Page 33 of Marring an Athlete

“Do you have cooking classes here?”

“Sure. I’m sure I could come up with something.”

Anna smiled. This was perfect. It was exactly what she wanted to hear. “Great. Can we plan for something around lunchtime?”

He clicked his tongue a few times. “I should be able to make that work. Head on over to the restaurant at one.”

“Perfect. Thank you for doing this.”

Javier chuckled. “Of course. Anything for you. I’ll see you soon, mon chéri.”

Anna parted her lips to respond but wasn’t sure what to say to that. Did she thank him? What did ‘mon chéri’ mean?

“Okay,” she said as she hung up. She stared at the phone. What had just happened? Was what Michael said about Javier true? Was he flirting with her?

She shook her head. That was ridiculous. There was no way an attractive, mysterious man would be interested in her, and she cursed Michael for putting those thoughts in her mind.

“Who was that?” Michael asked from behind her.

She yelped and whipped around. “Nobody,” she blurted out.

He raised his eyebrows. As if he suspected that what she said wasn’t true.

“I mean, that was Javier.”

Michael faked an excited look. “Yay. Javier. What did he want?”

Anna studied him. What did he have to be jealous of? But then she shook it off. “I was asking him if we could arrange a cooking class for McKenna and Sam.”

Michael glanced at her as he crossed the room and pulled open his suitcase. He grabbed out a few items and then disappeared into the bathroom. Anna took this time to head out to the deck.

The sun beat down on her, warming her skin. She couldn’t help the sigh. The feeling of stress from her encounter with Michael left with her breath. How could anyone feel anxious when they were literally standing in paradise?

The water was so blue, that it almost didn’t look real. With the sun beating down on it, she could see all the way to the bottom. The air smelled sweet like summer perfume.

Closing her eyes, she let the wind surround her as she took a deep breath. She’d come here to relax, and she was going to. She just needed to push out all the confusing thoughts that seemed to be bogging her down.

“You ready?” Michael asked from behind her.

She turned to see him leaning against the door frame with his arms folded in front of him. A smile hinted on his lips.

She nodded and crossed the deck. “Yep.”

They made their way through their room and over to the door. They’d grab McKenna and Sam, and when they were all together she and Michael could finally begin operation “get Sam and McKenna” back together.

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