# Chapter 8: The Woman Who Makes Him Forget
Hello everyone, it’s me again! How are you all doing? Today I will continue to walk with you and review Chapter 8 of "The girl of his dreams." This is the chapter where the sunlight feels warmer, the secrets feel heavier, and Jordan Reeves begins to realize that Aubrey may be far more dangerous to his carefully guarded heart than he ever expected.
We open on a beach in Hawaii, where Jordan is stretched out on a chaise, watching Aubrey with a mixture of desire and something deeper—something almost like peace. He cannot remember the last time he felt this relaxed around a woman. It is not just the spectacular intimacy they have shared; it is Aubrey herself. She is witty, easygoing, low maintenance. No fuss, no desperate need for attention, no makeup except sunscreen and lip balm. She got ready for the beach faster than he did. She does not demand compliments or expect him to worship her. She is simply, effortlessly, wonderful to be around.
And yet, Jordan is still a man. His gaze lingers on the rise and fall of her breasts in her bikini top. He is grateful he is lying on his stomach, because the erection straining against his swim trunks would be impossible to hide. He tries to distract himself by scrolling through the text messages he has been ignoring—most of them from his nosy friend Finn, who wants to know if Jordan has gotten lucky. But Jordan hesitates. He does not want to tell Finn or Max anything about Aubrey. He especially does not want to send a photo, because Aubrey looks startlingly like Tessa Gregson—the very woman he fled San Francisco to forget.
That resemblance haunts him. He has not thought about Tessa much since meeting Aubrey. The more time he spends with Aubrey, the more he sees how different they are. Tessa was shy, uncertain. Aubrey is outgoing, confident, alive. He begins to wonder if his eyes exaggerated the similarity. But then he remembers that Aubrey is adopted, and the coincidence becomes harder to dismiss. Could she and Tessa somehow be related? It seems far-fetched. Tessa has no living family, as far as Jordan knows. And surely no one could have a sister or cousin who looked so much like them without knowing. He decides it must be coincidence. It has to be.
Then a breeze sweeps across the beach, and Aubrey springs up to catch her hat before it flies away. The moment breaks, and their easy banter takes over. Jordan teases her, she teases him back. They talk about where he grew up. He admits he was born and raised near Atlanta—a Southern boy who left for Stanford at eighteen and never went back. Aubrey assumes he is estranged from his parents, but the truth is messier. His parents divorced after his prep school graduation. His father is a plastic surgeon in Manhattan, now on wife number three. His mother is on husband number five. They stayed together only until Jordan turned eighteen, convinced they were protecting him. In reality, they hated each other, cheated on each other, and made the house a battlefield.
Aubrey’s reaction is not amusement. It is compassion. She takes off her sunglasses, her blue eyes full of concern, and reaches for his hand. She tells him she is sorry. She moves to his chaise, wraps her arms around him, rests her head on his shoulder. Jordan is not used to anyone feeling sorry for him. He tries to shrug it off, but her tenderness reaches him in a way he did not expect. He admits his parents loved him in their own way, that they gave him material things to make up for the rest. But Aubrey sees the wound beneath the jokes. She asks if he spends holidays alone. He assures her he does not. He has friends and colleagues, plenty of invitations. He does not tell her that he often spends those holidays on lavish vacations with whatever woman is willing to accompany him. He likes that Aubrey worries about him. It touches him deeply.
She insists family is irreplaceable. He hugs her close and calls her sweetheart, then tries to lighten the mood. He has a good life, after all—a job he loves, great friends, good health, good looks, and right now, the most beautiful woman in the world by his side. Then he suggests a drink. Aubrey has a better idea: another swim. He groans but follows her into the waves.
They swim for nearly an hour, and Jordan is again impressed by how strong and natural Aubrey is in the water. She tells him she grew up in San Diego, spent summers at the beach, and was even on the swim team for a while. That leads to a confession: she gets bored easily. She has tried soccer, basketball, softball, track, high jump, tennis, gymnastics, spinning, Cross Fit, hot yoga, kickboxing, rock climbing, mountain biking, ocean kayaking, paddle boarding, hiking, snorkeling. Jordan, who is admittedly lazy about exercise, is speechless. He jokes that she looks like the ultimate surfer girl. She laughs and says surfing takes too much dedication and too much storage space. She travels light because she never knows where she will be living in three months.
That comment stops Jordan cold. For one wild moment, he almost invites her to San Francisco. The thought shocks him. Jordan Reeves does not invite women into his life. He does not live with them, rarely brings them to his condo, and prefers to keep every encounter on his terms. The fact that he is even thinking of asking Aubrey—a woman he has known for barely a day—to stay with him is so out of character that he immediately buries the idea and changes the subject.
Back on their loungers, they order drinks. Aubrey gets a melon margarita, Jordan a Mai Tai. She teases him about spoiling her for life with private beach service, luxury suites, and an actual butler. He tells her a woman as beautiful as her should always be pampered. She snorts and tells him about her last boyfriend—an Australian surfer, buff and charming but a total bum who was always broke and stuck her with the bill. Jordan grimaces and says her taste has improved tremendously. She laughs, but when he offers to arrange a professional massage and spa day, she refuses. Firmly. She does not want him doing extravagant things for her. She is already uncomfortable about the clothes, the meals, the drinks. She does not want to feel like he is her sugar daddy.
Jordan clutches his heart in mock offense and kisses her, whispering that he is more like her studly lover. She shrieks with laughter, and the mood stays light. But then Aubrey opens up about something deeper. She admits she feels stuck. She has a college degree but works as a glorified tour guide. She wants to be a concierge, but breaking into that field is nearly impossible. She compares herself to her adopted family—her lawyer brother Josiah, her doctor brother Mateo, her accomplished parents—and feels like the dud they adopted. She jokes about dyeing her hair black so people cannot make dumb blonde jokes, but Jordan hears the hurt underneath.
And it fills him with outrage. He cannot believe this bright, beautiful, funny, vibrant woman thinks so little of herself. Without warning, he joins her on her chaise and pulls her onto his lap. He tells her fiercely that she is far from dumb. Her looks are only a small part of what makes her special. Academics are not the only measure of intelligence or worth. She could serve fish tacos for the rest of her life and still be the only woman he wants. His words leave her stunned, tears shimmering in her eyes. Then she kisses him—passionately, hungrily—and whispers that they should go back to his room to wash off the sand. Certain body parts, she says, will definitely need help.
What follows is an intimate, steamy interlude in the shower, where Jordan and Aubrey explore each other with playful abandon. Jordan is thrilled by her natural sensuality, her lack of inhibition, her naughty side. He is also protective and possessive of her in a way he has never been with other women. He does not want to treat her casually. He wants to savor her. Their passion builds until Jordan finally lets go, and in the aftermath, one thought cuts through the haze: how in hell is he going to let this woman go when his two weeks are up?
The chapter then shifts to Aubrey at work, counting down the minutes until her date with Jordan. Her coworker Ruby teases her about how excited she is. Aubrey confesses that Jordan is a doctor, smart, funny, good-looking, and incredible in bed. Ruby offers to cover for her if she wants to leave early. Aubrey laughs and says she met Jordan five days ago at the beach near the Gregson, where he is staying. He lives in San Francisco, is on vacation, and will leave in about ten days. She has another month on her contract. After that, who knows where she will wind up.
It is a casual thing, she tells Ruby. But the way she glows when she says his name suggests her heart may not have gotten the memo.
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## Reader’s Impressions & Star Rating
This chapter is a beautiful blend of heat, humor, and emotional vulnerability. I loved seeing Jordan’s walls begin to crack. He is so used to controlling every romantic encounter, yet Aubrey makes him think about things he never thinks about—inviting her to San Francisco, wanting to protect her, feeling outraged on her behalf. The way he defends her against her own insecurities is genuinely moving. And Aubrey is not just a pretty face; she is layered, wounded, adventurous, and real. The shower scene is passionate without losing the emotional intimacy that makes their connection feel earned. The shift to Aubrey at work adds a bittersweet note, reminding us that vacation romances have expiration dates. This chapter left me sighing and worried in equal measure.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4.8 / 5 Stars
## Next Chapter Prediction
Jordan will continue to wrestle with his growing feelings, especially now that he knows his time with Aubrey is limited. I predict he will either invite her to San Francisco despite his fears, or he will pull away and immediately regret it. Meanwhile, the Tessa Gregson connection is too important to stay buried. Someone—perhaps Finn, perhaps a hotel guest, perhaps Aubrey herself—will uncover a clue that links Aubrey’s adoption to the Gregson family. Aubrey may also start questioning whether Jordan’s interest in her is entirely about her, or whether she reminds him of someone else. The next chapter will likely bring a confrontation, a confession, or a choice that changes everything.
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