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In the meantime, the other woman stood up and took a couple of steps closer. When Kayla opened her eyes again, she was surprised to find the dark-haired woman standing about arm’s length away.
“Did you just get brain freeze from that?”
“No,” Kayla snapped.
The woman chuckled. “Are you even old enough to be drinking?”
“What?”
“It’s just that… well, you’re acting like such a kid,” said the woman, teasing. “Are you sure you’re old enough to be here?”
Kayla forced herself not to blush at the compliment and instead to take the whole thing as the insult that it probably was meant to be. “I’m twenty-five,” she said, gritting her teeth.
“Same as me!” said the woman. “I’m Janelle, by the way. Janelle Presley. You know, like Elvis, only no relation.”
“Kayla Anderson.”
“Good to meet you, Kayla,” Janelle said, grinning. “I hope you don’t take my fooling around too seriously. To be honest, I’m here trying to get away from a bunch of crap back home, and… well, I just thought it’d be good to have a laugh. Sorry if I got on your nerves.”
Kayla narrowed her eyes and tried to decide whether or not she believed this strange young woman. But the apology sounded sincere enough, even if it was a little crass, so she gave an exasperated sigh and said, “It’s no big deal.”
“Good! I’m looking forward to seeing more of you,” Janelle said. Kayla couldn’t help but notice her dark eyes travel downward for a brief glimpse of—what? Her cleavage?
Suddenly, Kayla felt very aware of the skimpy little top she had worn to the pool, and the way the breeze against her back was making her nipples perk up. But before she could say anything, or even really think too much about it, the strange moment had passed and Janelle was strolling confidently away, waving back over her shoulder. “Enjoy your drink!” she called.
As Kayla watched her go, feeling an old familiar burning sensation somewhere in the pit of her stomach, she sighed. She would have to watch out for that girl.
CHAPTER TWO
The evening and following day passed without much activity for Kayla. She crashed early the night after her flight, and she slept late the next day, missing the morning entertainment and opting to jump into her day around lunch time.
She hadn’t come to the Bahamas to mingle with a bunch of strangers anyway, and the planned group activities weren’t really her speed.
Although the downside of an all-inclusive resort getaway was the inability to actually leave the resort, she at least could have some personal freedom by choosing how she spent her time. And if she wanted to spend it sleeping, she had no one to apologize to for it.
At lunch time, she headed to the on-site café and grabbed a sandwich to enjoy next to the pool. She had dressed for the occasion, wearing just a cover-up over her bright orange bikini, and she had every intention of getting some sun while she munched on her lunch. She was about two bites in to her sandwich when a familiar voice called out, “Hey again!”
Janelle had just poked her head up out of the water and caught a glimpse of Kayla.
She had been swimming there, and Kayla reasoned she must have been under the water up until that point—otherwise she herself might not have chosen this particular place to eat her lunch.
She still wasn’t sure what to think of this peppy, sarcastic little woman.
“Hey,” she said warily. “Fancy meeting you here.”
Janelle parked herself in the lounge chair right beside Kayla’s. “I didn’t see you at the mixer last night. Get cold feet?”
“Actually, I was asleep,” Kayla said, pointedly taking another bite of her sandwich and chewing for a long time. She didn’t want to have a conversation while she was trying so hard to relax.
Janelle laughed and stretched out luxuriously in the sun. Kayla caught herself watching the way the light made the other woman’s dark skin look warm and inviting, but she gently shook her head to clear those thoughts away.
Those were the kind of thoughts that were getting her into trouble back home. She wasn’t about to indulge in them here—and especially not with the other woman watching her so closely!
“How long are you here for, anyway?” asked Janelle.
“Two weeks,” said Kayla. “Two glorious weeks away from home.”
“That bad?”
