The Gossamer Crown: Book One of The Gossamer Sphere by Conway Melissa

Author:Conway, Melissa [Conway, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-05-30T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty

The English Channel

Zach didn’t know which was harder to believe, that Bill had risked his life for love, or that Caitlin left him standing in the lab with only two handfuls of sand to show for it.

She wanted them to leave right away, but Lizbeth begged her to stop by the onboard laundry room so they could get their own clothes. Caitlin waited outside while they hurriedly changed; Zach and Kevin in the laundry room proper, and Lizbeth behind an open closet door.

Zach raised his eyebrows at Kevin. “Do you believe what he did?”

“What he thinks he did.”

“He must really love her.”

“Can you imagine loving someone enough to die for them?” Kevin asked.

Zach thought of Lizbeth and almost said yes, but balked. He didn’t love her; he hadn’t known her long enough. No, he was just fascinated with her because she was different, like him. He said, “Nope.”

Lizbeth appeared from behind the door, expression haughty. “Oh, really?”

Zach hadn’t yet put on his shirt, but he didn’t think she was in the mood to appreciate his sculpted chest and abs, so he quickly pulled it over his head. He offered her a grin and replied, “It’s hard to imagine something you’ve never experienced.”

“You’ve never been in love?”

Pleased that he’d so effortlessly distracted her, he let his gaze linger on her face for a moment before saying, “Not yet.”

Her shoulders relaxed a bit. “Neither have I.”

“Hurry up,” Kevin said in a gruff voice. He joined Caitlin in the corridor, followed by Lizbeth.

On the way out, Zach noticed the wad of paper he’d pulled out of his pocket the night before. He’d set the sopping wet pages of The Gossamer’s crew manifest on top of the dryer before tossing his pants in the washer. Even though he supposed the ink had melted away and the pages would be stuck together like a lump of paper mâché, he reached for it on the way out. In the heat of the laundry room, it had dried into a solid clump.

Bill was nowhere in sight when they descended the ladder to board a motorized yacht not unlike the one Zach had tried to convince Lizbeth to steal from the marina. After detaching the mooring lines, they went down into the cabin. It was paneled from floor to ceiling in a rich, dark wood and had been designed to fit all the amenities of home into a very small space.

Caitlin took the helm and started the powerful motor. Zach noticed she had a key.

“There’s food in the cooler,” she said.

Lizbeth beat them to the mini-refrigerator and handed out a six-pack of soda and several prepackaged deli sandwiches. Conversation was light as Zach and Lizbeth devoured the meal. Kevin didn’t eat much.

Replete, Zach leaned against the cushions backing the bench seat and looked out one of the narrow rectangular portals. The yacht was moving at a rapid clip, hugging the coastline.

“Where are we going?” Lizbeth asked.

“To see a friend,” Caitlin replied. She twisted around and said to Kevin, “Let me see it.

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