Page 14 of Try Easy

“It is,” Keoni said. “There are a lot less tourists.” He froze as he realized what he’d said. “Sorry. I didn’t mean…”

“It’s okay,” Lou said.

Keoni stared at Lou’s cheek. His eyes came back to hers, and he smiled. Lou felt like it was the first genuine smile she’d gotten out of Keoni, and it was sweet enough to make her stomach flutter.

“Your hair is about a dozen different colors,” he said, reaching up to untangle a strand of hair that was caught in the lei near her cheek.

Lou laughed. She’d never paid much attention to her hair, other than twisting it up to get it out of the way. She thought of it as brown, but it had streaks of gold and strawberry blond as well.

“I guess so,” she said.

“It’s pretty,” Keoni said.

“Thanks,” Lou said, feeling her cheeks brighten with the compliment.

A tingle of warning raced down Lou’s spine as she looked up at Keoni. His smile was crookedly confident and sexy as hell. Lou couldn’t help smiling back.

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