AllFreeNovel
Share Us
As Jagger drove the island roads, talked to people on the street and Hays on the phone, he stewed about why him saying she was the only woman he wanted to kiss would tick her off. Bee was always volatile. He loved her sass and spice and huge reactions, except when they yanked her from his arms.
He’d stopped at Uncle D’s Kauai Barbecue to pick up takeout for lunch. Talking to a few college kids waiting in line, he got a tip about a couple fitting Paul and Bee’s description at Skinny Mike’s only a few minutes before. The Go Pros mounted on their heads made it too easy.
“I’ll be back for my food,” he told the waitress.
“All right.”
Sprinting out of the entrance, he ran through the small mall and toward Skinny Mike’s. He slipped off his backpack as he ran, pulling the bright green laser gun out and tucking it into the back of his pants, covering it with his shirt. A little boy saw him and pointed, “Mama, a gun.”
The mom stared at Jagger and yanked her son behind her.
Jagger raised his hands, all innocence, and kept running.
He saw Bee’s blonde hair bobbing through the parking lot and Paul’s darker head. Both with the head cams on. Quieting his steps, he stealthily approached. They were walking up to a silver Honda. Probably an Uber. Paul opened the door. Jagger yanked the gun out, heard a few screams, aimed, and fired.
“Jagger and Hays win the day,” Mercedes’s voice announced from Bee’s shirt. That made him smile.
Bee and Paul both whipped around. Jagger hurried to put the gun in his backpack and explained to some people watching, “Laser tag gun. We’re playing a game.”
He wasn’t sure if they believed him, but the gun was bright green. Nobody was speed dialing 911 at least.
Paul and Bee were both shaking their heads and staring at him.
“That was too easy,” Bee said.
Paul looked annoyed at getting caught so early on day one. He seemed like a great guy, but he was as competitive as Jagger and Hays.
Jagger grinned. “You didn’t want our week to be over too fast, did you?”
She put her hands on her hips. “I’d be happy to be done with this and win my million dollars.”
Jagger wasn’t going to let her rile him. He simply shrugged and cracked his knuckles.
She looked at his hands as if she wanted to hold them. “What do we do now?”
“Have you had lunch?” he asked.
“Just some snacks.”
“I’ll call Hays. We can eat a relaxed lunch and take kayaks up Wailua River and do the short hike to Secret Falls.” He was revealing how well he knew this island, but it probably didn’t matter. He was buzzing with the quick success of catching them today, and more importantly, the chance to spend more time with her.
Bee looked up at Paul.
“Up to you,” Paul said.
“All right. You got me with the secret falls lure.”
Jagger grinned and strutted up to her. He bent low and whispered in her ear, “I’m going to lure with you a lot more than that.”
“We’ll see about that,” she said with all the southern sass his perfect woman possessed.
He only smiled.
Her blue eyes flashed both a warning and a lure for him. She wanted him. She might even still love him. Her walls were high, though, and for some reason she blamed him for her cheating and them separating.
He’d get to the bottom of it. Tonight. Fight through the pain and get answers and resolutions.
This afternoon, he would enjoy every moment with her. Even with her angry at them and their buddies tagging along.
