Sweet Obsession (A Sweet Cove Mystery Book 16) by J A Whiting

Author:J A Whiting [Whiting, J A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Whitemark Publishing
Published: 2019-04-29T16:00:00+00:00

15

A clear blue sky stretched overhead as the Roseland sisters rode their boogie boards on the waves. Josh, Tom, Rufus, and Jack stood on paddleboards sliding over the ocean further out from shore.

Mr. Finch, wearing his Hawaiian print swim trunks and matching shirt, sat on a beach chair next to Betty. Circe rested on the man’s lap and Euclid squished in next to Finch on the chair. Euclid and Circe didn’t care to get their paws wet so they avoided the water unless they were aboard Josh’s sailboat, but the two felines enjoyed digging in the sand and watching the family members and friends frolicking in the sea.

The sun was lower in the sky and soft violet and pink colors painted streaks below the clouds. The family considered the late afternoon and early evening the best time of day to come down to the beach. The air was still warm and the crowds had thinned out as people headed back to their homes, hotel rooms, and rented houses to clean up and get ready for dinner.

Angie and Jenna emerged from the waves laughing.

“We got dunked,” Jenna explained to Finch and Betty. “A wave flipped us off the boards.”

Betty looked concerned. “Should you be riding the waves? Carrying the babies?”

Angie picked up her towel from the blanket spread over the sand. “Our doctors gave us the all clear. We’re just at three months. Later on in the pregnancies, we’ll need to stick with yoga and light jogging, but for now, we’re allowed to do water sports.”

“Later on in the pregnancies,” Jenna noted, “it will be winter and we won’t be swimming anyway.”

Chief Martin’s wife, Lucille, lay on a blanket warming herself in the sun. “When I had my kids, my doctor discouraged exercise. Now we know that isn’t healthy or helpful to delivery. As long as the exercise isn’t too strenuous or could risk a fall, then I say go at it. Your muscles and cardiovascular system will be in better shape.”

“We’re both very careful,” Jenna said. “We wouldn’t go in the ocean if the waves were big.”

Chief Martin took a shovel they’d brought to the beach and started digging a hole for the logs. Their dinner of corn on the cob, burgers, and veggie burgers would be grilled on the beach and served with potato salad, green salad, and a bean salad from the cooler. Another cooler was full of drinks and there would be cut-up fruit, a variety of cookies, and marshmallows to toast for dessert.

Dripping wet, the men carried their boards out of the ocean and made their way up the sand to help the chief with the grilling and set-up. A collapsible table was stowed in Ellie’s van and Tom went to get it so the food and drinks could be served from it.

“I won the paddleboard race.” Rufus beamed with pride. “It’s the first time I beat Josh.”

“He let you win,” Jack teased.

“No, he didn’t.” Rufus was indignant, but checked with Josh. “Did you?”

With a laugh, Josh shook his head.

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