Page 105 of See You Next Month

“You don’t have to do that.”

“I want to,” Carmen said. She looked at Kelsey then Isabella. “I feel bad about the whole situation. I really want you to have a special evening.”

Kelsey glanced at Isabella and gave her hand a squeeze. “I know you have to do what’s best for the resort. We understand, right, babe?”

Isabella nodded and smiled. “We do. It’s been a bit of a whirlwind when you think about it. When Kelsey and I came here we never thought about making a new friend, much less falling in love. Here we are in the middle of a huge, dare I say, successful marketing campaign. We’ve fallen in love and now what do we do?” Isabella chuckled. “We’ll figure it out together.”

“Thank you for understanding. But tonight is all about your special first date. Shall we?” Carmen said, walking out the front door.

They walked down the path that led to the front of the resort. Kelsey felt Isabella put her arm through hers and smiled over at her.

“Hey, Kelsey. Hey, Isabella,” someone called from the pool.

They stopped and two women approached them. “We’ve been following your trips and can’t thank you enough for this one. When you announced this month was to relax and recharge, my friends and I couldn’t make reservations soon enough.”

“Oh, wow,” Isabella said. “I’m so glad you’re making time for yourselves.”

“We did massages this afternoon after we saw your post this morning,” the other woman said.

“Weren’t they amazing?” Kelsey said.

“Oh, yeah,” the two women said in unison.

“Tomorrow is a beach day,” Isabella said. “The resort has the best attendants that will bring you anything you need.”

“This is Carmen Oliver,” Kelsey said. “She’s the CEO of the resort and will make sure you have a wonderful time.”

Carmen shook each of the women’s hands and smiled.

“We don’t mean to keep you. It was nice meeting you all,” the woman said.

“Wait,” the second woman said. “Could we get a picture with you?”

“Of course,” Isabella replied.

“Let me take it,” Carmen offered.

Kelsey gently put her arm around Isabella’s waist as the women stood on either side of them. They all smiled and Kelsey couldn’t imagine that these women would care if they knew they were a couple.

“Thank you,” the woman said. “We’ll post this in the comments and tag you both.”

“Have a wonderful evening,” Kelsey said.

“You, too,” the second woman said. “You both look lovely.”

As they walked away Carmen looked over at them but didn’t say anything.

“Maybe we should just ask them,” Isabella said.

“Ask them?”

“Yeah. Hey, thanks for coming to the resort,” Isabella began. “You’ll never guess what happened. Kelsey and I have fallen in love. Does that make you want to stop following us?”

Kelsey chuckled and played along. “Why no, Isabella. We’re all about the rest and relaxation this trip. By the way, you both look amazing.”

Carmen smirked and started towards the lobby. “You both do look amazing. Let’s forget about all the other stuff and have a lovely evening.”

Kelsey smiled at Isabella and put her arm through hers. “I already am.”

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