needs to lighten up, and I’m going outside to put out some feelers.” She glanced at her brother. “Tell Reed I’ll bet him a hundred bucks that I find him first.” She winked and walked out of the room.
“Where did you find her, and does she have a sister?” Smiley asked as Alexis left the room.
Cole caught up with her before she made it to the door. “You can’t leave without one of us. How are you going to find him?”
“Every person leaves a carbon footprint. I’m good at following the footprints, and I don’t even need to leave the yard to do it. Don’t worry. I’ll stay in sight.”
Cole watched her walk out the door as Gabe left the kitchen and moved to the window.
“Can she really do that?” Cole asked.
“Yeah and more. My sister might be a handful with a heart of gold, but the minute someone screws with her or someone she cares about, it’s like watching Mother Nature on PMS. You think our occasional hurricanes and downpours are bad?” Gabe chuckled. “That’s just Alexis having a bad day. Every Love on the Island knows what her mood is just by lifting our sight to the sky and watching the weather and conditions around them. If this guy pisses her off…well, you’ve seen what happens when she has a little temper tantrum. Imagine someone really ticking her off. I should tell the others to prepare for anything and everything. Time to batten down the hatches, Cole. When she finds this guy, all hell will cut loose, and I suggest you take cover.”
Chapter 10
Alexis kept her eyes closed while going through the footprints of everyone on the island, discarding the ones she knew and working her way through the others. The bright afternoon sun had dipped, and judging by the grumbling in her stomach, she’d missed lunch, but she was on a mission.
Footsteps were coming toward her from the direction of the house. She quickly dismissed Cole and Smiley. It was Stone Face who was approaching from behind. He was quiet as he approached. Probably thought he was good at it, but not to her. She’d zeroed in on the occupants of the house first in her attempt to find the unknowns. Thank God it wasn’t tourist season.
“Did you come to make another smart-ass comment, Stone?”
The footsteps behind her stopped, and he remained quiet, even though she knew he hadn’t moved. “How did you know it was me?”
“I don’t smell any sugar.” She smiled and opened her eyes, glancing back over her shoulder.
“Cole and Peters went to pick up dinner. I’m on babysitting duty so I thought I’d come see if you were about finished picking daisies.”
Alexis rose from her spot on the ground and turned to face the commando. “Does Cole know that three of you came? The other is currently in town.”
Stone’s mouth clamped closed, and he didn’t respond.
“Flying via helicopter to the private airport is kind of cliché. I thought all you badasses were good at being stealthy?”
The sky above her, covered in gray clouds, matched her mood.
“Can I borrow your phone?” she asked and gave him a sugar-sweet smile.
He pulled it out of his pocket and handed it to her. She dialed the local pizzeria and waited for an answer. “Hey, Joe, this is Alexis. Can you do me a favor?”
“What’s that, doll?”
“Send a salad with Cole’s order and send a steak from next door. I don’t think his other guest eats pizza.” She covered the phone. “I bet you eat your steak rare, don’t you?”
“Medium,” Stone answered.
“Well, that’s a surprise.” She grinned and uncovered the phone.
“Have them cook it medium for me.”
“Not eat pizza? That’s un-American.” Joe gasped.
“I know, right?” Alexis grinned. “And could you tell him to bring back the tourist with the short hair sitting at the counter. If I had to guess, he’s probably in a Hawaiian shirt trying hard to blend in. He hasn’t come out to say hello yet, and I’d love to meet him.”
“Sure thing,
“Where did you find her, and does she have a sister?” Smiley asked as Alexis left the room.
Cole caught up with her before she made it to the door. “You can’t leave without one of us. How are you going to find him?”
“Every person leaves a carbon footprint. I’m good at following the footprints, and I don’t even need to leave the yard to do it. Don’t worry. I’ll stay in sight.”
Cole watched her walk out the door as Gabe left the kitchen and moved to the window.
“Can she really do that?” Cole asked.
“Yeah and more. My sister might be a handful with a heart of gold, but the minute someone screws with her or someone she cares about, it’s like watching Mother Nature on PMS. You think our occasional hurricanes and downpours are bad?” Gabe chuckled. “That’s just Alexis having a bad day. Every Love on the Island knows what her mood is just by lifting our sight to the sky and watching the weather and conditions around them. If this guy pisses her off…well, you’ve seen what happens when she has a little temper tantrum. Imagine someone really ticking her off. I should tell the others to prepare for anything and everything. Time to batten down the hatches, Cole. When she finds this guy, all hell will cut loose, and I suggest you take cover.”
Chapter 10
Alexis kept her eyes closed while going through the footprints of everyone on the island, discarding the ones she knew and working her way through the others. The bright afternoon sun had dipped, and judging by the grumbling in her stomach, she’d missed lunch, but she was on a mission.
Footsteps were coming toward her from the direction of the house. She quickly dismissed Cole and Smiley. It was Stone Face who was approaching from behind. He was quiet as he approached. Probably thought he was good at it, but not to her. She’d zeroed in on the occupants of the house first in her attempt to find the unknowns. Thank God it wasn’t tourist season.
“Did you come to make another smart-ass comment, Stone?”
The footsteps behind her stopped, and he remained quiet, even though she knew he hadn’t moved. “How did you know it was me?”
“I don’t smell any sugar.” She smiled and opened her eyes, glancing back over her shoulder.
“Cole and Peters went to pick up dinner. I’m on babysitting duty so I thought I’d come see if you were about finished picking daisies.”
Alexis rose from her spot on the ground and turned to face the commando. “Does Cole know that three of you came? The other is currently in town.”
Stone’s mouth clamped closed, and he didn’t respond.
“Flying via helicopter to the private airport is kind of cliché. I thought all you badasses were good at being stealthy?”
The sky above her, covered in gray clouds, matched her mood.
“Can I borrow your phone?” she asked and gave him a sugar-sweet smile.
He pulled it out of his pocket and handed it to her. She dialed the local pizzeria and waited for an answer. “Hey, Joe, this is Alexis. Can you do me a favor?”
“What’s that, doll?”
“Send a salad with Cole’s order and send a steak from next door. I don’t think his other guest eats pizza.” She covered the phone. “I bet you eat your steak rare, don’t you?”
“Medium,” Stone answered.
“Well, that’s a surprise.” She grinned and uncovered the phone.
“Have them cook it medium for me.”
“Not eat pizza? That’s un-American.” Joe gasped.
“I know, right?” Alexis grinned. “And could you tell him to bring back the tourist with the short hair sitting at the counter. If I had to guess, he’s probably in a Hawaiian shirt trying hard to blend in. He hasn’t come out to say hello yet, and I’d love to meet him.”
“Sure thing,
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