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Chapter One

Leah

Port of Miami

The elevator was hot and hu, filled with four other students, their luggage, and the un, the doors opened on the tenth floor, and the bellboy got off with e Wait Were they called bellboys on cruise ships? Cabin stewards? I should have probably known that, seeing as this ship washi a cute grin over his white-uniforht this way, Miss Baxter"

I flipped throughnot to trip overthe paper from my "room and board" section "I’hed to uy with frat letters on his sleeveless tee as he ht

"I have you on this deck," he answered, correcting y "Do you know if your rooo" And I alreadycare of her? Was she getting enough rest? She’d taken such good care of me when I needed her the last two years, and I’d just left her She told you to

Considering I hadn’t left the house without Rachel pushingout of bed had been nearly impossible--I could barely believe that I’d actually co my life didn’t mean I loved him less, it just et a refund?" he asked, waiting for another group to cross in front of us into their room

"No, she’ll be here at the start of next terram worked on the trimester system, otherwise Rachel would have had to wait until January to come Instead, she could join us in Abu Dhabi in Novera on a ide cruise--had been surreal But noas actually living it I was really in Miaood-bye to the US for nine entire ined--or wanted--to do it on ht? It was time to step out of the comfort zone I’d walled myself into the last two years, and it would look killer when I applied to graduate programs for International Relations

Besides, Rachel couldn’t hold my hand for the rest ofwith the card key as we reached the back--aft, I corrected irls in short dresses buled with a lightness I slightly envied and entered the room on the opposite corner froized "It’s onlyof these locks yet" He sighed in relief when the door clicked open

"It’s okay," I said as he held the door foron his shirt

"No proble into the entry hall of the suite