"You could have had her if you wanted to, but you didn't," Fernando spat.
"Wait, what?" Mark said. "You and Brandy? Does Kate know?"
Grant looked furious. "That's not what happened. It wasn't like that. Nothing—"
The boat jerked and tipped dangerously. They all yelled as they were thrown against the wall and water started pouring into the yacht. Carter pushed Grant off of him, looked up, and saw a large gash in the side of the boat.
51
Allie
As Allie exited the plane after they landed in Miami, she scanned the faces of the other young women. It didn't seem as if anyone really wanted to be there.
"This is my bachelorette party!" Brandy screeched at them. "You all better have a good time."
The flight attendant gave Allie a sympathetic wave as the bridesmaids all squeezed into the waiting luxury SUV.
"What is the itinerary?" Stacy yelled, clapping her hands to punctuate each word.
Kate gave Allie a look that said,This is your fault, and Allie shrank down in her seat.
"I have a boat ride planned, and we'll have dinner and drinks on board. Then we'll head to the hotel. It should be a nice one."
"We're going to party so hard!" Stacy squealed, jumping around Brandy when the car let them off at the marina.
Allie winced every time Stacy's platform heels clomped on the ground.
Brandy turned to the rest of the bridesmaids. "You see this? This is enthusiasm."
"You heard the bride!" Stacy yelled. "Act happy!"
They ignored her and climbed the gangway into the yacht.
"This is really extraordinary," Kate said, looking around appreciatively at the luxury boat.
"Oh, good," Allie said, letting out a sigh of relief. "I didn't want you all to be uncomfortable. I'm sure this is all ho-hum to you."
"Not at all!" Kate said. "This is a very nice yacht."
"It's just for the evening," Allie said. "So I figured we should have something elegant." The yacht gleamed. The seats were a creamy white, and there were drinks laid out.
Liz looked appreciatively at the handsome crew members. "And they have the best-looking people."
One of the men winked at her and handed her a drink.
"I hope they know how to work this boat," Allie said with a frown. She had a bit of experience with boats during her relationship with Bryce. The people she knew who knew how to operate them did not look like supermodels. She made a mental note of where the lifeboats and life vests were.
Dinner was light, mainly salads, cold fish, and ocean-themed cocktails.
"At least it’s a little cooler," Kate said as the sun went down. They lay sprawled out on the deck. One of the crew members was giving massages.
"Relax," Kate told Allie. "You're so tense."
"She's always tense," Liz murmured as one of the shirtless men worked on her arm.
Stacy bounded around the deck. Allie closed her eyes and tried to relax as she let the nice man rub her shoulders.
"I have to admit," she said, "this is the life."
