say I was disappointed. So far, every day on this island had been incredible. Loathe as I was to admit it, she had a point about getting an early start and making use of every hour of the day.
There was no beach party tonight as far as I knew, so perhaps we could spend the night in bed instead of the day and order some room service instead of going out for dinner. Win-win.
Lindsay finished up and came out of the bedroom dressed in another pair of linen shorts, a black, low-cut tank top, and sneakers. She gestured down the length of her perfect fucking body with a crease appearing between her eyebrows.
“Since I don’t know what we’re doing, I didn’t know what to wear. Is this okay?”
I nodded, clenching my fingers into fists around the sheets of the sofa bed until my knuckles were white. There was nothing I wanted more than to drag her back into that bedroom to discover for myself what she was wearing underneath those clothes, but I held myself back.
Because I also wanted to just fucking spend time with her. It was exhausting constantly having to fight against such strong, conflicting urges. It’s no wonder there are so many bachelors in the world.
“I’m assuming you noticed I was wearing sneakers too?” I asked instead of insisting she get back inside the bedroom and wait for me—naked.
“Yeah.” She smiled. “I figured I couldn’t go wrong if I wore something similar to you. Care to fill me in on what we’re doing?”
“Nope.” I relaxed my hands and got to my feet, jerking my head toward the door. “You ready?”
“I guess so.” Nerves skittered across her eyes, and I knew she was thinking back to parasailing and swimming with sharks. But then she blinked and there was nothing but excitement staring back at me. “Let’s go do this thing.”
I chuckled as I led her to the door, then locked it once we were outside. The air was already hot and thick, but I was getting used to the humidity, and it really didn’t bother me much anymore.
“The first thing on our program for the day isn’t massively exciting,” I warned as we walked toward the outdoor dining area, “but we’re going to need our strength. Strenuous physical activity in this heat without eating would be a terrible idea.”
“Are you telling me we’re just going to breakfast?”
“Yep.” I whistled under my breath as we walked, and she shot me an incredulous look.
“I won’t argue because the food the other day was divine and the breakfast they served at the spa yesterday was delicious, but I won’t lie about the fact that I’m a little surprised. I thought maybe you’d insist on grabbing local cuisine from a cart on the street or something.”
“That’s not a bad idea. Let’s keep it in mind for another day. I think I’m in love with the way this place cooks their bacon. I just can’t get enough.”
“How do you look the way you do with the way you eat?”
I gave her a one-shouldered shrug. “We’re on vacation. Cutting loose is kind of the point, isn’t it? Besides, I think we’ve been plenty active enough to burn it all off. Someone wouldn’t just let me laze around all day.”
“Someone who obviously cares about your health.” She batted her eyelashes innocently at me.
I laughed and hugged her from the side. “Aww. I knew you cared about me.”
“As if,” she muttered but her words definitely lacked any punch behind them.
When we walked into the dining area, Big Mac was already there, standing behind one of the massive stoves fitted in the outdoor kitchen. He saw us entering and broke into a wide grin, his lips moving as he must’ve told one of his lackeys to take over.
I cocked a brow at him when he came to say hi. “How are you already cooking? Don’t you ever sleep?”
“There’s no time for sleep when there is food to be cooked.” He gave both of us a quick hug before patting his massive belly. “What are you guys up to today? The resort does packed lunches if you want us to put something together for you.”
“We’re going for a hike,” I said. “You’re welcome to join us, and yes, please. We’d appreciate that.”
“I talk. I don’t walk,” he said with another grin gracing his round face. Lindsay had told me at some point last night that she thought he had kind eyes, and I had to agree. There was