By the time Ryker got back to his room, it was late afternoon. Mitch wasn’t with him. He’d gone for drinks with a group from the boat. He’d been surprised to see Janelle on the trip. But she’d paid him no attention and had seemed perfectly happy flirting with the unattached men.
Apart from a single text from Alejandro, Ryker hadn’t heard from his lover. But since the walk they’d done had taken most of a full day, he could hardly be surprised that Alejandro might be too busy to do more.
Opting to go to the bar for a drink, Ryker changed and ambled downstairs. Picking a table, Ryker ordered a glass of beer and settled himself down to surf the net for a while. When a text came through, Ryker checked it eagerly, only for disappointment to crash over him.
“Sorry, Ryker, but I won’t be able t
