Fierce Justice by Piper J. Drake

Author:Piper J. Drake
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2019-02-26T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

The water was warm as Arin waded in. She kept walking forward at a steady pace against the gentle waves. She stepped carefully to avoid the few rocks dotting the mostly smooth sand and headed out until she was waist deep in water. Then she stood there and savored the scent of ocean and the water swirling around her legs for a few minutes. Sharing so much had churned up too many emotions and she needed this swim to buoy her, find her peace with it all again. Even then, she might not have the courage to ask him more about himself. She preferred to learn from his actions as they moved forward and let his history come out without digging.

Jason caught up with her, a set of flippers, mask, and snorkel in each hand. “How did I end up paying for the gear rental?”

She grinned. “You’re staying at my place for free, aren’t you?”

He gave her a mock glare and handed over the gear.

Once they had flippers on their feet and fitted their masks to their faces, she pointed to the right side of the bay. “There’s a channel through the inner reef that opens out to the deeper part of the bay. Once we get through there, we’ll keep to the right. There’s better swimming to that side and less issues with rocks or changing currents.”

He nodded. “Sounds good.”

That was it for words for a while. They both got their snorkels into place with their masks and started swimming. The water was calm inside the inner reef, but there were already a lot of tourists in the water. That many swimmers churned up the sand and visibility was only so-so. It took some patience to thread their way through small groups of two and three splashing around and exclaiming into the water over the few brave fish feeding in the area.

It got less crowded as they approached the center channel, and they only had to wait for one other pair of swimmers to go by before they could swim through. Once they were clear, the water became cooler as the depth of the bay opened up in front of them. Coral was more vibrant in pinks and blues and there were more fish in this quieter and more wide-open area.

Arin took a moment to enjoy the view, then turned back to confirm Jason was still with her. He hung just below the surface to her right, the wide mask allowing a clear look at his eyes. He gave her a thumbs-up.

The waves were stronger here, pushing them back toward the channel, so she struck out at an angle to the right side of the bay. She loved swimming, stretching her arms forward and cutting into the water, pulling herself forward with every stroke. Water flowed over her skin in a cool caress. Brightly colored fish fed on the coral below them, unconcerned as they passed by.

She paused here and there to admire the sea life and each time, Jason had given her a light touch to let her know he was at her side.

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