Down Under

The way that Cassidy had described Melbourne, Cadence expected to be walking through something like the Sahara with a few smatterings of buildings here and there. That’s not at all what she saw through the SUV window as they made their way to their accommodations. In fact, very little of it looked deserty at all, though her understanding was that the sand was not far away.

The hotel wasn’t the nicest they’d ever stayed in, but it would do. Her mom, Liz, who was taking over for her grandmother as Aaron’s personal secretary, and now Cadence’s as well, had made the reservations, and while she wasn’t perfect at it yet, this wasn’t a bad first try. Since only Cassidy and Cadence would require any sleep, they’d only booked two rooms, despite Liz’s argument that this wouldn’t work. Cadence assured her that Cassidy would be her roommate, and all the men would share the other room, though something told her that would probabl