Don't Rock the Boat! by Tessa Kelly

Author:Tessa Kelly
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tessa Kelly
Published: 2020-03-10T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

My phone vibrated, making me jump. I backed away from Majandra’s door, hoping she hadn’t heard the sound, and tiptoed to my room.

Could it be Liam? It had been hours since we had our fight. I was sure he’d call by now.

It wasn’t Liam, just a notification alerting me of an incoming email. I let disappointment wash over me. I should seriously consider turning off that notification feature. Especially since the email was from yet another editor telling me in polite terms that my novel wasn’t right for her. I didn’t bother saving it, just pressed the delete button. If I told myself I didn’t care, would I believe it?

I hurried over to Kathy’s room, stuffing the phone in my pocket as I went. Her shawl hung from the back of the chair by the vanity table. I grabbed it and sprinted downstairs again.

Kathy was no longer on the terrace, though. Instead, Susan, Vincent, and Carl sat playing cards at her table. Tray appeared striding from the corner of the hotel, smiling as he ran up the steps.

“Can I play?” he asked.

“Sure, man.” Carl pulled out a chair for him with his foot. “The more, the merrier.”

Tray sat down and stretched his long body, then saw me and grinned. “Your sister wanted to go for another walk around the grounds. You can leave that with me if you want. I’ll give it to her when she comes back.”

“Works for me.” I handed him the shawl.

He seemed to be in a much better mood now. In any case, he wasn’t upstairs packing, and that was a good sign. Must’ve managed to convince Kathy to let him stay.

There were footsteps behind me and Geraldine and Leonie came out onto the terrace. Geraldine held a shallow vase with a wide pin cushion at the bottom. A tall leafy branch and three delicate white flowers of varying heights stuck on the pins, the branch arching over them protectively. The overall effect was lovely and understated.

“I’m glad you young people are finding ways to entertain yourselves,” Geraldine said. “But you should’ve finished the Ikebana class with us. It was most enlightening. What do you think?” She raised her creation for us to admire.

Carl tossed his light hair out of his eyes. “Flowers are boring. Vince has a better idea what we can do for fun. Right, Vince?”

“Heck, yeah.” Vincent stuck his hands behind his neck, balancing his chair on two legs. “We’ve got to unwind, get the jitters out after everything that’s happened.”

“What do you have in mind?” I asked.

“Organizing a scuba trip. I’ve already talked to the hotel staff about it and they said they’d help. It’ll be nothing big. We’ll stay in the vicinity of the island, so that’s not breaking the law. But we gotta get away from this morgue for a few hours.”

Susan frowned. “Shush, Vince! A man died last night.”

“That’s why I said morgue.” He laughed, then rolled his eyes. “Oh, chill. I just want to have some fun. All this tension is getting to me.

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