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loaded the bags into the back of the SUV. Mark opened the front passenger door for her, but she shook her head.
    “I’ll sit in back. You need the leg room.”
    Mark smiled, his eyes mischievous. “Your wish…” he said as he opened the back door and bowed low.
    She tossed her jacket across the seat with her purse then hopped inside. Mark closed the door. Tony had already rolled down all the windows, so she could enjoy the vibrant plumeria—fuchsia, white, pink, coral, red, yellow—lining the road alongside the black lava flow and boulders. The soft breeze tangled her hair as she took in the exotic landscape and thought about Mark.
    Fuck buddy.
    She gasped aloud at the thought, and Tony and Mark glanced back at her in concern.
    “What’s wrong?” Mark asked.
    “Nothing,” she lied. “I just remembered a book I forgot to pack.”
    “You want to stop by the bookstore before we hit the house?” Tony asked, his attention back on the road.
    “No, thanks. I probably won’t finish the ones I brought.”
    Was Mark looking for a friend with bennies? Oh, shit . Heat crept up her arms and chest to her face, and she squirmed in her seat, her sex suddenly thrumming. How could she be so embarrassed and so turned on at the same time? She got wet just thinking about it.
    That had to be it, though. He wanted to extend their friendship. And as much as she wanted him, she wouldn’t be able to do it. Because the first time he even glanced at another woman, she would die, even with Tony there to pick up the pieces.
    Damn it . This was going to ruin their friendship. Did Tony know what Mark was planning?
    Damn, damn, damn . The “talk” Mark wanted to have about the kiss suddenly clouded her day.
    The drive south down Ali’i was stop and go. Normally, Hailey would be taking mental notes on the restaurants she wanted to try and the shops she wanted to visit. Now, all she could do was stare at the whitecaps crashing along the shore and the blue ocean. An enormous white cruise ship sat just beyond Kailua Bay.
    Once they got past Kailua town, traffic thinned out and they picked up a little speed. Instead of trying to get her fill of ocean views, Hailey sat back and closed her eyes. What would she say to Mark when he asked her to be a friend with benefits? She doubted he’d use the words “fuck buddy.” Always the gentleman, he’d never used the F-word around her—even during a close football game.
    She laughed silently at the irony. Did a “gentleman” have friends with benefits?
    Too soon, Tony turned the car onto the roughly paved road that wound its way up to the house on the bluff. Hailey wondered how long she could avoid being alone with Mark then wondered if it would be better to get it over with so she wouldn’t worry it for the rest of her vacation.
    Yeah, right. Even if they had their little talk today, the rest of her vacation would be uncomfortable.
    Had he planned on starting in Hawaii? With her brother around?
    She had to get it over with today. If she tried to avoid him over the next two weeks, their trip would definitely be ruined. But if she got it out of the way today, maybe he’d take it all in stride and they’d go back to the way things were. Maybe it wouldn’t matter to him. Maybe he’d be fine with keeping sex out of their friendship, and they could all have a nice vacation.
    Tony turned off the bumpy road and onto the smooth concrete driveway that ran the final hundred yards or so to the house. Lava rock walls bordered both sides of the driveway until it opened up at the end to a large parking area in back of a huge two-story white house with a red tiled roof.
    After parking off to the side, he and Mark got out of the car. Mark opened her door and waited to help her out, while Tony walked to the back and opened the tailgate.
    She grabbed her purse and jacket, took Mark’s hand and hopped down out of the car. She didn’t try to help Tony and Mark with the luggage, knowing they wouldn’t let her