Lei Me Down by Selena Cooper Read Free Book Online

thought would appeal to Luke. I was going to have to give it some thought and keep looking.
    “I’m starving,” Luke announced.
    “Me too, and something smells wonderful.”
    Luke looked toward a burger stand. “And I think it’s coming from there.”
    “After all the native cuisine last night, I’d really love to have a burger,” I said.
    He grinned. “So would I.”
    As we ate our cheeseburgers and drank our sodas, we discussed Mr. De Marco.
    “I feel so sorry for him,” I said. “Do you think his daughter is involved in the deaths or that she, too, is just a victim?”
    “It’s hard to say right now.”
    “Do you think Mr. De Marco will take you up on your offer and use the jet to leave Hawaii?” I asked.
    “Not yet,” Luke said. “I doubt the first body has been released by the police yet, and I’m sure the second one hasn’t.”
    “So the family won’t be allowed to leave the island yet?”
    “I don’t think so.”
    “I feel bad for Rob,” I said. “Especially since I had him pegged as Mark’s murderer. It must be awful to stand up as a groomsman when someone else is marrying the woman you love.”
    “I couldn’t do it,” Luke said. “It would’ve been way too tempting when the preacher asked if anyone had any objections.”
    “Yeah, it would.” I sipped my soda. “So now what?”
    “We enjoy the rest of our lunch and get our strength up for kayaking back to the surf shop,” he said. “We can do our detective work later.”
    I smiled. I suddenly knew what to get him.
     

Chapter Seven
     
     
    When we got back to the hotel, I told Luke I’d join him in the room in about five minutes.
    He arched a brow. “What are you up to?”
    “Just go,” I said. “I’ll be there in ten minutes at the most.”
    “You just now said five.”
    “And I amended that to ten minutes to give myself some leeway.” I turned him toward the elevators. “Please…go.”
    “All right…. Just know you’re not the only one who’s able to keep a secret,” he said.
    “Who said I was keeping a secret?”
    He gave me his shrewd look of suspicion again, I giggled, and then he went to the elevators. The door opened for one as soon as he pressed the button, and he winked at me as the door closed.
    I hurried over to the concierge’s desk. The concierge was a too-skinny Asian-American man dressed entirely in black.
    He smiled broadly. “How may I help you today?”
    “I’d like to get a pair of Sherlock Holmes cufflinks,” I said. “Is there anywhere on the island that would carry something like that?”
    “I’ll certainly try to find them, but I can’t guarantee you that I’ll have them today,” he said.
    “That’s fine.”
    “Do you have a maximum price, Mrs. Fontaine?”
    I hesitated. “If they’re more than a thousand, call me before buying them. But please don’t speak with my husband about them. They’re a surprise for him.”
    “Of course.”
    “Thank you,” I said.
    “Thank you . I’ll begin looking for those cufflinks right away.”
    I reiterated that I appreciated his help, and then hurried up to our room. When I unlocked the door and went inside, I heard water running in the bathtub.
    “Luke?” I placed my purse on the nightstand.
    “Come on in. The water’s fine.”
    Luke was sitting in the tub that was a little over halfway full of water and foamy bubbles.
    I smiled. “You look yummy.”
    “I am yummy.”
    I giggled. “I know you are.”
    “Get in.”
    I stripped off my clothes and stepped into the warm water. “What smells so good?”
    “Lavender-scented bubble bath with Epsom salts. I called ahead and had Fisk bring it up. I didn’t want you to be sore later from all that kayaking and walking.”
    I turned off the water and then leaned back against his chest and closed my eyes. “You’re incredible.”
    Luke worked out regularly, so he didn’t need to worry about being sore from today’s overexertion. I, on the other hand, got most of my exercise