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laughed back. “Wait and see.”
    “What? Your body floating by my ferry in the ocean some day?”
    Adam turned to his new friend and frowned. “What’s wrong?”
    “Hollywood wants to turn my book into a movie.” Adam knew that Jerry didn’t confide in many people and he counted himself lucky that they had become so close so quickly.
    Adam could see the fear in his eyes. “I’ll call you later tonight,” he said. When Jerry nodded, Adam took off after Lilith.

Chapter Four
     
     
    I t was half an hour after the last guest from the anniversary party had disappeared back into the main building that Lilith’s phone rang. When she glanced down at the screen, she groaned at Sarah’s face smiling back at her.
    Heather, the Events Coordinator for East Haven, looked over at her phone. “Sarah?” she asked.
    “Yes.” She thought about swiping and sending the call to voicemail but knew better. “Guess I better bite the bullet. You got this?” She nodded towards the rest of the cleanup.
    “Yes, go.” Heather waved her off.
    She answered the call and nodded towards Heather, knowing her job was done for the night.
    “Hey, Mrs. Rothschild. How goes Maui?”
    “Wonderful!” She could hear the excitement in her friend’s voice. “We’re getting ready to head out to our second luau and I just wanted to check in”— she heard Ben’s voice in the background— “and see how things are going.”
    “Tell Ben it’s no bother. We just finished with Mr. and Mrs. Moore’s anniversary party.”
    “I’m so bummed I missed them. Did you—”
    “Yes, I delivered their champagne and flowers first thing.”
    “Good, what about…”
    She heard Ben’s voice again. “Stop mothering her. She knows how to run the place. Now come over here and show me how to hula again.”
    Lilith laughed. “Better go, a wife has to make sure she entertains her husband. Besides, everything is running smoothly.” She bit her bottom lip and willed the stress in her voice to disappear.
    Toeing off her work shoes, she sunk her feet into the soft sand of the beach and sighed.
    “I’ll be there in a moment,” Sarah said to Ben. “What’s the sigh for? Is there anything wrong?”
    “Nope, just soaking my feet at the beach.” She closed her eyes and rolled her shoulders. “Go, enjoy your time and don’t worry about us. I’ve got everything under control.”
    “Was there something out of control?” Sarah asked.
    “Will you stop.” She laughed. “I’m hanging up now…” She waited.
    “Okay,” Sarah said after a moment. “I’m going. But if you need—”
    She clicked off her phone and laughed. “You owe me one, Ben,” she said into the night air.
    Her feet tingled where the cool water rushed around them. She normally didn’t wear heels all day long, since her job usually had her rushing around. But she figured since she was in charge, she had better look the part. Besides, Sarah was always wearing heels and she figured if her friend could do it, so could she.
    Now, however, she was finding it impossible to consider sliding her sore feet back into the heels she’d tossed into the sand a few feet away. Tucking her phone into her pocket, she leaned down and rolled her pant legs up then waded into the water a little further.
    She glanced up at the sky, which was filled with bright stars. It was one of the main reasons the private beach area was one of the most popular spots on the island.
    But since all of the guests had been at the party and were now tucked safely inside the resort, she had the beach all to herself.
    She felt her body sway with the wind as her mind rushed back to the conversation she’d had with Adam as they had shopped. From the sounds of it, he enjoyed pissing her off and acted like it was all part of the normal pre-dating ritual.
    Just the fact that he thought she’d date him made her laugh. Adam Carriveau was one of the most arrogant, annoying, self-centere d … She took a deep breath when she felt