The Sapphire Affair (A Jewel Novel Book 1) (21 page)

“Are those for us?” she asked.

“Oops,” he said with an apologetic smile. “I went to the wrong room.”

Standing outside the door, she signed the room service to her room, then thanked him. Back inside, she enjoyed a delicious breakfast on the balcony with a man who she was having an island tryst with.

He held up a cup of coffee as if in a toast. “To our island tryst.”

“To being partners.”

“To trusting your partner,” he said, his gaze fixed on her.

“To three orgasms.”

“Make it four next time.” He downed some of his coffee, then leaned over and kissed her, lingering in the kiss, his lips exploring hers like it was the first time. A shiver of excitement raced through her. The kiss turned hotter after they finished breakfast, and he pulled her on top of him in the deck chair, and she rode him like that on the balcony to another fantastic climax.

A little while later, he tapped his watch. “I should go. I need to talk to Kylie and help her get some things sorted out tutoring-wise.”

“I’ve got some things on my plate, too. I’m doing a stingray tour with Devon for two hours, but I’ll see you at noon.”

After a quick good-bye, Steph took a long, hot shower, replaying the night and the morning and what might come in the afternoon.

She turned off the water, toweled off, applied some sunscreen, and slipped into her royal blue bikini. As she pulled on a light-blue sundress, a sliver of light caught her attention out of the corner of her eye.

The door to the safe. It didn’t look quite closed.

She walked over to it, tilting her head in curiosity. Light shone on the door’s edge. Weird. She distinctly recalled locking the safe last time she checked on her diamond. Maybe she was just seeing things. Perhaps it had always looked that way.

Nerves flared through her, and her spine straightened. She reached for the door and nearly yanked her hand back when she discovered it wasn’t locked.

Her heartbeat spiked as she wrapped her fingers around the small door. When she opened it and peered inside, the diamond was nowhere to be seen.

Jake and Steph’s story continues in part two,
THE SAPPHIRE HEIST
.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Lauren Blakely writes sexy contemporary romance novels with heat, heart, and humor. She is the author of nine
New York Times
bestsellers and seventeen
USA Today
bestsellers. Her series include Sinful Nights, Seductive Nights, No Regrets, Caught Up in Love, and Fighting Fire, as well as stand-alone romances like
21 Stolen Kisses
and
Big Rock
. She also writes for young adults under the name Daisy Whitney. Lauren believes life should be filled with family, laughter, and the kind of love that romantic songs promise. She lives in California with her husband, children, and dogs.