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Brooke smiled and flopped onto her back to match Remi lying on the bed. “He’s tall and has a great laugh. He’s from Florida, here on vacation.”
“Florida? You like a Florida man?” All she could think of were those Florida man headlines.
Brooke nudged her. “What’s wrong with Florida? Mark’s a nice guy. And he asked me out for tonight. It gives you the perfect excuse to give to Colton. I’m dating someone. He can let the idea of crushing on me go and put his full attention on you.” Brooke tossed Remi a raised eyebrow look. “You’re welcome.”
“Yes. Thank you, dear sister, for picking up some random guy last night.” Remi snickered as Brooke shoved her off the bed.
“You brat.”
Remi climbed back onto the bed. “Seriously, though. I’m happy for you. Even though you go through men like other women go through shoes.”
Brooke made a face. “Women don’t ‘go through’ shoes, darling. They collect them. There’s a difference.”
“Yeah, I’ve never understood the shoe thing.” Remi had a solid pair of walking shoes and a pair of black flats that looked good when she needed to dress up. That was all she needed.
“I know, sweetie.” Brooke kissed Remi’s forehead. Why was everyone doing that lately?
“So, what are you doing tonight with Mr. Tall and Handsome?” Remi asked.
“He’s taking me out to dinner, and then we’re going to walk on the beach.” Brooke sighed and clasped her hands under her chin. “Isn’t that so romantic?”
“Sure.” Sounded like a lot of sand in her shoes, but Remi was kind of tone deaf when it came to romance. “I hope you have fun.”
“And what are you doing with Colton tonight? Something about another movie?” She wrinkled her nose. “Why don’t you go out and do something?”
“We must finish the movie because I fell asleep, remember? And who needs to go out when there’s a perfectly great quest that could be had on Final Fantasy?”
“Bla bla bla, I can’t even tell if you’re speaking English.” Brooke rolled her eyes, then hopped off the bed. “Whatever. As long as you’re wooing him, then you’re cool.”
Remi sighed. She didn’t want to admit it, but she wasn’t even sure there was hope in that department. At least it looked like Colton wanted to be friends again. Maybe when she went home, he would keep in contact with her. That might be all she could get. “Sure.”
Brooke pursed her lips and crossed the room. “When you’re ready for my help, I’ll give it to you.”
“I’m fine on my own. I don’t need you telling me what to do.”
“Stubborn mule,” Brooke whispered under her breath.
“I heard that.”
“I meant you to,” Brooke called before she disappeared into the bathroom once again.
CHAPTER12
The scuba lesson and boating excursion took the entire afternoon, so it was after six when Colton finally made his way back to his room. He texted Remi when he got inside. He was looking forward to their evening.
I’m done with my thing, and starving. Want to come over and we can order a pizza or something?
Her answer made him smile.
Can it be pepperoni and cream cheese? Because I’m all over that.
If they have cream cheese, I’ll order it. See what Brooke wants.
He waited for her to answer, but after a few minutes of radio silence, he finally texted again.
Did you ask Brooke what kind of pizza she wanted?
Brooke is going on a date tonight. Sorry.
