Deadman Bay by Patrick Wayland

Author:Patrick Wayland [Wayland, Patrick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-07-06T23:00:00+00:00

~~19~~

Eight months later.

The warm wave washed over his head as soon as he pushed away from the incline, but that was expected. Edward was used to the strong current at the mouth of the bay where he had started. When his face broke the surface, he put all his force into his stroke, pulling his body horizontal while kicking. He continued this only a short distance before taking in a full breath and diving under. His arms stabbed forward and pulled back, burrowing him down a few feet. There he swam thirty feet with dolphin kicks, a technique Mary had taught him for bypassing the turbulent surface. When he came up, he took in a gulp of air and continued regular strokes. The route had become so familiar to him that he didn’t bother looking up when the currents shifted and the surface leveled out. He knew what it meant. A few strokes later, his hand brushed the sandy bottom and he crawled out of the water.

Edward found shade under the two palm trees he knew so well. They leaned out over the sand and shallows. Behind them was brush, piles of palm fronds and a few old coconut husks at the base of the cliff. He sat on the sand, out of the surf, and leaned back on his arms to rest, looking off at the three houses wobbling in the midday heat. Edward looked down at his flat stomach. Whose was it, he asked with pride. His skin was teak-brown, his hair long, slightly curled, and cut just above his shoulders. To his delight, when he talked of cutting it short, Mary complained.

Edward stretched, twisting his upper torso to the left and then right. When he was turned, he noticed the evidence of their recent excursion to the island. Mary and his footprints still marked the elevated sand behind him. He couldn’t remember if it had been two or three days now. He couldn’t remember if it had been Saturday or Sunday when they lay together at this very spot. They had raced. Mary had beaten him to the island of course. Edward was stronger, but she understood the tensions and currents of the sea better. She was slippery, more aerodynamic – he said dismissively after she won. She had an almost supernatural ability to avoid the waves that he hit like oversized speed bumps. After they had climbed out of the water, and sat resting, he had kissed her. Mary had looked around for sailboats and signs of life, before doing the same to him. She knew him too well and what he had wanted. They had kissed for a long time. Then he had peeled up the cups of her bikini top and worked his way down.

How long did they spend making love that day? He had no idea. They lay facing each other naked afterwards. His energies completely expended from the swim across the bay and his release with Mary, he fell asleep. When he

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