Chapter 17

In a lovely oceanfront suite at the Maui Four Seasons hotel, Vienna was getting ready to take Hannah and Emilia outside for some pool time. She checked her jewelry and popped a fashionably large sun hat on her head. Her oversized Chanel sunglasses followed and then she was ready. 

As usual, no matter where Vienna went, people noticed her. She acted like it was a hassle, but she really did thrive under the eyes trailing her as she made her way outside to the pool. She wouldn’t look like this forever, so she might as well enjoy it while she could, she figured. Her daughters followed closely behind her, holding hands and chatting happily, excited to be on vacation.

While the girls got in the pool to play next to some of the other children, Vienna placed an oversized towel down and leaned back against the chaise under a large umbrella shielding her from the sun. Everyone knew the damage sun did to one’s skin, and she was not about to take any risks. Even though she was