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“I had no idea how much work it would take to get ready for this,” Isabella said.

“But we’re ready.” Kelsey took out her phone. “Let’s do the first video and I’ll post it on the website before we take off. Have you seen all the comments so far?”

“I looked at them before I boarded. We have interest. Now, if we can keep it,” Isabella said.

“Give them that winning smile,” Kelsey said with a wink.

Isabella chuckled. “You know it.”

“Ready?” Kelsey held the phone out so they would both be visible and pressed the record button.

Isabella welcomed their viewers and gave a quick summary of their yearlong fun beginning today. She promised to tell them more about her and Kelsey then gave a rundown of what was happening today.

Kelsey recounted how long the flight would be and what to expect when they got to St. Thomas. One thing they wanted to do was be open and transparent about every trip. They wanted the public to know what to expect, so when others hopefully joined them in St. Thomas, there would only be happy surprises.

“As our creative director, do you approve?” Kelsey asked as she replayed the video.

Isabella chuckled. “I do. What are you?”

“Hmm,” Kelsey said, tilting her head. “I’m the technical director.” She quickly uploaded the video to the site and in a few moments it was live.

“Look!” Isabella said. “We already have a few comments.”

Kelsey widened her eyes. “People really are watching us.”

“That’s the idea, Kels,” Isabella said with a grin.

“I know, but…”

“But?”

Kelsey shrugged.

“Un-uh, don’t do that. People are going to love you. Look how quickly I fell for you,” Isabella said.

Kelsey whipped her head around and stared.

Isabella gave her a confused look. “Come on, you fell for me just as fast, right?”

“Right,” Kelsey said, willing her heart to slow down. Isabella didn’t mean she was in love with Kelsey, just that they’d become friends quickly.

“See!” Isabella grinned. She held her phone up and leaned in until her head was touching Kelsey’s. “How can people not love us?” She snapped several selfies then put her phone in her lap. She looked into Kelsey’s eyes and smiled.

“What?” Kelsey asked, not sure why Isabella was staring at her.

“I missed you,” Isabella said softly.

Kelsey returned her smile. “I missed you, too. It seemed a little crazy since we talked nearly every day.”

Isabella reached for Kelsey’s hand and intertwined their fingers. “I think we needed each other and that’s why we came into each other’s lives.”

Kelsey furrowed her brow and wasn’t sure what to say. Did she need Isabella? More importantly, did Isabella need her?

“I don’t care how it happened, but I’m glad it did,” Isabella added.

Kelsey smiled. “I am too.”

Once they made it to the resort, Carmen swept them into her office and went over the schedule. They barely had enough time to put their bags in their rooms before they started recording and uploading posts to the website.