A Whisper of Danger by Catherine Palmer

Author:Catherine Palmer [Palmer, Catherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: ebook, book
ISBN: 9781414328409
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2010-11-24T20:00:00+00:00

TEN

Jess was mad. She knew her anger was born of fear, but she couldn’t suppress it. Didn’t want to. She was mad at her son for his disobedience. Mad at Hannah for neglecting Splint. Mad at Hunky for allowing the boy on board his diving boat.

“What are you mad at me for?” Rick asked as Jess splashed out into the low surf. “I’m the one who found him.”

“If you hadn’t told Splinter all those wonderful stories about your great treasure-hunting adventures, he wouldn’t have been so tempted to break my rules.”

She glanced at the man beside her. Never in a million years would she have believed she’d be wearing a bathing suit in the presence of Rick McTaggart. The one-piece suit was a deep solid teal with flecks of gold, and she hadn’t worn it for years. She felt gangly and pale and out of shape. Rick didn’t seem to mind. In fact, his blue eyes were positively roving—which made her all the madder.

“Splinter’s been dying to get on that diving boat,” she snapped, “and you did nothing but encourage him!”

“I didn’t give him permission to swim out to the Sea Star. But, Jessie, there is a sunken ship under the water. And it’s in Splint’s own backyard. That’s the greatest thing a kid could ever wish for.”

“Oh, you sound just like him!”

At her second admission of the similarities between father and son, Jess made a shallow dive into the waist-deep water. Drowning her mortification in the cool depths of the tropical bay, she floated over a patch of dark brown seaweed. Farther out, the water turned a deep emerald. Almost crystal clear, it revealed a myriad of tiny fluorescent fish, chunks of coral, and rippled white sand.

She could hear Rick swimming beside her, matching her stroke for stroke. How many times had they swum together in their youth? They had drifted countless hours in the waters of the Indian Ocean, laughing, splashing each other, delighting in the joy of their passion. It was on a beach that she had first realized how much she loved Rick McTaggart. On a beach that he had asked her to marry him. On a beach that she had said yes.

“You know, you’ve got the best swimming hole on Zanzibar Island,” Rick said. He had turned onto his back and was paddling along with his eyes closed. “There’s not a stretch of water that’s calmer, safer, or prettier from here to Bombay.”

“I guess. I really haven’t been out much.”

“I’ve never seen you swimming here.”

“That’s because I haven’t been swimming yet. I’m too busy.”

“Too busy to have fun?”

“I have responsibilities, you know. I have to keep the house running, keep food on the table, keep an eye on my son.”

“Busy, busy, busy on Zanzibar Island.”

Jess scowled. She didn’t like Rick teasing her so much. He had no idea what it meant to be the head of a household and carry the weight she had for so many years. No, she didn’t have time for fun. Swimming, dancing, riding the motorcycle .

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