Against the Tide by Martin Kat

Author:Martin, Kat [Martin, Kat]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2015-04-07T07:00:00+00:00

“I don’t know about you,” Sam said, “but after a shit day like this, I could use a beer.”

“Sounds good.” Zach sat back as Sam drove his pickup to the Fisherman’s Catch Saloon. It was late, but a number of cars still sat in the lot. As he climbed out of the truck, he noticed Jaimie Graham’s little red Chevy Equinox parked off to one side beneath a row of trees.

She was only nineteen, but since food was served at the Catch, she could go in. Zach spotted her sitting at the bar the minute he walked through the door, felt a familiar little punch in the gut. He’d probably never know what there was about Jaimie Graham that had intrigued him since the first time he’d seen her, but he was feeling it again tonight.

A smile touched his lips. For once she wasn’t wearing the wool cap she kept pulled down over her ears. Her short, auburn curls gleamed in the bar lights, her breasts looked womanly and plump beneath her navy-blue sweater.

She was wearing the same black leggings and dark blue plaid skirt she’d been wearing at the funeral, an outfit that for once showed the feminine shape of her legs and that sweet little behind he remembered from her swimming days in high school. She was underage, but she didn’t look it as she leaned across the bar to flirt with the thin-faced bartender who was letting her buy drinks.

On the bar stool next to her, a good-looking, powerfully built man with features that hinted at a distant African-American heritage was giving her a more than interested glance. Zach ignored a fine thread of jealousy and started walking.

Jaimie laughed at something the bartender said. She hadn’t laughed since Scotty died. She had to get drunk to do it, which rankled him more than it should have.

The big guy headed for the bathroom and Zach walked toward her, slid onto the empty bar stool on the opposite side. “Feeling better?”

She turned. Her eyes widened as she realized who it was. “Zach. What are you doing here?”

“Same thing you are, I guess. Trying to forget a totally shitty day.”

She made a little scoffing sound. “You and Scotty weren’t that close. I was surprised to see you at the funeral.”

His mouth thinned. “You don’t get it, do you? We weren’t close because I couldn’t stand to see what he was doing to you.”

A hint of doubt appeared in her eyes, which he had never seen before. “I don’t . . . I don’t know what you mean.”

“Scott was in love with Cassie, but he didn’t make that clear to you. He knew you idolized him. Maybe he liked that, I don’t know. It wasn’t fair to keep you hanging, and I didn’t like it.”

She sat up straighter on the stool. “You don’t know what you’re talking about. Scotty was the best man I’ve ever known.”

“In some ways I’m sure he was. Cassie loved him and that says a lot. But he wasn’t fair to you, Jaimie.

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