her heart, which told her that Cam’s girlfriend not being around meant she’d get him to herself. Well, apart from Isla. She glanced over to where Isla was gazing out over the rail at the other boats in the marina.

“I’ll just go tell the captain we’re all set,” said Cam.

Nina nodded and watched him head toward the front of the yacht, then went to stand with Isla. “Should be fun.”

Isla smiled. “Totally. I’ve always wanted to go out on a yacht. Plus, it’s a bonus that annoying Ashley Ash Ash Ashton McAshey face isn’t here.”

Nina rolled her eyes. “That’s a bit mean.”