Modern Girl's Guide To Vacation Flings Read Online Free Page B
Author: Gina Drayer
Tags: Romantic Comedy
direction. "We had so much fun at the wedding. I can't wait for us to get together again."
"Don't plan anything soon. I'm going to be swamped when we get back," he said. It was his fallback position, but it usually worked.
"You need to make time for your brother," his father said. He was bouncing Rebecca on his knee. "Business is business, but family is more important." He kissed the toddler's curly blonde mop and slipped her another cookie.
It wasn't that Matt didn't want to date. But between trying to build his business and the fact he preferred a quiet evening at home instead of nights out, dating just wasn't on his list of priorities.
Why was everyone determined to meddle in his life? He thought of the woman he'd met on the plane yesterday and the way she'd come to his rescue. He wouldn't mind being rescued tonight.
Matt was trying to think of a tactful way to tell both his parents to butt out of his love life, when a flash of crimson blossoms caught his eye. A familiar looking dark-haired woman wearing a form-fitting sun dress with large red flowers hurried down the aisle.
It was almost as though he'd conjured her out of thin air. He stood up and followed her across the dining room, desperate to find out if it was the same woman.
The woman had stopped to talk with a waiter. He didn't want to interrupt. Her back was still to him, and he still wasn't sure if it was her or not. But then she tossed back her head and laughed at something the man said, and he knew. Matt would recognize that laugh anywhere.
She laughed again and responded to some question, and then wound her way through the crowd at the server's station. She was almost to the door before Matt finally caught up with her.
"Beth?"
When Beth turned around and saw Matt standing behind her, she plastered on a smile, trying her best not to act guilty. After catching sight of him in the dining room, she'd tried to sneak out without being noticed. She didn't want to have this conversation right now.
It wasn't that she was unhappy to find out Matt was on the same cruise ship. Beth needed some time to figure out exactly how she was going to deal this new situation. She had kissed him on the plane.
Kissed. Him.
And he got up and left as fast as he could. Sure he'd given her his card, but he seemed in a hurry to get rid of her. She still hadn't decided if she was even going to call him when she got back home, and now she was trapped on a ship with him for two weeks.
"Hi," Matt finally said, when she'd just stood there looking at him slack jawed. He sounded about as perplexed as she felt. "When you said you were going on vacation, I didn't realize…" He waved his hand around indicating the boat as a whole.
"Are you here to make good on that offer of drinks?"
Matt just stared, shifting back and forth on the balls of his feet. Beth put on a big smile and tried to hide her amusement. Even though she wasn't sure what to do with him, she enjoyed teasing him. He was just so darn cute when uncomfortable. "I thought you said you were flying in for your parents' wedding anniversary party."
That remark got her an eye roll. "There will be a party, but this whole trip is part of the anniversary celebration. My sister's brainchild. My parents have been talking about a cruise for years, but never seem to make time. She thought if all us kids came, and we planned a big reception for their friends at our first port, they'd be forced to make the time. I didn't want to come. I think it's a bit much. I mean, I would have gone to the party. It would have easier to fly down for the reception, but—"
"But family," Beth finished with a knowing nod. She knew that feeling well. "I get it. I hope your parents have a great time. I'm glad we ran into each other. Maybe I'll see you around the ship."
She touched his arm and turned to leave when her leg was attacked by thirty pounds of young boy, moving at breakneck speed.
"BEEEETTTTHHHHH!" The young boy gave her thigh a
"Don't plan anything soon. I'm going to be swamped when we get back," he said. It was his fallback position, but it usually worked.
"You need to make time for your brother," his father said. He was bouncing Rebecca on his knee. "Business is business, but family is more important." He kissed the toddler's curly blonde mop and slipped her another cookie.
It wasn't that Matt didn't want to date. But between trying to build his business and the fact he preferred a quiet evening at home instead of nights out, dating just wasn't on his list of priorities.
Why was everyone determined to meddle in his life? He thought of the woman he'd met on the plane yesterday and the way she'd come to his rescue. He wouldn't mind being rescued tonight.
Matt was trying to think of a tactful way to tell both his parents to butt out of his love life, when a flash of crimson blossoms caught his eye. A familiar looking dark-haired woman wearing a form-fitting sun dress with large red flowers hurried down the aisle.
It was almost as though he'd conjured her out of thin air. He stood up and followed her across the dining room, desperate to find out if it was the same woman.
The woman had stopped to talk with a waiter. He didn't want to interrupt. Her back was still to him, and he still wasn't sure if it was her or not. But then she tossed back her head and laughed at something the man said, and he knew. Matt would recognize that laugh anywhere.
She laughed again and responded to some question, and then wound her way through the crowd at the server's station. She was almost to the door before Matt finally caught up with her.
"Beth?"
When Beth turned around and saw Matt standing behind her, she plastered on a smile, trying her best not to act guilty. After catching sight of him in the dining room, she'd tried to sneak out without being noticed. She didn't want to have this conversation right now.
It wasn't that she was unhappy to find out Matt was on the same cruise ship. Beth needed some time to figure out exactly how she was going to deal this new situation. She had kissed him on the plane.
Kissed. Him.
And he got up and left as fast as he could. Sure he'd given her his card, but he seemed in a hurry to get rid of her. She still hadn't decided if she was even going to call him when she got back home, and now she was trapped on a ship with him for two weeks.
"Hi," Matt finally said, when she'd just stood there looking at him slack jawed. He sounded about as perplexed as she felt. "When you said you were going on vacation, I didn't realize…" He waved his hand around indicating the boat as a whole.
"Are you here to make good on that offer of drinks?"
Matt just stared, shifting back and forth on the balls of his feet. Beth put on a big smile and tried to hide her amusement. Even though she wasn't sure what to do with him, she enjoyed teasing him. He was just so darn cute when uncomfortable. "I thought you said you were flying in for your parents' wedding anniversary party."
That remark got her an eye roll. "There will be a party, but this whole trip is part of the anniversary celebration. My sister's brainchild. My parents have been talking about a cruise for years, but never seem to make time. She thought if all us kids came, and we planned a big reception for their friends at our first port, they'd be forced to make the time. I didn't want to come. I think it's a bit much. I mean, I would have gone to the party. It would have easier to fly down for the reception, but—"
"But family," Beth finished with a knowing nod. She knew that feeling well. "I get it. I hope your parents have a great time. I'm glad we ran into each other. Maybe I'll see you around the ship."
She touched his arm and turned to leave when her leg was attacked by thirty pounds of young boy, moving at breakneck speed.
"BEEEETTTTHHHHH!" The young boy gave her thigh a
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