Page 115 of His Secret Gift

I’m actually cooking the omelets now in a big pan. “I am. I just hope he decides to go with us. I see so much potential in what our marketing team could do for him.”

“Right.”

After turning down the heat, I inquire, “What made you ask that?”

Her eyes are still focused on the job at hand. “I was just curious.”

“Okay, miss gossip queen—” I take the pan off the heat and walk back over to the other side of the kitchen. “I realize there is very little that I know about you and your life away from this yacht.”

Finishing her last pancake, she turns to face me and leans against the counter. “Okay. What do you want to know?”

“Well.” I cross my arms and widen my stance. “Do you have any siblings?” If she’s told me already, I don’t remember… and that makes me hope she just hasn’t mentioned it yet. All I know for sure is that her father passed away.

“One brother. Collin. You?”

I shake my head. “Only child.”

“Ooh. That must’ve been rough.”

“It was. But that also meant I didn’t have to compete for my mother’s attention.”

“Aw, yeah. It sounds like the two of you were close.” She picks the fruit up that she’d previously discarded and starts munching on it again.

“Incredibly so. Yes. Uh, is Collin older or younger than you?”

“Older. He’s married and about to be a dad for the first time.”

“Oh, yeah? That’s great.”

She beams. “Yeah, I can’t wait to be an aunt.”

“Let’s see… what about your friends? What are they like?” ‘

She lets out a sigh before looking at the ceiling. “My best friend is Molly. We’ve been friends forever, but we’re the completely opposite people to each other.”

“How so?” I’m genuinely curious.

“Well, she’s wild and uninhibited. She also doesn’t seem to care what others think of her, and I just think that’s so admirable.”

“And you do? Care about what others think, I mean.”

Her lips jet out and go to the side. “Don’t most people?”

“Probably.” I wish I could say I didn’t, but that would be a lie.

“The other thing about Molly is that she’s always craving adventure and looking for a good time.”

I click my tongue. “Yet you’re the one here.”

She laughs. “Yeah, but this is completely uncharacteristic of me. In fact, her family owns Tiffany Yachts. So, she’s been jet setting around the world her entire life. Although, she doesn’t like a lot of people knowing about her familial connection because she sees it as flaunting her wealth.”

The more she’s talking about this Molly, the more I’m starting to think she might be the perfect “release” and fun I’ve been dying for Bryant to have. The fact that she seems modest, despite coming from money, is also a big plus.

“Does Molly still work for the family business?”

She looks at me funny. “Yeah, why?”

I wring my hands together in excitement. “Do you think she’d be interested in flying out and meeting us in Greece?”

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