Free Fearless (Pier 70 #2) by Nicole Edwards Page A

thank you. You don’t know how much this means to him. And to me.”
    Hugging her back, Noah smiled. “It really is an honor, Mill.”
    With that, Milly released him, then took Gannon’s hand and led him back into the room. Noah followed behind them, made his way back to his table, and took his seat next to Dare.
    “Everything okay?” Dare whispered, leaning toward him.
    “All good.”
    “Okay, so I hope everyone’s having a good time so far.” Noah looked up to see Milly standing behind Cam and Gannon, holding a microphone in one hand and her trusty clipboard in the other.
    “As you know, this is day one of this seven-night cruise. We’ve got a lot happening over the next week, the most important, obviously, being these two guys getting hitched.”
    Applause erupted, causing Milly to pause.
    “Yes, I know. We’re all waiting for that to happen. But, in the meantime, you get to enjoy your time on the boat.”
    “It’s a ship!” someone yelled from the back of the room.
    “What was that?” Milly asked, looking around to find the source of the outburst.
    “It’s a ship,” Teague explained. “You called it a boat. I was just correcting you.”
    “What’s the difference?” Milly asked with a chuckle.
    As though it had been pre-planned, several people spoke up in unison. “A ship can carry a boat, but a boat can’t carry a ship.”
    More laughter ensued.
    Milly grinned. “Well, there you have it. I’ve been schooled.” She glanced down at her clipboard. “Tomorrow will be the first stop, which will be CocoCay, Bahamas. We’ll be there around seven in the morning. Up to you on whether you enjoy the day on the island. I’ve made sure that each morning you’ll have breakfast available to you right here if you want it. The rest of the time, you’re on your own, but you know the meals are included, so stuff yourselves stupid.”
    Noah laughed along with the others.
    Milly glanced at her clipboard once more. “Okay. Then on day three—which will be Tuesday—we’ll be cruising all day. No stops. Then on Wednesday, we’re gonna be in St. Thomas. The ship arrives at eleven in the morning and departs at seven. The rehearsal dinner is scheduled for eight. Please be there. It’s important. We don’t want any mishaps.” She looked down again, and then Milly’s smile widened as she lifted her head. “And then on Thursday, we’ll be stopping in St. Maarten, which you’re welcome to enjoy as long as your butt is back on this”—Milly looked at Teague—“ ship in time for the wedding. We arrive at eight and depart at five, so that’s more than enough time to get your beach on. The wedding is at seven. Like I said, be here on time.” She glanced from one person to the next. “Do not make me hunt you down.”
    More laughter.
    “After that, on day six and seven, we’ll be cruising the entire time until we return to port on Sunday morning.” Milly looked up again. “With that said, I hope you have a blast. This boat is so freaking big you may have to hunt these two down if you want to hang out with them, but they’ll be here somewhere. And like I said … Thursday. Wedding. Do not be late.” Milly glanced at Gannon. “You want to say anything?”
    Gannon shook his head. Noah looked closer and realized he was still extremely pale, and based on his plate, he hadn’t eaten anything. Definitely not a good sign.
    Cam took the microphone and got to his feet.
    “I just want to thank everyone for coming. We want you to enjoy the cruise. It’s your vacation as much as it is ours, so don’t worry about us. Do your thing, have fun. Like Milly said, we’ll be around. Can’t promise that we’ll emerge from our cabin much”—Cam glanced at Gannon and Noah noticed the blush that tinged Gannon’s cheeks—“but we’ll definitely be around. Again, thank you all for being here. It means more to us than you know.”
    There was more applause and Noah joined in. When the noise level settled, he looked