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“Well, I have less than forty-eight hours, and then I’m free. I might even take a vacation.”

It had been years since she had taken a vacation that wasn’t at the tail end of a work trip. This time, she might just relax at the Kingston beach house in Kauai.

“You never answered me about what you’re doing today.”

“Oh, wedding stuff. Dress fittings this morning around eleven. I swear, there’s no way I would have some big ass wedding. What is the purpose of it? It’s not actually to show love. It’s to impress other people.”

Silence. He said nothing for so long that she was convinced the call was dropped.

“I have to agree with you. Both my siblings went the simple route. I liked that.”

She knew that the Kingstons were considered royalty in Hawaii. The Hawaiian side of her family could trace their origins all the way back to Kamehameha. She wasn’t sure just how much royal blood they had in the family line, but she knew there were members of their family who took it very seriously. They tendedto want to make a big deal out of things like weddings. She and Ben had always avoided doing anything extravagant unless it was for the company. Well, until now.

Jakob was also royalty, but they seemed to align with her thinking. The public got to see so much of their lives. It was nice to have something private.

“Then, I have to head out to the resort. I have to check in with everyone from the caterers to the flower folks.”

He chuckled. “Flower folks makes them sound like woodland faeries.”

She smiled. Jakob always had a great chuckle.

“Well, I have to do all that, including making sure the rehearsal dinner is all set.”

“Hmm, will you be on the phone to do that?”

“No, I’ll go in and make sure everything is right.”

“Where is that at?”

“Jakob Wulf! You don’t know where the wedding is? How were you planning on getting there?”

“I figured Marta would know. Everyone knows about the wedding on the island. If not, Jules will know. I’m supposed to talk to her this morning.”

She smiled. Yeah, that sounded like Jakob. For someone who came from what she thought might be a stuffy family, he definitely fit in with the Hawaiian way of living.

“It’s at Turtle Bay.”

“Figures.”

She knew what he meant. It was where many wealthy people got married.

“Say hi to your sister for me.”

“I will.”

They both hesitated, neither of them seemingly wanting to hang up.

“Is there anything else you need?”

“I already told you that you weren’t ready for that.”

“Jakob, I told you not to play games with me.”

He sighed. “One of these days, you’ll realize that I’m not playing games.”

She frowned and opened her mouth to say something, but he interrupted her thoughts.

“Oh, hey, my sister is on the line. I’ll check in with you later, okay?”

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