Trey chuckled. “The two of you can take the hour to get your stuff settled on the boat while we’re switching out food and things of that nature. If you’ll follow—”
Leslie interrupted him again. “Actually, that isn’t a good idea. I’ve got all hands on deck; so many men are rushing on and off the boat right now to get it ready. I don’t want them getting trampled.”
Trey smiled down at her. “I’ll take them down into the cabins and such where they can set up their rooms. It won’t be an issue.”
Leslie scoffed. “Trey, I’m telling you, it’s not a good idea. You said so yourself that customers shouldn’t see the boats until—”
Trey cut her off. “He’s not just any customer. He’s a good friend who has invested in my efforts, and you’ll do as I tell you. Otherwise, I’ll need a new assistant. Understood?”
Leslie glared up at him. “Come with me, everyone. I’ll show you to your rooms.”
Trey smiled and patted my shoulder, and I simply shook my head. He seemed to have his hands full with that one, but it didn’t take a genius to know why he kept her around. While shorter and stockier women weren’t my thing, she was definitely Trey’s type. He was probably trying to get laid before he fired her or some shit. And who was I to stand in the way of my friend’s happiness?
“Be careful with that one,” I murmured.
Trey leaned into my ear. “I could tell you the same thing with yours.”
The two of us bumped fists before Trey walked us over to the yacht. And dammit, even my own eyes almost bulged out of my head. The damn thing was a behemoth of a vessel. It could have easily been one of those yachts everyone saw in photographs that people rented to throw parties on for days on end. The red and blue accents contrasted the crisp white design, and the bright colors would be seen even from a plane flying from above, which I guess was the point if we were going to be in open waters.
“We’re spending the entire weekend on this thing?” Eva asked.
Trey led us onto the yacht as people rushed and bustled around us. I heard Leslie barking orders off in the distance as Trey’s smile grew. I shook my head at him before I walked over to Eva, pressing my hand against the small of her back.
And when she looked up at me, I winked. “All weekend. I already have the perfect place for us to dock as well. There’s this small, sandy island about ten miles off the coast. We can dock there, sleep on the yacht, and then jump off the edge of the boat and swim right from a private little beach where we can sunbathe, hang out, and just be together.”
Her jaw hit the floor as her eyes danced around the massive boat. Yet again, I got a chance to shock her to her very core, and I loved it. I had stunned her into silence as she pulled away from me, allowing her fingertips to run across the smooth, wooden railing that ran along the expanse of the outer rim of the yacht.
And Asia was so excited that she rushed down the steps to claim her room with her bag in her hand.
“I’ll show her to her room, you guys!” Leslie called up.
Trey yelled down the stairs at her. “She’s in the room farther to the back!”
“Yeah! I know! I’ve worked with you for five years, remember?”
I chuckled. “She’s a spitfire.”
Trey sighed. “And she keeps me in line, which is exactly what I need.”
I stood beside my friend. “So, what can we expect from this weekend? Because I’m not going to lie, I didn’t realize we’d be booking out the biggest yacht in the damn marina. Especially with the little you charged me for this stuff.”
He shrugged. “We’re using as much as we can from what we’ve already ordered for the party that canceled because you know how I hate waste. So, there wasn’t much else to purchase. They had to forfeit their deposit, so that chiseled away half of what I would’ve charged you upfront in the first place.”
“I really appreciate it, man. Seriously.”
He smiled at me. “Just make lots of memories. Good ones. Okay?”
“You got yourself a deal there, man. Thanks for this.”
He clapped my back with a tight hug one last time before we started following behind Eva as she walked around to take everything in.
“There will be a small staff of two working for you during the weekend. Their cabin entrances are separate from yours, so you won’t see them often. One will be cooking fresh foods and snacks, and the other is your bartender. They’ll be on the clock from sunup to sundown unless you release them earlier.”
I nodded. “Anything else I need to know?”
Trey shrugged. “Just treat her with care. Don’t dock her on the sand. Shit like that.”
“I’ll take good care of her. I promise.”
