Aloha Reef 02 - Black Sands by Coble Colleen

Author:Coble, Colleen [Colleen, Coble,]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc.
Published: 2011-02-09T13:00:00+00:00

Fifteen

The small town of Na’alehu moved sluggishly in the late-afternoon sun. Tourists strolled the streets and poked their heads into small, quaint shops. Mano sat in his car across the street from the Shark Head Bar. He’d been told Tab Watson would be working tonight, and he had to stay alert though he’d like to lean his head back and take a nap.

Still no word from Tomi. Mano wondered if he’d gone to the bank yesterday by himself. A mauka breeze blew through the open window and lifted the hair on his head. The wind cooled the thin film of perspiration that dampened his face. The cooling action awakened him to the fact that he was hot. Too hot. As the realization came that his body was reacting, the alarm on his watch beeped. Maybe he should set it fifteen minutes ahead. All the activity might be throwing off his usual blood-sugar levels.

He dug out some cheese and munched it. The jitters began to leave, and his blurry vision cleared. With his brain once more focused, he turned his attention to the building. The employees began to arrive at the bar. An older man unlocked the building and opened the door for two women. Mano waited. The man didn’t fit CeCe’s description of Tab Watson. He unscrewed the top of his water bottle and took a swig. His gaze strayed down the street to the bank. Maybe he should have staked out the bank yesterday. Tomi might have shown up dressed in female clothing.

Mano straightened up when a tan pickup truck pulled into the parking lot across the street and parked. A man got out, and Mano held his breath. Kim Aki. Kim moved quickly for such a big man. He darted between two parked cars and hurried to the front door of the bar. Once he vanished inside, Mano got out and went to the door.

Could Kim be Tab Watson? He was big enough to be a bouncer. And he fit the description, though CeCe hadn’t mentioned the birthmark on his face. At the door to the bar, Mano hesitated. Maybe now wouldn’t be the best time to confront Kim. He might not want his employer to know his real identity.

A murmur of voices drifted out the open window. Mano sidled up to the window and listened, but he couldn’t make out any of the words. Still, something in the tenor of one of the voices caught his attention. He peered through the window and saw two men standing at the bar. Kim’s back was to the window, but there was no mistaking the man who faced the sunlight.

Tomi Tagama. He’d cut his hair short and dyed it blond. Not an attractive look for him, but it altered his appearance considerably. Mano started to pull away from the window, but Tomi’s gaze met his. Tomi didn’t betray Mano’s presence other than with a mere flicker of his eyes.

Mano moved away from the window before anyone else could see him. Tomi knew he was out here.

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