And that alone was what had her boarding the ship along with twenty-six other thirty-and-flirty-somethings, her flip flops pinching between her toes.
Orchid had a hard time determining age when she looked at the men and women already onboard. She certainly felt older than all of them, and she wondered if any of them had children. Had been married before. Had buried a spouse.
Her emotions spiraled, but she put on a smile, the way Ivy had told her to. She turned toward the closest man, determined to talk to him. That way, when Ivy messaged her and asked her how things were going, Orchid could say she’d at least tried.
Maybe that was all she needed to do. Try.
“Hey,” she said to the impossibly tall man in front of her. His brown hair seemed like it needed a cut, but the shaggy locks looked good on him. He wore a full beard too, and Orchid tried not to swoon.
So maybe this would be good for her.
“My name’s Orchid,” she said, finally drawing the man’s attention to her.
He didn’t smile. Didn’t even act like he heard her. Maybe he hadn’t. He was quite a bit taller than her. Wider.
Another blonde joined them, creating a little triangle. She also wore little triangles of fabric over her private parts—and not much else. “Hey,” she said. “I’m Amber.”
“Maine,” the man said, and it seemed like every female on the ship flocked toward him then.
Orchid took a step back, disgusted by him. He couldn’t even acknowledge that she’d spoken to him? Sure, maybe she wasn’t as pretty and perky as Amber, but she had a cute swimming suit on too—underneath her clothes.
“Jerk,” she muttered, deciding to get out of the sun for a little bit. She didn’t have to tell Ivy she’d only tried one conversation.
She’d tried.
As she locked herself in her room, she couldn’t help feeling like this singles cruise was a bad, bad idea.
Oooh, Orchid put herself out there and was shot down! What’s with that Maine guy? ;)
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STRANDED WITH THE SEAL
Book Six, Getaway Bay Romances, Stranded in Paradise Romance series
by Elana Johnson
Copyright © 2019 by AEJ Creative Works Inc, Elana Johnson
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