Midnight Beach: A Romance Thriller by Wells Linda

Author:Wells, Linda
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-06-20T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

Midnight Beach

Sunday

Jay grabbed a pepperoni pinwheel from the glass serving tray and took a bite. “Good, Mom,” he said, talking and chewing at the same time.

“Thanks, honey,” said Leigh. “I value your opinion.” She gave Jay a hug, and he hugged her back.

Nice, she thought. But she wondered what Kristen was doing. She’d been in the guest room all afternoon. She must be working, thought Leigh. Or maybe talking to Evan. Leigh wasn’t sure how she’d feel if they reconciled, but it wasn’t up to her.

Jay’s voice interrupted her thoughts.

“Who’s this guy who’s coming over?” he asked, taking another bite of the tapas.

“Jack McDermott. He manages the beach patrol. I thought you might like to talk to him about taking lifeguard training,” she said, taking paper napkins out of one of the kitchen drawers and placing them on the counter. “If you want to,” added Leigh, shrugging.

Jay was a good swimmer, and Leigh thought he might enjoy a part-time job that involved spending time at the beach or the country club pool. But she didn’t want to push him.

“Sounds good, Mom,” said Jay.

The oven timer dinged, and Leigh grabbed a pot holder and pulled a tray of golden-brown tapas from the oven and transferred them to a serving platter.

“Those smell good,” said Jay, hovering over the hot appetizers.

She arranged the tapas on the serving platter, decanted the merlot, and took the chilled pinot noir out of the refrigerator.

“Jay, can you open this, please?”

As she handed him the corkscrew, Kristen walked into the kitchen, perfume wafting around her. She was wearing the white halter dress and white thong sandals, and her hair tumbled loosely over her tanned shoulders.

“These look delicious,” said Kristen. “What are they?”

“These are roasted red peppers, olive oil, and Kalamata olives on French baguettes. The crescent triangles are crabmeat, Monterey jack, onion, celery, grated carrot, and garlic, and these are pepperoni-and-cheese pinwheels,” Leigh said, gesturing at each one. “I have a cheese-and-fruit tray too.” She grabbed a covered glass tray out of the refrigerator and placed it on the counter.

The wineglasses were already on the counter, along with a pitcher of ice water with lemon slices.

“Everything smells delicious,” said Kristen. She turned her gaze to check out Leigh. “Where did you get your sandals?”

“When I was shopping this afternoon, I stopped at the T-shirt shop next to Musser’s Market. Jenny picked out a new bathing suit. She can’t wait for you to see it.”

Leigh had passed the store’s window display on her way into the grocery store. The blue and white starfish swimsuit had caught Jenny’s eye, and on impulse, Leigh had picked out a T-shirt, cropped jeans, and sandals. Feeling self-conscious by Kristen’s appraisal, Leigh pushed her long, honey-colored hair behind her ears, leaving a few strands around her face.

“Cute, sis,” said Kristen, staring at her sister. “I like the gold hoops too.”

A tap on the door interrupted them. Leigh crossed the large family room and opened the door. The wedged sandals brought her up almost to Jack’s chin level.

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