Page 70 of See You Next Month

But she’d never felt like this. The first time she’d kissed Kelsey it had been spontaneous. She had felt so uneasy and tense, but as soon as their lips touched all was in balance again. Isabella remembered thinking their hearts were having a moment.

This time Isabella knew she was going to kiss Kelsey. Although it was a little unfair to Kelsey, Isabella had to know what this attraction she was suddenly feeling was all about. She thought Kelsey would be surprised once again, but when she pulled away, Kelsey was smiling and her eyes sparkled.

Isabella scoffed. Is this attraction really all that sudden? She looked back at the picture and Kelsey’s smile. “The bigger question is,” she said quietly, “what’s going on in your heart, Kelsey Kenny?”

Isabella sighed and put her phone down. What am I doing?

Three weeks later Isabella and Kelsey were back in the Virgin Islands. They had done the romantic Valentine’s Day events with two lucky couples which earned them an afternoon to themselves and of course they wanted to spend it at Peaches.

Isabella lazed on the beach in a lounge chair with Riley next to her. They were watching Kelsey and Alex paddle board in the water behind the bar.

“I saw your posts about the day of romance yesterday,” Riley said.

“It was something,” Isabella replied. “Carmen surprised two couples who were staying at the resort. We took them for a day of fun at the beach, and then Sylvie took each couple on their own romantic tour of the island.”

“Oh, I’m sure they loved that.”

“It was challenging for Kelsey and me because we needed the videos, but we didn’t want to infringe on their romantic day too much,” Isabella explained.

“What did they do for dinner?” Riley asked.

“They each had a private beach dinner, complete with a serenade and music. It was so romantic,” Isabella said. “After that, one couple decided to go to the club at the resort and dance. The other couple stayed on the beach.”

“Did you have to stay with them?”

“No. We took a couple of quick videos then Kelsey and I had a working dinner with Carmen. It was the longest day,” Isabella said.

“Do you have everything figured out for your next month?” Riley asked.

“Yep. Sylvie took us around to several beaches. We’re doing three days of parties at different beaches for the spring break trip. I hope I can last,” Isabella said.

Riley chuckled. “Oh, come on. You can still hang with a bunch of twenty year olds.”

“We’re going to spend one day here. Kelsey and I plan to sit on the patio at the bar and watch them have fun.”

“You’ll have a good view with plenty to post and video,” Riley said. “This part of the beach will be one big party.”

“Perfect,” Isabella said as she watched Kelsey. “We want to spend more time with all of you.”

“Do you go back tomorrow?”

“Yeah, this was a quick trip. We did one day with the couples and today was for us to get everything planned for the next trip.”

“You’ll be here longer next month?” Riley asked.

“Yes, we’re trying to make each trip a little different. Some are longer than others. This one is the shortest. We’ll do one of these again later in the year,” Isabella explained as she watched Kelsey paddle boarding. She couldn’t keep from smiling at how easily Kelsey navigated the small waves bringing her back to the shore.

“Hey, Riley, have you always been attracted to women?” Isabella had decided to come on this trip and figure out this attraction to Kelsey. This was new for her. She had no idea what she was doing and had no one to talk to about it.

“Yeah. It took me a minute to figure it out when I was a teenager,” Riley replied. “How about you?”

Isabella sighed. “I’ve never thought about another woman that way…”

“Until Kelsey?”

Isabella looked over at Riley and widened her eyes. “Am I that obvious?”

“No, but you have been watching her rather closely all afternoon.” Riley chuckled.

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