Page 131 of Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds

“Did CeeCee steal from you?”

He laughed humorlessly. “Technically, yes, but it wasn’t her idea. I should have seen it coming.”

“Your ex-wife.” I didn’t realize I’d spoken out loud until Trevor nodded.

“Funny thing is,” he said wistfully, “I still love her.”

“Your ex.”

He looked a million miles away, but he nodded and turned to leave. I asked abruptly, “Did Diana Harden blackmail you?”

He harrumphed. “She tried, saying she would call Krystal—my wife—and tell her about CeeCee. I said go ahead, I wasn’t the only one on vacation with another woman.”

Then he left.

Brie found me as I was thinking about the exchange with Trevor Lance.

“Tell meeverything,” she demanded, grabbing a grape off my plate.

“What?” I asked, confused.

“Come on! Everyone heard you were stranded on the other side of the island last night with Jason. What happened? I want details.”

“Nope.”

“Nothing happened? Don’t believe it.”

“I’m not giving you details.”

“One thing. Just give me one juicy tidbit so I can live vicariously through you.”

I said, “Jason is a romantic.”

“Duh. That’s not a detail.”

“He kisses better than anyone I’ve ever kissed,” I said honestly.

“Kisses,” Brie said bluntly. “Just kisses?”

I made a motion of zipping my lips and throwing away the key. Brie laughed. “Okay, fine, don’t share. You have ten minutes to finish up.” She ate a strawberry.

“Ten minutes for what?”

“Snorkeling. You promised to help me with Sherry.”

I groaned.

“Youpromised,” Brie whined. “Just a little flirting. I’m not asking you to sleep with him.”

“Brie!”

She laughed. “I know you can do it. You flirted with Jason.”

I did a lot more than flirt, I thought, and bit my lip. “That’s different. I’m going to see Jason again. I don’t want him to think I’m flirting with other men.”

“Youreallylike him.”

A lot. More than I wanted to, if I was going to be honest with myself. Not that I would say that to Brie.

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