Second Chance for the Single Dad by Carol Ross

Author:Carol Ross
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-12-06T18:55:55+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

“GORGEOUS.” ANNE’S GAZE bounced around the vast expanse of sandy shoreline. “What a great idea. Being so close to the beach is still something of a novelty for me. I love it.”

Earlier, Anne had texted to see if Camile could get together after her morning shift at Blue Carafe “to talk about something.” Hoping everything was all right, Camile had immediately agreed and suggested the location. They’d met at the gazebo and descended the wide cement stairs that emptied onto the beach.

Strolling toward the water’s edge, Camile stopped to slip off her shoes. “Me too, believe it or not. Growing up, we always lived close to the ocean. You think I’d be over it, but I’m not. I don’t want to go swimming in it like my sister Aubrey.” She paused to add a wry grin. “But I love pretty much everything else about it, the scenery, the sand, the salty air, even the temperamental weather.”

“Rhys, too. He’s always loved it. When he was about twelve, and he told Mom and Dad that he wanted to be a SEAL, they thought he meant an actual seal because he was obsessed with the ocean. Imagine their concern over their seemingly intelligent twelve-year-old fantasizing about being a marine mammal.”

Camile laughed. “You can see that about him in the way he built his house, can’t you? And I don’t just mean because it’s situated on a cliff overlooking the ocean. It’s the way that he captured the views with the ocean as the focal point. No matter where you are, you can either see the ocean, or you’re just a few steps away from being able to see it. And Rhys almost always stands or sits where he can see it.”

Anne slipped her a quick sideways glance. “He did that very thing on purpose. He went to incredible lengths to make sure of it, including endless measuring and calculating and laying out of the floor plan.” After a chuckle, she asked, “Did he tell you about it?”

“No, he didn’t. I just...”

“Know him,” Anne finished her sentence with complete certainty. And then added with what sounded like a twinge of awe, “You know my brother and that’s no easy feat.”

“I don’t know about that, but I’ve definitely observed a few things about the guy.”

Anne’s smile held the soft edge of satisfaction. “I’m going to ask you a question, and I want you to answer as truthfully as possible, okay?”

“Okay,” Camile agreed slowly, feeling a flutter of nerves without knowing exactly why. “Does this have to do with what you wanted to talk to me about?”

“It does.”

“Ask away.”

“What do you think of Rhys?”

Oh. Good question. How did she explain to Rhys’s sister that she’d grudgingly accepted that she liked the guy she’d hated for the last two years? “Um...”

“Pretend he’s not my brother. I should have prefaced the question with that proviso in the first place. I promise there’s a reason why I want to know. So go ahead and tell me how you would describe him to someone else.

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