Simon Says... Swim by Dale Mayer

Author:Dale Mayer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
ISBN: 9781773368054
Publisher: Valley Publishing Ltd.
Published: 2024-03-27T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

At eight o’clock Saturday morning, Kate and Simon headed to the deli, picked up the picnic basket, and grabbed several bottles of water, some juices, and a little bit of fruit to go with it all, then popped into the café next door, got a big thermos of coffee, and an assortment of several muffins and croissants. With everything loaded in the car, they headed to the harbor.

Once they parked and carted everything they needed to the boat, she suggested, “We need to get organized and get some large carry bags for our stuff.”

Nodding, he turned his attention to orient himself to the workings of the boat.

Once out of the marina, she stepped up beside him, as he sat in front at the wheel. She sighed happily, as she crashed beside him with a cup of coffee in her hand. He turned and grinned at her happily. “It’s been on my mind for a while,” he murmured. “I was thinking of a catamaran, and I really loved that idea, and that still might be something that I get to at some point. However, right now, this gets me where I want to be, and I can just relax and float as need be.” He asked her, “Did you happen to put away the perishable food downstairs?”

She nodded. “Yeah, I couldn’t believe a fridge is down there and everything,” she murmured.

“It’s a high-end little unit,” he murmured. “I’ve been out several times with Baxter, and the Running Mate always struck me as the perfect size.”

She smiled, as she looked around and asked, “She sleeps what, eight?”

He laughed. “Okay, so it’s a little bigger than I may require.”

“Yeah, ya think? But, even with it sleeping eight, it’s got a beautiful bedroom. We could do weekends out here,” she murmured, as she stared around. “That’s a pretty incredible thought.”

“It is,” he agreed, “and I agree. Today was intended to be a day trip,” he began, looking at her questioningly, “but we could certainly stay out overnight if we wanted to.”

“We didn’t bring clothes or anything though,” she murmured. “So, we’re probably better off to just stick with the day trip idea and then plan for an overnighter next time, since more groceries will be needed.”

“Of course. More groceries will definitely be needed.” He chuckled. “But you’re right in that we don’t have everything we need. Besides, we could find ourselves completely worn out from all this fresh air by the time we’ve been out a few hours.”

She laughed. “I suppose you bought fishing stuff too.”

“I didn’t,” he said, with a shrug. “Do you like to fish?”

“I’ve never fished before,” she admitted, looking over at the dark water all around them. “I haven’t the first idea how.”

Right now, the marina was getting smaller and smaller in the distance. They were heading out in the direction of the big tankers that always dotted the inner harbor. “You don’t realize how big those things are, until you come up close to them,” she murmured, as she stared at them up ahead.

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