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customers are invited for a special dive tomorrow.”
    â€œHotel managers, tour guides, and people like that?”
    â€œYou’ve got it.” Lara grinned, and leaned into the table. “People are calling to book dives already.”
    â€œYou still windsurf?”
    â€œNo, I just dive now, both snorkeling and scuba diving. I love it.”
    A handsome young man in a navy linen sports jacket appeared at the table.
    Lara took his hand and steered him toward the seat next to her. “Ryan, this is Storm.”
    â€œRyan Tagama.” He shook Storm’s hand, then shrugged out of the jacket and sat down. “It’s good to meet you.”
    â€œHe and his father have a commercial real estate company.” Lara grinned widely and patted his hand. “Storm’s going to help us with the liability issues.”
    â€œGood. We need that.” He put an arm around Lara and she leaned into him. “Her windsurfing fame has people lining up. We’ve got one dive boat booked solid for the next two months and we’re not yet officially open. We’re trying to find a captain for the second boat.”
    â€œThat’s wonderful. Though if you’re already taking people out on the boats, we need to get your liability insurance established. I’d like to take a look at the paperwork you’ve got so far.”
    â€œWe can show you that,” Lara said.
    â€œSetting up a Limited Liability Company would be the best way to protect you if you’re sued by a client. We’ll need to discuss who the major shareholders are, and what their portions of the stock will be.”
    Lara’s smile grew a little stiff. “We’ve already—”
    Ryan patted her hand. “She’s right, Lara. I asked a friend about it when we first started renovating.” He glanced apologetically at Storm, who shrugged. She would have done the same in his position. “He told us the LLC would protect our personal assets if we’re sued.”
    â€œWho holds the lease agreement on the property?” Storm asked. “The owner of the shopping center?”
    â€œYou don’t need to get into that,” Lara said.
    â€œI do, though. The lease agreement can affect how I set up the business. It’s part of your overhead. For example, who’s responsible for water and electricity? Is that divided among the tenants of the property? I noticed two other tenants, but your store is the biggest in the shopping center.”
    â€œWater—well, we’re putting in new copper pipes. New wiring, too. It’ll help the other stores,” Lara said.
    Storm smiled at her. “Do you know if the utilities come from the street? Are they on public property?”
    Lara looked at Ryan, who played with his water glass.
    â€œI’ll check on that,” Lara said.
    Storm wondered if they doubted her experience. “You can check with other attorneys if you like.”
    â€œNo, we trust you,” Ryan said. “You set up Steve O’Donnell’s restaurant and Riley Murakami’s tattoo parlor. You come highly recommended.”
    â€œI’m glad you’re checking around,” Storm said. “But now I’m curious, are Steve and Riley friends of yours?”
    â€œRiley and I knew each other in California. Steve’s a friend of Riley’s, and I called him.”
    â€œGood. I wish more of my clients asked for references and did background checks.” She winced at a memory. “And checked employee records before hiring.”
    Storm had recalled a specific—and unfortunate—incident, so it took her a moment to notice that Lara looked a shade paler than she had a moment before.
    â€œAnything wrong?” Storm asked.
    â€œNo,” Lara said. “That’s good advice.”
    A waitress appeared to take their order, and Storm figured since Damon’s phone call had kept her from finishing her breakfast toast,