Page 91 of He Loves Me Knot

But now I know better.

Elle leaned over and slipped her hand into hers. “You know, I can still have Quinn cut him from the wedding party if he hurts you,” she whispered.

“I’m fine. It’s fine. Just a long morning.” Liddy nestled her head against Elle’s shoulder.

God, I so desperately want to talk to my sister.

Elle would give me good advice.

But she’d made a deal with Callum, and he’d kept his end of the bargain. The proverbial deal with the devil, it turned out.

“Did you dye your hair so that you two would look different?” Rebecca asked, tilting her head. “Because I swear it never occurred to me how much you look alike until seeing you next to each other now.”

A wave of affection came over Liddy. “Sort of. Elle’s a natural blond. I started that way, but my hair gradually got darker over the years, and I didn’t have time to get highlights before I left London, so I just went with box dye to match my roots.”

“Next time, you should tell your boss to give you some time off to get your hair appointment in,” Elle said a bit more loudly. “Ahem. Liddy’s boss.”

Callum checked over his shoulder at Elle. “All she has to do is ask if she wants time off.”

Yeah, because you’re so approachable.

Hunter, Taryn, and Kyle clambered aboard the bus, shutting the door behind them as the bus carrying the older crowd started past them. “Go, go, go!” Kyle told the bus driver. “Right now!”

Liddy turned to look towardLa Hacienda.Kat was running toward the bus, her iPad bouncing against her chest as she ran.

Oh shit.

The bus lurched forward, with Taryn and Kyle holding onto the backs of seats while Hunter pitched forward onto Granny.

“Hello, handsome,” Granny said with a gleeful laugh.

“Hello, gorgeous,” Hunter returned with a wink.

Quinn and Elle gave Kyle confused looks and then looked back atLa Hacienda.“Was that Kat?” Quinn asked.

“Cat? I didn’t see a cat.” Taryn squeezed in beside Rebecca, then gave Liddy a thumbs-up.

“Everyone got on?” Liddy asked Hunter as he plopped down beside Jasper, one of Quinn’s friends.

Hunter gave her a thumbs-up.

Rebecca leaned toward the window. “Is something going on?”

Callum dug into the cooler. “Who wants a beer?”

Several hands shot up into the air.

With everyone else sufficiently distracted by the beer, Elle frowned at Liddy. “What in the hell is going on?”

“Okay, don’t get mad. I might have kidnapped you. And all your wedding guests.”

“It wasn’t just Liddy,” Taryn chimed in. “So if you get mad, don’t blame her.”

Liddy appreciated Taryn’s show of loyalty, but she also didn’t want Elle’s friends to take the blame for this.

Quinn turned and knelt on his seat. “What do you mean, kidnapped?”

“Look, Elle. Quinn.” Liddy reached out and squeezed Elle’s hand. “I know you two. You didn’t come all the way to Costa Rica for butterfly excursions or The Four Seasons. And I know you didn’t pick this beach and this place by accident. So . . . I just figured I’d give you a little taste of the adventure youcamehere for.”