Lost in Paradise by Olivia Cunning

Author:Olivia Cunning
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: honeymoon, sailing, sailboat, rock star, vocalist, pregnant, pregnancy
Publisher: Vulpine Press LLC
Published: 2019-04-15T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Jessica sat up abruptly as the cabin was plunged into darkness. “What happened?”

“I think we were struck by lightning.”

Sed sounded calm, as if being struck by lightning wasn’t a big deal. As if the lights going out unexpectedly was romantic instead of terrifying. As if they weren’t in peril. Jessica tried to cling to his calm, but her racing heart wasn’t having it.

Her hand tightened on Sed’s as she hoped his strength would seep into her. “What should we do?”

“Wait until the storm passes and then assess the damage.”

“Wait?” She wasn’t good at waiting. She needed to know what they were up against now.

“If we go out now, one of us could be washed overboard or worse.”

“Worse? What could be worse than that?”

“Being struck by lightning.”

Yes, that would be worse, but it would be quick. Drowning would be a miserable, panicky sort of death.

Sed drew her closer and kissed her head. “We’ll be fine,” he said. “I won’t let anything harm you or the baby.”

She wrapped her arms around him, squeezing and probably cutting off his air supply in her terror, but she let his words sink in, deep into her heart and soul. After several moments, she allowed herself to believe his reassurances and began to relax.

Once her death grip loosened slightly, Sed shifted away from her, and terror gripped her chest once more. His hand remained on her shoulder, even when she heard a cabinet open next to the bed. Something cool and heavy landed on top of her.

“Put this on,” he said.

“What is it?”

“A life vest.”

Another life vest? Did she need it? They were safe below deck, weren’t they? He’d told her that they didn’t have to wear the preservers when they were in the cabin. His hand left her shoulder. Gasping with fear, she reached out and found him putting on his own life vest. So they must not be safe.

“Do you need help?” he asked as he clicked buckles into place.

She scrambled to put her vest on, but couldn’t figure out which way was up or down, front or back, much less how to fasten the buckles. “I can’t see what I’m doing.”

He assisted her by feel, and when they were both securely trussed up in the bulky contraptions, he pulled her back into his arms, tucking her head under his chin and sheltering her in his embrace. Even when the life vest began to get uncomfortably hot, she didn’t move from the security of his hold.

They lay in the absolute darkness, tangled tightly in each other’s arms, for hours. Or days. It felt like days. Thunder rumbled, lightning crackled, the wind howled, the ocean roared, and the boat creaked and groaned under the strain, but as long as she could feel Sed’s warm skin beneath her palm and hear the steadiness of his breath, Jessica had hope. As the storm intensified, the boat rose higher and fell lower, rolling so severely that it threatened to tumble them from the bed onto the floor, but still they lay waiting for the calm.

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