Page 70 of Wild Hearts

Xander nodded. "I'm all for it."

"You don't think she'll get upset?" Oliver asked. "Noelle doesn't like being treated like a charity case."

"She is not a charity case. Noelle is smart and resourceful. She was talking about expanding her decorating business to be more of a personal assistant option. She wants to offer her services to guests here. If they want fresh flowers, or baked goods delivered to their room, or even a recommendation for a yoga class. She'll research options, provide the information, and even deliver the products to their door."

I ran a hand through my hair. "That would be a great option for our guests. I saw that when I was researching ways to improve our customer service. I hadn't realized that Noelle was interesting in doing that."

"She's always looking for a way to make money. We've talked about offering her donuts in the mornings too. We can try it and see how it goes. For the assistant service to work, we'd need to find a way to make it easy for a guest to request her services."

"She might already be working on a website, but what if we added the option for personal assistant and massage services to our existing app?”

Oliver sighed. "Any changes we make to the app are expensive.”

"What if we used the spa money for the app additions? Then pushed the spa further into the future. I think we need the options now if we want to remain competitive," Eli said.

"It's not a bad idea. If we can offer services without the physical spa, then I think we'd be okay."

"Why don't you call Noelle and see if she'd be interested? Inthe meantime, we'd need to develop a way for people to book her services," Oliver suggested.

"I can do that." I wrote a checklist in the note section of my phone. "Oh, I almost forgot. Addison wanted to know if she could hold a social-services fundraiser here between Christmas and New Year's. I offered her the room rent-free. I thought we could write it off, but if you're not okay with that, I'll help her find another option."

"We do a number of charity events per year, and we have room in the budget for one more, especially because that week isn't busy. We have several nights open. Want me to text you the dates?" Oliver asked.

"Please." And then to Eli, I asked, "Are you okay with this?"

"We're always willing to get involved with community charities and events, especially one that's close to our cousin."

I was fairly sure Eli was talking about Dakota and not me, but it made me feel good that she was officially part of this family. "I appreciate that."

Xander pushed back from the table, his phone ringing. "It's Killian's assistant."

"Take it," Eli ordered.

He pushed Accept on his phone and put it on speaker. "We're all here."

"Killian's injured. He didn't want me to call you, but the doctor said he has to take a few months off and do physical therapy. I thought it would be a good idea for him to go home. He has you guys, and I can find him a top-notch therapist in the area."

Eli swore. "He won't be able to compete? He's going to be a bear."

Riley chuckled. "He's already a bear. He doesn't even know that I'm talking to you."

Eli frowned. "He didn't want you to let us know he was injured?"

"He's a baby when something like this happens. He's going to be sidelined for a while, and I don't want him around this scene. He'll push to work out too soon and reinjure himself. His agent wants him off the grid to focus on his recovery."

"We'd love to have him home. But I'm not sure that's what he wants," Eli said.

"He doesn't have a choice. His management team wants him in a quiet place for the foreseeable future. If he wants to keep his contract and endorsements, he'll lay low and take care of himself."

"Are you traveling with him?" Xander asked.

"I won't be able to, but I'll check in with you guys," she said.

We got off the phone with his assistant and sat in silence for a few seconds.

Xander blew out a breath. "Sounds like Killian is coming home."

Killian thrived on his success as a snowboarder. He wasn't one to slack off. "He's not going to be happy about it."

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