Page 136 of No Such Thing as Serendipity

Robyn put her hand against her chest. “I’m not doing anything. You have your sister to thank for today.”

I hit the gas, wanting to get there quicker.

“Whoa. Slow down. We need to find Pier 5.”

It wasn’t difficult, and soon we were hurrying toward the water. Emma saw us and waved her arm in a large arc.

I smiled as we approached. Katlynn wore her typical garb, a flowing tie-dyed coverup with a wide-brimmed hat. I had to do a double take when I realized Helena wore a similar outfit, except her tie-dye was in blue tones, while Katlynn’s was orange.

“Shit,” I said, looking down at my clothes. “I’m not dressed for this.”

“Did you think Emma would overlook that?” Robyn nudged me along.

Emma held up a bag. “You better go change,” she said as soon as we arrived.

“Yeah, we haven’t got all day,” Annie teased.

“Yes, ma’am.” I took the bag from Emma.

“Our boat is over there.” Emma pointed at a large pontoon on the dock.

My eyes widened. “That’s our boat?”

“Yep. A twenty-two-foot, one hundred fifteen-horsepower luxury pontoon,” Emma said with a satisfied smile. Then she laughed. “I have no clue what that means, but the guy told me to memorize it to impress you.”

“I was. But now, not so much.”

“Stop jabbering,” Annie said. “Our time started at ten.”

“It’s two minutes after,” I said.

“See, we’ve already lost time.” Katlynn dramatically put her hand against her forehead.

Helena nudged Katlynn. “Stop picking on poor Blake.”

“Why?” Emma said. “It’s so much fun.”

I turned to Robyn. “Are you going to protect me from this rabid group?”

Robyn kissed me on the cheek. “Afraid not.”

“Go get changed,” Emma said. “We’ll get the stuff loaded.”

“I’m going.” I’d taken a few steps when I turned. “Hey, what about you?” I said to Robyn.

“What about me?”

I wriggled my eyebrows. “Aren’t you going to change into your swimsuit?”

She smirked and unbuttoned the top button of her shirt. “I’m already wearing it.”

I craned my neck, pretending to look down her shirt. “You can keep unbuttoning it.”

“Hell to the no,” Annie said. “We aren’t going to watch you drooling all day.” She turned to Robyn. “I’m sorry, honey, but you’re gonna have to keep your clothes on.”

Everyone laughed. I waved them off as I hurried toward the building.

We couldn’t have asked for a better day. The weather was a perfect eighty-two degrees, with a cooling breeze coming off the water. Emma had packed enough food for the entire Green Bay Packers team, but we’d put a large dent in the offering. We’d cruised the lake, swam, and even tried tubing. It hadn’t gone well. I had what looked like a rug burn on my chest to prove it.