Welcoming Seas (A Rowan Gray Mystery Book 1) by Lily Harper Hart

Author:Lily Harper Hart [Hart, Lily Harper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperHart Publications
Published: 2016-12-06T05:00:00+00:00

ROWAN finished taking her afternoon photographs with a flurry, the camera shutter whizzing as she captured a bevy of action shots on the main deck. She found shuffleboard photos to be easy compared to swimming photos, but she enjoyed doing both.

Rowan found Quinn sitting alone in the shade near the tiki bar and she sat next to him and plugged her camera into her laptop. Quinn remained neutral as she settled, taking the time to signal the bartender for an iced tea before shifting closer to Rowan so he could study the photos.

“Anything?”

“I’m still doing the data transfer,” Rowan replied. “It takes a few minutes. It’s a big data dump so it takes a few minutes for the photos to transfer.”

“Can you … I don’t know … see the thing in your camera lens as you’re shooting photos?”

Rowan reminded herself that it was a legitimate question and bit her tongue to refrain from saying something snarky. Quinn was simply trying to learn more about her reality. That was a good thing. “I never see it as I take the photos. I only see it after I look at the images. It’s not a magic camera.”

Quinn couldn’t help but be amused by her outrage. “Chill out,” he said, holding up his hands. “I was just asking. I’m sorry.”

“No, I’m sorry,” Rowan said, ashamed. “I shouldn’t have snapped at you. This is new territory for me. I’m acting like a crazy person.”

“You’re acting like every woman I’ve ever met,” Quinn countered. “Irrational, mean, mulish … I think it must be part of the female genetic makeup.”

Rowan slapped his hand and shook her head. “That’s not helping.”

“What makes you think that’s what I was trying to do?”

“Because that’s what you do,” Rowan replied. “I know you’re trying to force me into a fight because you think I’m feeling needy and worried, but I’m honestly okay. If this doesn’t work out … it doesn’t work out. I’m a big proponent of letting the universe decide my fate. I can’t change destiny, right?”

Quinn pursed his lips as he studied her. Rowan was almost convinced he was going to push her to resign right there. Instead he went in another direction. “That’s a load of crap.”

Rowan’s mouth dropped open. “Excuse me?”

“It’s a load of crap,” Quinn repeated. “I believe things happen as they’re supposed to as well, but I don’t believe that you should just give up this job without a fight. You can influence your own future. We’re not in an unwinnable situation yet, so don’t work yourself up into a panic.”

“Do I look panicked?”

“A little bit,” Quinn answered, not missing a beat. “Now … show me what you got.”

Rowan turned back to the computer, grumbling a few things under her breath that made Quinn smirk. He liked her fiery attitude and, for some reason, his arguments against getting involved with someone during his tenure on the ship seemed weak in comparison to his determination a few days before. How did that even happen? He had no idea, but he couldn’t dwell on it now.

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