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what I mean. Rarely seen a man quite so into his lady, so it surprises me he’s left her alone even this long.”
    The advice sounded like something his father would suggest, and Evan sighed. He drank the rest of his glass, and then stood up. “Here goes nothing,” he muttered to nobody in particular, crossing the space between he and the other woman.
    Before he could even sit, however, Lucy held up a hand to stop him. “If you’re striking up a conversation with me to earn brownie points with Jeremiah, I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed. Our relationship doesn’t extend to his work.”
    It was almost a relief to be called out. “That obvious, was I?”
    Lucy eyed him, and he got the feeling she was sizing him up. The smile she gave him, however, was sincere. “At least you have a subtlety that’s borderline charming. Unlike your friend Preston.”
    Evan shook his head. “He’s not my friend.” It felt very important at that moment to make that clear.
    “I would hope not.” She quirked an eyebrow, looking past Evan and out toward the veranda where the two men talked. Her mouth twisted. “If I’d had any say in the matter, Mr. Maas never would have boarded that plane.”
    Her flat statement gave Evan hope, but he tried not to read too far into her statement. “He’s a businessman,” Evan said simply, as if that summed it up. “He’s not afraid to wheel and deal to get what he wants.”
    “Hmm.” Her tone said she didn’t agree with his assessment, but she turned her gaze back to Evan. “He likes you, you know.”
    It was on the tip of Evan’s tongue to ask which “he” she meant, but the realization was as startling as it was puzzling. “I’ve barely gotten a moment alone with him this entire trip,” he confessed.
    “You and me both.” One corner of her mouth turned down ever so slightly and she sighed. “I came along to maybe scout a location for our wedding. It really is a beautiful spot.”
    There was a wistful tone in her voice. “Yeah,” Evan agreed looking around. “It’s pretty incredible.”
    Lucy sighed. “But this place is by invitation only and some of the people I’d have at the wedding...” She trailed off, wincing. “I highly doubt they’d ever get selected to come here.”
    “I’m surprised Preston was selected,” Evan muttered, and was rewarded when Lucy laughed.
    “To be honest, so was Jeremiah.” She nudged Evan’s arm good-naturedly. “Maybe it was to highlight who was the better candidate.”
    “Maybe...” Evan trailed off as a blonde vision in a blue dress suddenly entered the waiting area. His mouth hung open as, spellbound, he watched Dani step into the restaurant area, looking nervous. He’d thought she was stunning in her dirt bike gear.
    His heart was about to explode at the way she filled out that dress.
    Lucy followed his gaze. “Ah, that’s your motorcycle girl?” At Evan’s look, she grinned. “Yes, my fiancé does tell me some of his stories.”
    “If you’ll excuse me,” Evan mumbled, thankful when Lucy shooed him away.
    He hurried over to Dani, letting his eyes take everything in. His dick hardened almost immediately, but it was his chest that threatened to explode when she saw him and a smile lit her face.
    Holy shit.
    It was then that Evan knew he was done for, and he didn’t mind in the slightest.
    *
    T he blue sundress was too tight, but Rose had insisted it was fine. Dani tugged at it, nervous suddenly. So far, nobody had recognized her; heck, she hadn’t even recognized herself in the mirror. Her normally frizzy hair was straight, with barely a wave to it. Rose had made her scrub under her fingernails, then taken Dani to get both a manicure and a pedicure.
    The flawless nails would be a lost cause the minute she tried to get back into that engine, but for now it felt nice to be a little girly.
    She wondered if hell had frozen over yet.
    Evan had told her to meet him down here, but she didn’t see him at the entrance.