Now You See Me by S. Y. Thompson

Author:S. Y. Thompson [Thompson, S. Y.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Quest Books of RCE
Published: 2013-07-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

“ARE YOU HUNGRY yet?”

“Famished,” Erin admitted with some surprise.

She looked at her watch and was shocked to see it was almost five o’clock. Time had a way of passing quickly when she was with Carson, and they had been so busy with the tree that Erin hadn’t even thought about food.

“How do grilled steaks with sautéed mushrooms sound?”

“Like heaven, but isn’t it a little cold to grill steaks outside?”

“Well, it is cold, but I think it’s worth it. I usually step out and light the grill and come back in until it’s ready.”

“If you’re sure,” Erin relented. “I don’t want you to freeze just for me.”

Carson shook her head and smiled. “I do this all the time. Sometimes I even sit out on the deck and watch the duck pond. It’s frozen right now, but other animals still play on it.”

So Carson was a nature lover, and that was why she owned a big old house so far out from the city. From what she knew of Carson’s childhood, Erin guessed she also wasn’t a big fan of large crowds.

“I’d like to see the duck pond,” Erin said softly.

“We’re going to need our coats.”

Erin followed Carson to the coat closet and they bundled up before they went outside. A door off the family room led out to a large wooden deck, and Carson flipped some wall switches as they passed through. Lights came on out on the deck, and Erin was enchanted by the view. The ground sloped away and two hundred yards from the house Erin could see the large pond that was really a small lake. It was frozen, just as Carson had said, and a low mist hovered above it.

No wildlife was in sight at the moment, but large trees came down to the edge. Erin could imagine in the spring and summer the place would be booming with all manner of wildlife.

A covered patio table, surrounded by four chairs, took up center stage on the deck. The cushions had been removed for the winter and all but one of them had been tilted so that the backrest was against the table to keep the rain off them. Erin could almost see Carson out here sipping coffee as she relaxed and took in the day. Down by the water’s edge, near where the sea wall was being built, there was an old boathouse, and a dock.

“Do you go out on the lake a lot?”

Carson nodded in answer while she concentrated on removing the grill cover. She lifted the lid and pushed the ignition switch. Flames flared in the bottom of the grill, and Carson adjusted the heat control before she lowered the lid.

“I like to fish when it’s warm enough,” Carson admitted, “but strictly on a catch and release basis. I’m allergic to freshwater fish. Do you like to fish?”

Erin shrugged and put her hands in her pockets. “It’s been years since I’ve been. The last time my dad took me, I was ten years old, so I don’t remember much about it, just being on the water with him.

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