Blue Dahlia (The Dahlia Trilogy of The Gilded Flower Series Book 1) by Winslow Vivian

Author:Winslow, Vivian [Winslow, Vivian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Vivian Winslow
Published: 2014-10-16T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

Dahlia digs her toes into the wet sand and stares out at the waves. “I can’t believe I’m letting you talk me into this.” She glances down at Shane on his knees, waxing her board.

He smiles up at her. “The offshore is good right now. Waves are cranking. You couldn’t ask for a better set up.”

“But I haven’t . . .”

“No worries. You’ll be fine. I’ll be out there with you.” Shane straps the leash to her ankle and stands.

Dahlia grits her teeth as she duck-dives under a wave. Shane motions to his right. She moves farther out and sits up, wiping the salt water from her eyes.

“It’s cold,” she complains.

“You never seemed to mind before,” he replies.

“Maybe it’s the crap wetsuit I’m wearing,” she smirks.

“Yeah, I’ll talk to my designer about that. You’re the first to bitch about it.”

Shane looks toward the waves. “You got this one?” He asks.

Dahlia nods, “Think so.” She grabs the rail, kicks her legs to turn her board and paddles. Her heart races as she begins to feel the momentum underneath her, muscle memory taking over. She pops up, quickly finding her footing and setting her inside edge to turn across the wave.

A laugh escapes her as a rush of adrenaline takes over. She’s reminded why she loved surfing—it was the best high Dahlia had ever experienced.

She paddles back to join Shane, who watched her every move.

“Told you it would be awesome,” he says.

She nods. “I didn’t think I would remember. But it all came back to me.”

“The best things do, Dahlia. In their own time.”

Dahlia looks away from him, feeling the intensity of his words.

“This one’s mine,” he announces.

Dahlia turns, watching the curl come toward them. She looks up, noticing the sunset for the first time since her arrival in California. Beautiful shades of purple, orange and red coat the sky. She sits on her board, mesmerized by the sinking orange sun.

Shane interrupts her thoughts as he paddles back out to her. “Feeling alright?”

She nods.

He sits up and says, “Being out here, by myself in the water, was healing. It gave me focus after everything went south.”

Dahlia looks down, running her hand along the rail.

He continues. “It still hurts, you know. There’s a void that will always be there. But being out here gives me perspective. Surfing is the perfect metaphor for life. Sometimes you get bad breaks, but the good ones are worth coming back for every day. You just have to learn to ride it out.”

Dahlia lifts her head and stares at Shane. “That’s incredibly corny, you know.”

He splashes water at her and laughs. “Yeah, but it’s true.”

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