Billionaire's Island Bride (The BAD BOY BILLIONAIRES Series) Read Online Free PDF Page A

she was shaking and it was not from
the light breeze that cooled her shoulders.  She was shocked and she was
scared.  Had she just promised to go out on a date with a man she hardly knew? 
No, correct that.  Didn’t know at all.  She’d met him all of two times, once in
a pool, and the other time by a bar.  And he’d ended up kissing her!  Her heart
flipped in her chest at the horror of it all.  She, staid and boring Erin Samuels,
had been kissed by a total stranger.
    What was worse,
she had kissed him back.  And she had loved every second of it.
    Goodness, what had
she become?  Was it the romantic atmosphere?  Was it the fact that she was
miles and miles away from Vancouver, ensconced on an island?  She’d heard about
girls who’d gone wild on spring break but she wasn’t like that.  She was Erin
Samuels, bookworm, student librarian, Miss Boring.  How had she gone from that
to this? 
    Still deep in
thought she walked into the bathroom, unzipped her dress and let it fall to the
floor.  Her underwear followed.  She stepped into the shower and turned the
spray on her body, letting the water wash over her.  She grimaced as the
realization came to her.  As much as this was against her norm, she knew there
was no way she would miss her date with Dare.
    It wasn’t until
late the next day that Erin mentioned her date to the other girls.
    “You, Erin?” Tisha
squealed.  “I can’t believe it.  Where’d you find a guy to invite you on a
date?”
    “Tisha.”  Maria
frowned at the laughing girl.  “What?  Don’t you think men notice Erin?  She’s
a pretty girl.”
    “Yeah, but she’s
boring.  She never wants to do anything fun.”  Tisha shrieked and jumped out of
reach as Maria tried to pinch her.
    Robyn was the only
one who wasn’t smiling.  She seemed deep in thought.  Finally she spoke.  “What
did you say his name was?”
    “Dare.”
    “Check out the
name,” Tisha said.  “Dare.  If that’s anything to go by, he’s my kind of guy.”
    “But not Erin’s,” Robyn
said with a frown.  “So you met him at the bar?  And you’re going out with him
just like that?”
    “No…I mean, yes.” 
Erin took a deep breath and began again.  “He wasn’t the one who came on to
me.  I bumped into him and anyway I’d met him before.  At the pool.  Remember
the guy I almost drowned?”
    The three girls
gasped as one.  “That’s the guy you’re going out with?” Tisha’s voice was high
with excitement.
    Erin nodded.
    “Wow, that’s quite
a catch,” Maria said, her voice low with obvious respect.  “You can see that
guy’s loaded.”
    Robyn frowned. 
“How do you know?  All he was wearing were swim trunks and a gold chain.  I
didn’t see anything that spelled money.”
    “No, but it was
the way he carried himself.”  Maria raised her eyebrows.  “Even half-naked the
man exuded power.  Didn’t you notice how the men sitting around him practically
bowed in respect?  The man’s big.  I just know it.”
    “And he asked you
out…” Robyn’s voice trailed off as she stared at Erin.  Her face had that
distant look again as if there was something on her mind. 
    Erin frowned,
almost sorry she’d brought up the subject.  Her suite-mates were acting like it
was impossible for a man to want to go out with her.  Well, not so much Maria,
but the others.  Tisha had practically laughed at the idea and Robyn looked
none too pleased.  Was she jealous?  Erin sighed.  Anything was possible where Robyn
was concerned.  If she wasn’t the center of attention she was not happy.
    “Well, I just
wanted you guys to know where I am tonight,” she said with false cheerfulness. 
“Michelangelo’s, seven o’clock.  If I’m not home by eleven send in the
marines.” 
    Tisha chuckled. 
“Just keep your cell phone on.  We’re not going to spoil your fun.  Just check
in with us if you’re running…late.”  She lifted her eyebrows and gave Erin a
naughty