As Blue as the Sky by Cindy Caldwell

Author:Cindy Caldwell [Caldwell, Cindy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-27T16:00:00+00:00

Jess sipped a cold soda that he’d bought from Alfonsina’s while he pounded an umbrella in the sand with the rubber mallet. He’d brought a big umbrella and two chairs and was grateful that it wasn’t a particularly windy day as he set up the chairs on the beach of Gonzaga Bay. The restaurant behind them, they had the whole beach to themselves, with just a couple of people paddle boarding further out. Just before the Baja 250, there wouldn’t be too many people around as the race route was further inland and he was grateful for the solitude.

“I guess I am pretty much of a loner,” he said as she walked up under the umbrella, setting down the beach bag that he’d packed with towels and his tackle box. He’d already asked at the restaurant if they’d cook the fish he caught, so he was hopeful that he’d actually catch something.

He tried to keep his eyes straight ahead as he noticed Jessica settling down under the umbrella in her bathing suit. She’d taken her cover-up off and the suit bore into his eyes as he noticed again just how pretty she was. She wasn’t especially tall, but she wasn’t petite either. He chuckled to himself, wondering if any girl would appreciate being described as ‘not exactly petite’, but what he actually thought as he looked at her was that she looked feminine — very feminine in her white bathing suit — but strong and capable at the same time. Except for the brace, which seemed to give her a great deal of aggravation.

“Darn this thing,” she said as she struggled to arrange the towel she’d brought. “It really cramps my style, Kyle. When can I take it off?”

He let out a deep sigh, dropping his head in frustration. “I’ve told you already. You should wear it for at least a month, and shouldn’t ride. But especially wear it if you do.” He glanced at her out of the corner of his eye, and saw her wrestle her curly hair into a pony-tail before her hands fell to her hips, her chin jutting forward.

“I’m not sure I’ll be able to ride with it, and it’ll impact how well I can race.”

“You know I don’t think you should race at all, and not even ride for at least another week,” he said as he threw his first cast into the calm waters. “If you do, it will definitely be against doctor’s orders.”

“Wouldn’t be the first time,” she said under her breath as she watched him get a strike and reel in his line.

“What did you say?” He watched as the line tightened and he reeled it in slowly, pulling the pole up a little bit each time before he did.

“Nothing. Never mind. What do you have against racing, anyway? You seem adamant about my not doing it.”

Kyle frowned as he reeled in his empty line. “Lost it, and it took my hook, too,” he said as he sat down in the chair, sipping his beer and reaching in his tackle box for another hook.

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