Welcome to Coco Bay by Kirsty McManus

Author:Kirsty McManus [McManus, Kirsty]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2020-11-24T05:00:00+00:00

SEVENTEEN

Noah

After I finished mooring the boat, I went off to give the paperwork I picked up from Kai to Cal, but Sasha mentioned that she had seen Bruce around and advised me to avoid the area for a while.

I’ve never liked Bruce, so I happily obliged. Besides, I wanted to check in on Mum and Dinah. I wouldn’t want them accidentally running into Bruce and having a heated encounter. Dinah is definitely not one to hold back.

Jeez. Between Bruce and Lani, today is the first day in a while I haven’t felt completely at ease on the island.

I find the women lying on recliners on the back deck of their villa, overlooking the bay. They don’t seem to mind that the weather isn’t perfect.

Mum looks up when she sees me. “Hey, honey. How’s everything going?”

“It’s okay. I thought I’d just give you a heads-up that Bruce is here. He wouldn’t mind you visiting, but I think we should stay out of his way. Especially if he’s been portrayed in the newspaper in an unflattering light this week. That couldn’t have put him in a good mood.”

“Fine with me. We weren’t thinking of doing much anyway. I did like the idea of snorkelling later, but I’m not sure the visibility is any good today.”

“No, it’s probably not great. But we could go fishing on the open beach later if you like?”

“That sounds lovely.”

Both Mum and Dinah love fishing. I’m not the hugest fan myself, but I’ll tolerate it to spend time with them.

“How are you enjoying the villa?”

“It’s gorgeous. Thank you for organising it for us.”

“It’s my pleasure. I’m, uh, sorry it hasn’t all quite gone according to plan.”

The women exchange a look. “Did you sort everything out with Lani?” Mum asks.

“Not exactly. But I’d rather not talk about it now.”

“You know we’re here for you anytime you need us?”

“Of course. Hey, do you want to come see where I live?”

Mum smiles. “Sure.”

“We’ll go via the restaurant so I can make us some more coffee.” The staff quarters don’t have a proper coffee machine, and I need a double-shot espresso to keep me going for the rest of the day.

“Great.”

I figure at least they won’t run into Bruce once they’re at the staff quarters. He would never step foot in there. He’s worse than Cal that way.

The only person I do worry about them seeing, and who I worry about seeing, is Lani. Still, there’s not much I can do about it. I just hope she’s decided to hang out at a different part of the resort today.

The three of us drop by Monty’s, where Mum and Dinah gush over how appreciative they are of the time he spent showing me how to cook. He seems pleased. I quickly make us some hot drinks so we can sip them on the way back to the staff quarters.

When we arrive, Sasha and Emily are downstairs. Emily looks much better than when we returned less than an hour ago. She’s preparing a meal of some sort, with Sasha retrieving ingredients for her.

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