Grams shot Aiden a frown. “Don’t be rude. I hired Felicity to come, and I will not stand for you treating her badly.” Grams turned to Felicity. “Did you have a nice flight?”
“Yes, it was fine.”
Aiden blinked and raised his eyebrows. “I wasn’t treating her badly.”
“I heard your blustering from all the way down the hall. Is that any way to treat a woman?” Grams put her hand on her hip and gave him one of her looks.
She always had a way of getting Aiden to cower, and today was no exception. Aiden’s shoulders fell. “I’m sorry.”
Before Felicity had a chance to say anything, Grams interjected. “That’s better. Now, we need to make some plans.” She looped her arm around Felicity’s.
Aiden took a step back. “I’ll let you two discuss thismarketing plan,” he said, stressing the words and tossing a meaningful look at Grams. “I’ve got some other things to do.” With that, he left, his little dog trailing after him.
Typical. Aiden always had other things to do. Felicity tried not to scowl.
Grams pulled on her arm. “Come, dear, let me show you a few things.”
Felicity followed her through Aiden’s villa to a room in the back. Grams sat at the desk and pulled out a laptop. She opened it and clicked a few times after it came to life. A website came up. “This is our current site. Notice anything?”
The site looked well designed, but it was almost all text. The page was stark and boring. “You need more photos.”
“Precisely.” Grams clicked over to another site. “This is the theme I want to use.” It was bright and relied on many photos which interacted well with each other. As she clicked, overlays opened explaining different things.
Felicity was amazed. “Since when did you become so computer literate?”
Grams chuckled and closed the laptop. “I didn’t design the website. I just tell the company what we want, and they do it. I showed them this new theme, and they said they needed a lot of photos to make it work. That’s when I thought of you, dear.” Grams beamed at her and patted her hand. “I’ve seen your photographs. They are stunning. I know you can make this place look amazing.”
“It already is amazing.”
“That’s Aiden. He’s poured his heart into it.” Grams frowned a little.
Felicity didn’t want to talk about Aiden, but curiosity got the better of her. “What happened to his drone thing he was working on for so long? Did he ever sell it?”
Grams pulled her hand back. “That’s probably a story he should tell you, sweetie.”
What did that mean? She brushed it off. She didn’t plan on spending much time with Aiden if she could possibly help it. She didn’t need any more painful reminders. She stood. “Thanks for showing me your vision for the website. It will help me as I take the necessary photos.”
Grams got up and hugged her once again. “Thank you for coming, Felicity.”
Something in the way Grams said it tugged at her heart. “It’s so good to see you again, Grams. I’ve missed you.”
“I’ve missed you too, sweetheart.” Grams pulled back and smiled at her. “You’re just as lovely as the last time we were together.”
Felicity shoved the memory out of her head. She didn’t want to think about that day. The way Grams had helped her into her wedding dress. Waiting for Aiden to see her. And the way he’d stood her up at her own wedding. She swallowed down the bitterness. “Thanks.”
“Now you run along,” Grams said, waving her hand. “I’ve got lots planned for you, starting with tomorrow. Our resort offers several excursion packages, and I want you to go on them and take lots of photos for me.”
“Sounds fun.”
Grams smiled, a little gleam in her eye. “It will be.”
Felicity left Aiden’s villa feeling like she’d just walked into a trap.