Sunsets on Catfish Bar by Mary Strand

Author:Mary Strand
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mary Strand

“Does she have to tag along?” Pete jerked his head at Jenna, who fumbled with the buckles on her life jacket.

Frowning, David touched a finger to his lips. “She’s five. Not deaf.”

“Ready!” One buckle fastened, one not, Jenna climbed into the speedboat. “Can I drive, David?”

“I’m driving, squirt.” Pete slid into the driver’s seat.

Jenna stopped at David’s side, grabbing the bottom edge of his T-shirt with one hand. Staring at Pete, she sucked the thumb of her other hand—something she rarely did.

“You can drive on the way back, Jenn.” He patted her shoulder. “We’re just giving Pete a ride to the marina.”

“What’s he gonna do?”

“Get a job.”

Scowling, Pete revved the engine.

“It’s a no-wake zone, last time I checked.” David took the passenger seat next to Pete and settled Jenna on his lap.

“Yeah? We could move the white buoys at midnight, like you used to do.” Pete ran a hand through his hair, sending the spikes higher.

David cringed, remembering only too well all the pranks he and Brandon—and sometimes Liz and her friends—used to do, like moving the no-wake-zone buoys to expand their waterskiing territory. “Where’d you hear that?”

“Mom.” Pete shot David a sly look. “She told me a lot of stuff.”

His gut clenched as images of what he and Suzy used to do flooded back. His stupid hormones had led to marriage too young to the wrong woman. “I have higher hopes for you.”

Pete’s knee bobbed up and down. Nervously? “What about you, Dad? All you do is ski and hike. And hang out with Liz and Brandon. And the kid.”

The kid—Jenna—whipped her head in Pete’s direction, nailing David in the jaw.

He had a feeling Pete wanted to do the same thing. “Hey, you forgot swimming and canoeing. And sometimes tennis.”

“Funny. Don’t you work?”

“Yes.” But his CEO ran Carruthers Medical better than David could in his wildest dreams. “But I might be leaving the company.”

If he wanted Pete to be honest, he had to set an example by discussing things. Life. Dreams. Fears. Realities. Truth.

He wouldn’t mention Liz.

David bounced Jenna on his lap as they neared the marina. “I’m not happy, Pete. Not that life has to be fun and games—”

“It is for you.” Ever defiant, Pete glared out across the water.

“No, it’s not. You need to work, and so do I. It’s not the money. It’s doing something you feel good about.”

“I don’t get it.” When Pete turned to David, frowning, he almost didn’t see a cruiser heading straight at them.

“Pete!”

“I got it.” With a sharp turn and more gas than the no-wake zone permitted, he missed the cruiser. Slowing again, Pete coasted to a smooth landing at the gas dock. “We’re here.”

Thank God. He’d rather trust Jenna behind the wheel. “Need any help?”

“Naa.” Hopping out, Pete pushed the boat off the dock, and David leaped to grab the steering wheel. “The guys at the marina are cool.” Pete stared down at his orange Converse Chucks. “Thanks, uh, for getting me the job.”

“Anything for you, kid.”

With a wave, David settled Jenna behind the wheel and headed back across the River to the summer house.

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