A Blink of Time (The Sutton Book Club 3) by Katie Winters

Author:Katie Winters [Winters, Katie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-08-06T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

The Garlands’ sometimes-employee Roger agreed to take over the nightshifts at The Rooster for the remainder of Rowan’s documentary. It meant Alex had to get accustomed to an entirely different way of life for the first time in years. It meant he had to wake up with the sun and go to bed at a decent hour. It meant he would experience traffic, busy grocery stores, and buzzing beaches filled with tourists. Maybe it means I’ll make peace with the world. Perhaps it means the world will take me back into its arms. Alex chuckled at himself and shook the thought out. It was unlikely.

It was a week since Alex had begun work with Rowan and more than two weeks since Rowan’s minor surgery. Rowan was stronger and healthier every day; his California glow was returning. With Alex at his side, Rowan had built a potential storyboard, talked about Nantucket locations for filming, and discussed strategies to guide Victor Sutton through an interview that would give Rowan exactly what he’d come to Nantucket for.

“I have to remember that the documentary has to remain through the lens of me,” Rowan said on the veranda of his rental. Zane scampered back and forth on the beach with their yelping dog. “Victor is just a tool for the viewer to understand the dynamic of the typical American family. He’s just a tool to understand me, Nadine, and Zane better. And I think the surgery is important to the story. Especially because Bethany Sutton was the one to perform it.” Rowan snapped his fingers. “It’s all coming together.”

Alex’s dream had been to make fictional films to make better sense of the world around him, not capitalize on other people’s pain and stories to understand his own, as Rowan was doing. But Rowan was offering him a leg-up. He’d already suggested returning to Los Angeles together, where he could introduce him to the right people and get him back on track. “You’re what? Thirty-eight?”

“Forty,” Alex reminded him.

“It’s not too late to do everything you always wanted to,” Rowan reminded him. “Forty is the new twenty-five.”

Alex wanted to scoff at that, but instead, he sipped his drink and watched Zane and his dog dig through the sand.

The next afternoon was set for their first interview with Victor Sutton. Alex pulsated with adrenaline and fear. It had been a long time since he’d seen Victor Sutton in the flesh. He knew he was around Nantucket. Victor had returned with Rebecca in May and lurked at the local bars and restaurants. He was often at the Sutton Book Club. But Alex had conveniently been locked away at The Rooster most nights and sleeping in his cabin during the day. Victor Sutton had practically been living on another planet. Until now.

That afternoon, Alex gathered his film equipment and drove his truck out to Madequecham Beach on the southernmost side of the island, where the waves thrashed violently, and surfers awaited healthy waters.

“I’m envisioning us walking along the water,” Rowan explained when they met up, “and talking about life.

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