Conquered in Cancun by KaLyn Cooper

Author:KaLyn Cooper
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: KaLyn Cooper
Published: 2016-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

As Luke opened the door to his condo, his gaze swept the living room, trying to see it through Caroline’s eyes. Good. No take-out boxes on the coffee table, all the beer cans were in the recycling bin, and his clothes had been tossed on top of the washer. He was thankful he’d taken those extra ten minutes this morning to straighten up a little while grabbing his diving gear and changing clothes.

When she stepped in and smiled, he let out the breath of relief.

“Looks like a man’s place.” Caroline’s head turned, taking in the space he called home. “It suits you.”

He liked it. He’d gone to one of those whole-room furniture stores offering everything right down to the coordinating lamps and rugs for a single price. The woman who had helped him select each room had made it even easier when she’d volunteered to help him shop for drapes and linens. Luke did a mental shudder when he remembered how difficult it had been to extricate her from his condo after a weekend of breaking in every new piece of furniture together. She’d been ready to move in and set up house with him, especially after seeing his black credit card.

Shaking away those memories, he offered, “Here, let me take that.” Luke slipped the duffel bag off Caroline’s shoulder and headed toward the master bedroom. “Make yourself comfortable. There’s beer in the fridge.” He pointed to the kitchen, separated from the great room by a breakfast bar with four bar stools. He hoped that bought him a few minutes to double-check the bedroom.

He was fastidious about making his bed, a habit from his years with Uncle Mark then reinforced in the Navy. He’d taken the time to change the sheets that morning, hoping he’d be able to talk Caroline into joining him there. He really didn’t want to spend the night in the same condo as their friends. Although it certainly wouldn’t be the first time they’d shared roommates, he wanted Caroline all to himself.

He set the bag down and glanced around. The place looked fine to him.

Caroline appeared in the doorway, two beers in hand. “I wondered if you’d gotten lost.” She stepped into the room and handed him an open bottle before she walked to the photographs that covered every inch of wall space. “These are magnificent.”

“It’s the camera.” He took a long pull on the cold beer.

Luke had become fascinated by undersea life the day he’d taken his first open-water scuba dive. When he’d surfaced, he felt as though he’d left something special behind. Jack had taken a picture of him underwater with the BACats camera, and it was good, just not great. It didn’t show the wondrous colors that Luke had experienced down there.

About a week later, as he walked clients through a new, high-end resort, he saw mural-sized photos of the brilliantly colored reef and iridescent fish. A little research to find and chat with the photographer, and a lot of Internet searches later, Luke finally purchased a professional-grade, underwater digital camera.

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