Chapter 179: The Fragile Girl and Her Caregiver
** Harper **
Mere minutes ago, Harper had been prepared to spend the rest of the long cruise in unsteady footing and dizzying nausea. But the break on the deck with Eli — or the so-called dolphin therapy, according to his assistant — turned out to work wonders, and she was soon moving from one end of the ship to another, trying out different spots for the best viewpoint.
Eli followed her like a little puppy the entire time, claiming that the deck was slippery and especially dangerous for someone who was seasick. What if the ship rocked? What if she got dizzy again and fell? With all the justified reasons, he didn’t let her fingers slip away from his clutch for longer than a second, and Harper was certain that the two of them had been spotted by every single person on the ship while they sauntered around hand in hand.
Speaking of the most public PDA.
"I have a feeling that we’ve drawn more attention today than all the dolphins combined," she offered when she noticed the Nth group of coworkers sending hidden glances their way, pretending not to be interested in whatever they were doing but in fact very interested. "Do you think we might be making too fast of a progress in their perspective?"
Not that she was complaining. It was a brand new experience to be with Eli like this, letting everything out in the open, and she didn’t mind it the slightest bit.
"Special circumstances call for special actions." Eli smirked. "You are feeling unwell, remember? How can I possibly leave you on your own?"
Oh, right. That seasickness, which she had long forgotten by now and had to keep being reminded of it to even remember it existed. Harper hid a smile at the thought — maybe she should actually be thankful for the little unpleasant episode then, for bringing her such unexpected attention that made this trip completely different from planned.
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