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with the people who have never played?” Justin glared at
Cody.
    “Because I like to win, of
course.”
    Amber caught on quickly,
and they played two games. Cody and Sarah won the first, but Justin
and Amber edged them out in the second. By the time they were
finished with the second game, Amber was exhausted. “Is it time to
sleep yet?”
    Cody showed her how to
lean her seat back and reached over to stroke her cheek once she
was settled back. He wanted to stay up all night watching her
sleep, but he knew he needed to sleep, too. He didn’t want to miss
out on the fun on the island because he was being sappy on the
plane.
    The stewardess brought
pillows and blankets and they all settled down to sleep. Amber
looked over at Cody and smiled just before she drifted off. “You’re
right. The seats are comfy.”

Chapter Five

    They all woke as the
wheels touched down on the runway in Bora Bora the following
morning. By mutual agreement, they decided to have breakfast and do
some shopping before they headed to Motu Tane via the boat waiting
to take them.
    It was almost noon before
they got on the boat to head to the island. Amber couldn’t believe
how excited she was. When she was growing up, her parents had taken
her on a lot of vacations to beaches, the mountains and every other
locale she could think of, but they hadn’t had the kind of money to
rent an island for a week with their friends. They’d been well-off,
or at least given the appearance of being well-off, but they hadn’t
thrown money around lavishly like these men seemed to do on a
regular basis.
    She kept her eyes peeled
watching for the island to come into view. After spending a few
hours on an island the men considered not as good as Motu Tane, she
was expecting something incredible. When it finally came into view,
she wasn’t disappointed.
    The boat took them
straight to a small dock right in front of a large bungalow. The
beaches were covered with white sand, and the water was an amazing
clear blue. Amber was truly in awe. She knew that places like this
existed, but she’d never dreamed she would be coming
here.
    Steven and Bailey came out
to meet them on the beach. Bailey was holding her niece in her arms
as she spoke to Amber and Sarah. The three men were huddled
together speaking in low tones about twenty feet away near a copse
of palm trees.
    “I’m so glad Cody and
Justin both brought dates!” Bailey told them with a grin on her
face. She was so excited she was practically bouncing up and down
on the beach in her flip flops. She was a petite blue eyed blond
who seemed genuinely happy there were other women on the island
with her.
    “ Oh, no! I’m not Justin’s
date. I’m his administrative assistant.” Sarah protested quickly
not wanting the other women to get the wrong impression. “I’m Sarah
Roberts.”
    “It’s nice to meet you.
I’m really not a date either. I’m the nanny.” Bailey smiled as she
shook the other woman’s hand. “I’m Bailey Borders.” She looked at
Amber. “Are you a date?”
    Amber shook her head. “I’m
Cody’s riding instructor.” She still couldn’t quite believe he’d
talked her into this. “I’m Amber Cassidy.” At least she wasn’t the
only one here who wasn’t actually dating one of the men. That made
her feel better for some reason.
    “I’m sure he’ll need you
for the horse riding portion of the business meeting,” Bailey said
with a straight face.
    After their laughter died
down, Amber asked, “Would you believe he actually told me if he
decided to ride a horse on the beach and he fell off, it would be
my fault if I didn’t come with him?” Sarah nodded emphatically,
showing she knew it had happened.
    “They’re all crazy!”
Bailey looked toward Steven like she was waiting on him to do
something, but when he didn’t come over, she squared her shoulders.
“I’m sure we can take meals together, or not. Whatever. Steven said
they were having their big meeting tomorrow. Do