What Endures by Katie Lee

Author:Katie Lee
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2013-07-28T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

“That should do it.” Jason stood and brushed the sand from his hands.

Megan smiled and handed him a lighter. “You do the honors.”

He flicked the lighter and the small flame appeared instantly. He held the flame under the crumpled wad of newspaper until the paper caught fire. Once the flame had started to eat through the paper, he tossed it down onto the small campfire that he had just finished constructing. It took several minutes but the fire finally caught and soon, it was burning brightly as the firewood crackled and sent sparks shooting up into the dark night sky.

“You sure we’re allowed to do this?” he asked her once again.

She was kneeling, straightening a blanket against the sand. She shrugged. “Not entirely.”

“Megan?”

She smiled. “Trust me.”

He chuckled and shook his head. An hour ago he was having the most miserable birthday ever. Granted, he didn’t remember all his birthdays but he would have bet any sum of money that the dinner with his parents and grandparents would have ranked at the top of his ‘worst birthdays ever’ list.

He stared at the flames, still not believing what he had learned at his birthday dinner. If he was having trouble dealing with his family, what had happened tonight wasn’t going to help much.

His mother had abandoned him for her lover. His father seemed to have only grown more vindictive with the passing years. His grandparents were still together but he hadn’t sensed much love between them. Just resentment and bitterness.

“Hey.” Her soft voice behind him startled him, causing him to jump slightly. “Sorry.” He turned to find her smiling at him.

Jason returned her smile, gazing at her, transfixed. He had been staring at her a lot in the past hour. She was as gorgeous as ever, even more so in the dim light of the fire. Her hair loose and blowing gently with the breeze, her hazel eyes seemed lighter in the darkness, her skin glowing. But something about her was different. Since she had grabbed his hand to lead him away, something about her actions, about her, was completely different. But he didn’t know what.

“All ready,” she said, gesturing for him to join her on the blanket. There was a bottle of champagne, two glasses and the cake box that she had picked up at bakery on their way here. Here being on the beach outside the beach house. As far as escapes went, this was pretty good. The beach house was far enough away from the neighboring houses so that this stretch of beach was private and isolated. At night, that feeling was heightened. The lights from their next door neighbor were but a dim flickering in the distance.

The night air was cool and dry and carried the faintest scent of the Chesapeake Bay. He could hear the gentle lapping of the water against the shore, and there was a hypnotic musicality to it. The sand was cool and soft beneath his feet and comfortingly oozed between his toes with each step he took.

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