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“I did. She was furious.”
“Good. She should be. I still think that imp needs a talking-to for nearly killing you.”
“That’s not why she was furious. She was mad that you showed up. Now, she doesn’t think that you’re after me for a quick fuck because I already gave it up behind the cabana. Her new theory is that you are somehow responsible for the wire snapping, and you wanted to be the one to catch me. She thinks you’re trying to get me to do magic for you.”
“What? That’s insane.”
“That’s what I said.”
“I already have a witch who curses all my enemies,” Grey shrugged.
Kaia’s feet stumbled at his words as she tried to look at him to see if he was joking. He had to be.
“Sorry,” he chuckled. “Bad joke?”
“No,” she shook her head. “I just didn’t catch the sarcasm, but mainly because that’s … happened.”
Grey frowned at her. “What do you mean?”
“Rachel thinks that her ex was only with her for her magic, and once he had the life and career he always wanted, he left her after findingreallove with his long-time lover.”
“How long?”
“She was married to him for six years, and Rach found proof they were together the week of their second wedding anniversary.”
Grey shook his head in disbelief. “That takes a special kind of an asshole.”
“Right?”
“I think I’ll have to spend a bit more time with your sister if I want to win her over. I don’t think she’ll ever like me if she’s always trying to guess my motivations to be with you.”
“Whatareyour motivations?” she giggled. “Should I know them before my sister?”
“You know my intentions, Kaia. Don’t be coy. If we’re saying that we want to make this work in the real world, we will. I wouldn’t put that much effort into you and getting to be with you if I didn’t see you and me as a long-term relationship.”
“Oh,” she whispered. “Right. Makes sense.”
“I think so, yes. So, maybe sometime before I leave, your sister and your friends could join us for a drink. She could be as rude as she wants and grill me as long as she can stand it.”
“You would do that?”
He nodded, then nudged his chin to a small boat on one of the paths. “We’re going this way.”
“I’ve never been down this way. Where does it lead?”
“I’m not spoiling the surprise. You’ll have to wait and see.”
Kaia expected it to be a lavish late lunch on the beach. Something that was taken right out of the brochure, but Grey surprised the hell out of her when he led her to one of the blue cabanas and ushered her inside.
“This cabana is all ours for the night. No one will bother us. I’ve taken the liberty of having some things delivered for us. Is that okay?”
“You rented a cabana for one night?” she asked, shaking he head in disbelief.
“Too hot?” he asked with a shy smile.
She could only shake her head again. She tried to speak, but nothing would come out. The things he had delivered weren’t big domes of food from room service. The kitchen counter was covered in ingredients ... dry pasta, a head of lettuce, cream, and a chunk of Parmesan, amongst other things. “Are you seriously going tocookfor me?” she finally managed to say.
“Yup. We could’ve gone to any old restaurant in the resort or had a private dinner on the beach, but that would mean two things. One, we would be in public.”
