Undercurrents by Harvey C. Ferber

Author:Harvey C. Ferber
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

THAT NIGHT…FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA

“Hello”!

“Hello good lookin’”!

“Mark darling”.

“Prasinophyceae”!

“What”!!!

“It’s a new word I pulled on Richardson this afternoon”.

“Where are you Mr. Architect”?

“Pasinophyceae…! I like the way it sounds”.

“You’re crazy Mark, what in the hell are you talking about’?

“It means I just got home and ready to shower before I come right over for a hot dinner followed by a delicious looking dessert”

Erika laughed.

“Well then, why don’t you get the lead out of your pencil and quit all that stupid talking. Dinner will be getting cold and so am I…you’re already one day late going on two”!

“Right, just give me a few minutes to clean up and get my act together”.

“Okay, better hurry up though, i might just start without you…maybe I’ll save the dessert for you”.

“Sounds okay to me…so, why don’t we just start with dessert, huh”?

“Bye bye…see you in a few honey”!

Mark had a dumb grin on his face as he set the phone down. He felt Erika was a real sweetheart and he was feeling good already and she made him feel better. He tried not to distract his thoughts about the night but one thing kept cropping up in his thought process…one word….sabotage ! Could this accident really have been caused by an act of sabotage? It sounded a bit far fetched, but then again, anything was possible when it involved big dollars in the highly competitive restaurant and gaming business.

It was getting close to 8:30 pm now as mark began driving to Erika’s house. It was a beautiful fall evening so he decided to take out his prize winning ’69 Corvette Stingray with the T-top off to catch the fresh cool night air after spending two hot humid days in the Nassau sun. What a relief it was. Mark had modified the car to look like the Batmobile and felt that the car was his airplane on wheels. That’s how Mark was…a kid at heart always pretending and perhaps that’s why he was so good about designing unique things, his projects were always like a way of having fun. He finally arrived at Erika’s and as usual she greeted him so warmly wrapping both arms tightly around his neck while planting a warm kiss firmly on his lips.

“It’s good to see you again, Mr. Handsome”!

“Now’s no time for long winded mushy compliments my dear… where’s my dessert”?

“Dessert…okay then, let’s take time out for a glass of wine before we go any further”.

“Hmmm…sounds okay so far”.

“My, but you’re looking so good, Mr. Architect. Seems that little vacation time in the Bahamas really agreed with you”!

“Let’s not talk shop now Erika…let’s just relax and enjoy each other tonight. It’s really been a few stressful days for me”.

“Somehow I’m beginning to feel like a worn out wife”.

“Exactly what does that mean”?

“I’ll probably be the last person in the world to know”!

“To know about what, honey”?

“About all that fuss in Nassau with the restaurant…with the accident….must I stay tuned for the latest news reports to find out what’s happening with that

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