CHAPTER 7
Orchid couldn’t seem to find the right words to tell Maine about Henry. And not only him, Tesla too.
“My boss said I had to take some time off.” She forced a laugh out of her too-tight throat. “It’s a funny story, actually. His father bought some gifts for a few of us at the company, but he didn’t realize the cruises were for StarMatch. My sister booked it before I could stop her, because she thinks it’s time for me to move on.”
Maine said nothing. Just stood a half-step behind her, his body warm and comforting.
“So I didn’t really have a goal,” she said. “I tried to mingle and go to the activities so I could tell Ivy I did. I was honestly expecting the whole thing to be miserable, and a big flop.”
“Well, it’s sort of that,” he said, his breath tickling her earlobe. “I mean,
