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no to, so when he asked me to marry him, I said yes," Isabel explained. 
    "Wow.  That's amazing," Audrey said. 
    "So is Joshua.  Not only is he totally hunky, but he's also as sweet as can be," Isabel explained. 
    "He sounds incredible," Audrey said. 
    "All the guys in Hawaii are. The men are different there.  They really get what's important in life.  Not to mention so many of them are total hunks because they surf everyday," Isabel replied. 
    "That does sound like paradise," Audrey admitted. 
    "Have you ever been to Hawaii?" Isabel asked. 
    "Nope," Audrey said. 
    "You don't know what you're missing out on," Isabel replied. 
    "Maybe I don't," Audrey said.  "But look, if it's such paradise, then what are you and your husband doing back here?"
    "My mom just had a hip replacement," Isabel revealed. 
    "Oh, I'm so sorry," Audrey said.
    "Look, she's going to be fine.  She just needed some help while she's on the mend.  Joshua and I should be heading back to Hawaii soon," Isabel replied.
    "You're a lucky woman," Audrey said. 
    "Well, if you're ever in Hawaii, let me know.  I know tons of hunky single surfers I could introduce you to," Isabel replied. 
    "Don't tempt me," Audrey said. 
    "No, I'll leave that to the guys.  Now if you'll excuse me, it's been great running into you, but I have to go see my mom in the hospital," Isabel replied.  
    ***
    Isabel sure managed to open Audrey's eyes in a hurry.  Vacations were hard to come by though--especially to Hawaii.  There always seemed to be so much work to do at the ballpark.  Not to mention Hawaii was about as far away from Florida as could be.  Still, hunky surfer guys were a hard thing to resist.
    Still, after Audrey's conversation with Isabel, the idea of escaping seemed intriguing.  After all, if it could work for Isabel, it could work for anyone.  Isabel had fallen on the kind of hard times that Audrey couldn't even imagine.  To have lost her husband at such a young age of nineteen was just unfathomable.  Hell, Isabel was still young.  But to be able to recover from such a loss was a feat in itself.  Yet there Isabel was, happier than Audrey.
     
    Chapter Five
     
    As much as Audrey wanted to fantasize about hunky surfers all day, she had to go back to work.  But as she made her way into the break room at the ballpark, she found something incredible on the table.  It was a book.  But not just any novel.  It was a romance novel set in Hawaii with a hunky surfer right on the cover. 
    Audrey couldn't believe her luck. It seemed almost like fate.  What were the odds that she'd randomly run into an old friend from high school that told her about hunky surfers in Hawaii, only to have Audrey come across the first Hawaiian romance novel she'd ever seen in her break room.  Audrey had to read it.  She couldn't just let a coincidence like that pass her by.  So Audrey picked up the book.  But just as she did, Tatum Miller entered the break room. 
    "There it is," Tatum said. 
    "There what is?" Audrey asked. 
    "My book.  I thought I'd lost it," Tatum said.
    "Oh, so this is yours," Audrey asked. 
    "It sure is.  And damn is it hot," Tatum said. 
    Audrey smiled.  "Oh yeah?"
    "Audrey, you don't even know.  When you read this, you'll never look at surfers the same again," Tatum said. 
    "It's that good, huh?" Audrey asked. 
    "Are you kidding?  It makes me want to hop on a plane to Hawaii," Tatum said. 
    "Can I borrow this?" Audrey wondered. 
    "Not until I'm done with it.  I need to know how it ends," Tatum said. 
    That was the kind of ringing endorsement that Audrey didn't hear often.  Audrey didn't want to wait a couple of days until Tatum was done with the book though.  She wanted to read what all the fuss was about now.  So after work, Audrey headed out to the bookstore and picked up her own copy.  And Audrey wasn't disappointed. 
    Audrey didn't usually read a lot of romance novels, but this one was different.  That night, she found