Let It Snow by Stephanie Queen

Author:Stephanie Queen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance
Publisher: Stephanie Queen
Published: 2016-12-07T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Shana scrambled up the exposed metal stairs and thought it odd that she waltzed right into the bridge of the ferry without anyone giving her notice. She stood inside the door a moment and watched two men looking anxiously at their control panels and fiddling with what looked like SAT phones. There was one empty captain’s chair raised up and on a swivel. Banks of metal cabinets holding gadgets, monitors, and dials lined the front wall under the bank of windows. The room looked disturbingly like an amateur version of the Starship Enterprise bridge, if it had been built on a low budget and made in the 40s. A wave hit and the groaning of old iron parts and things clattering that probably shouldn’t be clattering alarmed her. The spray of ocean water prodded her to let go of her grip on the open door and jolted her into the room. The door slammed shut behind her of its own accord. The two men looked up at her.

“Excuse me—”

Both men tried to speak at the same time. The captain took over. “What are you doing in here? I mean, you should be down below, inside the cabin with the other passengers.”

The second in command said, “This is Captain Strong and I’m Andy, his copilot. Is something wrong?” He was older and a series of worry lines ran across his forehead like streams. His boss looked more panicked than worried, but she figured they had cause.

“Of course there’s something wrong. I can see the storm like everyone else and it looks big—”

“Don’t be concerned. This is a sturdy ship,” the captain said. “We’re in a squall. It’ll pass quickly. We’ve been in touch with the coast guard.”

“A squall?”

Andy said, “Yes. It should pass within fifteen minutes as far as we can tell.”

“As far as you can tell?” She sounded like a parrot. She didn’t know what she expected from the men in charge, but not this pseudo-certainty.

“What’s your name? You look familiar.”

“Shana George.” She didn’t hesitate to play on whatever notoriety she might have.

“I thought I knew you. Welcome aboard—sorry about the weather.”

The captain said, “Glad to have a pro aboard. Always good to have another cool head in case of an emergency.”

“We’re light on the crew today,” Andy explained.

“I’ll do what I can.” Whatever that was, she wasn’t sure. She could surf and she could swim, but that was as far as her nautical skills went.

“The radio’s cutting in and out, but the coast guard knows we’re out here and they’re watching the weather, watching for other boats for us. We’ll be fine.” He was trying to reassure her and although it might not have been intentional, he sounded patronizing. For the first time in a long time, she missed her law enforcement standing. Hell, technically she didn’t even have her standing as sidekick to Dane-the-damn-Legend to fall back on now. But they didn’t know that and she wasn’t telling them.

The room darkened slightly and she looked past the two men and out the window.

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