Uncharted Love (Places to See Book 4) by Joanne Jaytanie

Author:Joanne Jaytanie
Language: eng
Format: mobi
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Publisher: Books to Go Now
Published: 2014-08-04T23:00:00+00:00

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Jax and Ellie dined on a light lunch of local cuisine which included a spicy West Indian-style Creole stuffed crab, pineapple, and passion fruit. They indulged in a glass of TI-Punch consisting of the local potent rum mixed with cane syrup and lime. After lunch they walked the white sandy beach. She pulled off her sandals, rolled up her light cotton pants, and delighted in the simple pleasure of running her feet through the sun-soaked sand.

“Join me. You don’t know what you’re missing,” Ellie told Jax.

Jax smiled at her, nodded his head and wandered over to the nearest bench. She almost didn’t recognize him when she met him at the disembarking area. He’d shed his starched white Zephyr uniform for a baby blue cotton button-down shirt. The sleeves were rolled up and accentuated his muscular arms. His beige cotton cargo pants and flip flops rounded out the view from behind, but what first caught her eye was his carefree short dark chestnut brown hair and his ever present five o’clock shadow. His eyes mirrored his hair color and the liquid intensity of his gaze made it seem as though it could read her deepest thoughts.

He walked back toward her and reached out to take her hand in his.

“You’re right. I can’t believe I haven’t enjoyed this pleasure before,” he said. “So tell me, Ms. Ellie Matthews, what made you decide to take this cruise?”

“Four months ago I lost a dear friend. Her last wish was for me and each of our other four friends to go on an adventure. She told us that there was more to life than our careers. I promised to honor her last wish, so here I am.”

“I’m sorry for your loss, but why a cruise? If you don’t mind me saying, you seem rather torn. Part of you is confident and knowledgeable about the ship, but another part of you appears uncertain, almost afraid of your environment. If you are afraid of the water or boats, shouldn’t you have taken a different adventure?”

“First of all, I’m not afraid of ships or water. Secondly, I had no choice in my destination. Janelle insisted we pick our destination by pinning a map while blindfolded. We agreed to follow her instructions which included no redo’s.”

“If you aren’t afraid, then what bothers you about the ship?”

“It’s not the ship. I grew up on the water. My dad was a Navy brat and carried on the torch. For his favorite pastime he took me and my mother out on the sailboat he inherited from his dad. The last time we sailed together as a family, we got caught in a terrible storm out by the San Juan Islands. My dad always hounded me to wear my life jacket but as a ten-year-old, I often resisted. To this day I can’t recall all that happened, but certain nasty tidbits remain ingrained in my memory.

“The sailboat started to swing wildly from side to side and the rain was so heavy it sounded like stones hitting the hull.

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