Forever (Time for Love Book 1) by Miranda P. Charles Page B

go," Magda said.
    *
    Z ach gritted his teeth as the four of them marched to Rebecca and Sarah's room. Seeing another man concerned about Rebecca made him seethe with jealousy.
    Sarah opened the door and they all piled in. Rebecca wasn't in the room. Zach went to check the bathroom, and it was empty.
    "See?" Sarah said. "She must be out having some fresh air or something. She'd been cooped up in here all day."
    "Why'd she leave her phone?" Zach asked, still worried and more than annoyed at Rebecca for leaving her room without a means for them to communicate with her.
    "I guess she didn't want to be bothered by anyone," Sarah answered, her voice carrying a slight chill as she looked at him.
    "Oh, well, we should let her be," Magda said. "It must be horrible being cooped up in the room all day. Who knows, maybe we'll see her in one of the cafes. Anyway, let's go back to the others."
    *****
    T heir group sat at two adjacent tables in one of the coffee shops, which was bustling even well into the night. Magda's friends and their granddaughters were with them, as well as Magda's sister Miriam. But Zach hadn't seen Phillip since their dinner that first night on the ship. Not that he cared.
    The four elderly ladies took their seats and Zach sat next to Magda. Vicky quickly sat herself next to him. Opposite them were Alix, Sarah, Ron and Marilyn—who looked absolutely bored.
    Zach hoped Marilyn would engage Alix in a conversation, perhaps even flirt with him. She certainly didn't have any problems flirting with Zach—except that Vicky had always been quicker in taking a spot next to Zach, so Marilyn hadn't had much chance. When his brothers boarded the ship in a few days, he'd bet his bottom dollar Marilyn would be more sparky.
    As for Vicky, he'd need to speak with her soon about their arrangement. Even though they hadn't slept together in weeks—which should indicate that their casual liaison had run its course—it was time to voice that out loud to Vicky.
    "Does Rebecca get migraines often?" Alix asked Sarah.
    "Not often, although when she gets it, it's bad."
    The only time Zach had heard that Rebecca had suffered from migraine was after she broke up with him that first time. It was supposed to have been her last day looking after Magda, but she hadn't turned up. Sarah had given him silent killer looks back then, too, just like she'd been giving him all night when she wasn't ignoring him.
    Hmm. He hadn't explored the possibility of asking Sarah some questions about Rebecca's married boyfriend. Oh, he knew Sarah would stay mum about it, but perhaps he could glean some information from her?
    "Sarah," he said, "I didn't know that Bec had moved to Milsons Point. I heard her say the other day to Gran that Gemma lives with her?"
    "Yeah," Sarah said, seeming not to want to talk to him further.
    "I've visited Milsons Point when I was in Sydney," Alix chimed in. "A friend of a friend has an apartment there. Unfortunately, he doesn't have a view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. I imagine it would be spectacular during New Year's Eve."
    "Well, Bec's place has a great view of the bridge," Sarah said. "We can't wait for New Year's. We'll be spending it there."
    Alix grinned. "Maybe I should plan another visit to Sydney around that time."
    Hell, no! Zach glowered at the man, but it went unnoticed.
    "How did she end up in that place?" Alix asked.
    "Her brother bought her the apartment. He surprised her with it," Sarah answered.
    Zach almost spat out his coffee in surprise. Rebecca's brother bought it for her? Her brother ?
    "Wow. How lucky is she?" Ron gushed. "What does her brother do?"
    "He runs a company with his two best friends. They develop business and games apps for mobile devices. In fact, you know that game you were playing on your phone yesterday? They created that. Bec's brother gave her the apartment as a surprise thank-you gift because the idea for their latest release was from a game he and Rebecca invented when they were