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Автор: Cerella Sechrist
Издательство: HarperCollins
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Жанр произведения: Современные любовные романы
Год издания: 0
isbn: 9781472054371
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about if you and Ophelia join us for the bonfire tonight? Sam and some of our friends are having one on the beach. It’ll be fun, and maybe it’ll make up for this afternoon.”

      Ophelia hesitated. The entire day had already been a mess of conflict and misunderstandings. She couldn’t imagine spending an entire evening in Dane Montgomery’s presence, given his current mood. And although she knew it was part of her assignment, she felt disinclined to continue pursuing negotiations with him just now.

      But to her surprise, Dane agreed to Leilani’s suggestion.

      “All right. If it will make up for my absence this afternoon.” He turned to Ophelia, and she couldn’t be sure if he was resigned or merely reserved on the matter. “Miss Reid...Ophelia. Would you like to join us this evening for a bonfire?”

      And despite her own reservations, she answered with a polite nod.

      “I would love to.”

      CHAPTER FOUR

      OPHELIA COULDN’T KEEP from smiling as Leilani’s boyfriend, Sam, continued to demonstrate the steps of the hula to her. Their friends gathered around the golden circle cast by the bonfire’s light, alternating between shouts of encouragement for Ophelia and playful teasing toward Sam.

      “You have no rhythm, brah! You’ve got to move your hips more!” one of Sam’s friends called out.

      “That’s it, Ophelia! You were born to hula, girl!”

      Despite the compliments, Ophelia knew the group was being kind. Her awkward movements couldn’t compare to the elegant demonstrations Leilani and her friends had offered earlier. In fact, she suspected Sam’s goofy flailing beside her was merely to draw attention away from her own lack of grace. It didn’t bother her, though. Sam and Leilani, along with their friends, had been so warm and welcoming that she felt completely at ease among them. She had sustained mild teasing about her attire—after all, practicing the hula in business-casual pants and blouse hardly embraced the laid-back spirit of the islands. But she had endured the ribbing good-naturedly and wondered whether her professional dress had any sort of influence on Dane’s decision, anyway.

      As Sam segued into the next part of the hula, she held up her hands. “I think Sam and I have embarrassed ourselves enough for one night.”

      There were several calls of disappointment, but Ophelia shook her head. “You’ve all been a terrific audience.” She bent at the waist and then straightened, flashing them a grin. Sam grabbed her hand and tugged her down into another brief bow.

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