Yours Since Nineteen (Barrington Billionaires Book 19) by Jeannette Winters

Author:Jeannette Winters [Winters, Jeannette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jeannette Winters LLC
Published: 2023-05-25T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 9

Declan

The boat was just as I remembered it. And apparently, Venus was impressed. “This is...yours?” she asked after I showed her around.

“It used to be. I sold it to a friend of mine. He’s not using it so he said we could.” I put her last suitcase below and then came back up to find her laying down, eyes closed. “Is everything okay?” I asked, rushing to her side.

Her eyes flew open, and she sat up quickly. “Sorry. Didn't mean to scare you. I’m just...trying to get used to the feel of the boat.”

“Do you feel ill?” I asked. Never thought she’d be seasick. She wasn’t, all those years ago, but that could’ve changed.

“No. I’m not sick. I just wanted to...get used to it. I remember how at night I would come up on deck and just lie there looking up at the night sky. It’s been so long that I couldn’t help myself. Even though it’s not night, it felt so good to lie here,” she said.

I chuckled. “Well, if we don’t get going, we’re still going to be in the harbor when it does get dark. Which is okay with me, but I have a feeling, you are not going to enjoy the stars half as much from here.”

She got up and said, “What can I do to help you?”

Since she knew nothing about sailing, it was best I did it alone. “Why don’t you go below deck and start putting a few of your things away, and I’ll get us out into the open sea?”

“Are you sure? I mean, I hate for you to have to do it all alone,” she offered again.

“I prefer it that way.” I saw the hurt in her eyes and realized that it sounded cold. “What I meant was that I am used to doing it myself. I have a checklist in my head. It’s just easier than trying to explain what I’m thinking to anyone else.”

“Oh. That makes sense. Okay. I’ll go and unpack,” she said.

I watched as she slipped below before I prepared the boat to set sail. It didn’t take long before we were on our way out of the harbor. I felt more at ease on the water than I ever did on land. If I had my way, I'd live on a boat forever. Yet owning a business, the government liked me to have a residence somewhere and not just GPS coordinates.

Venus had been below longer than I thought. We were far enough out, and no other vessels were in sight. It was safe enough for me to go and check on her. As I opened the door to the bedroom, I expected to see her still unpacking, but instead, found her fast asleep.

The ocean air had that effect on many, and if I was right, she probably didn’t get much sleep last night. I know I sure in hell didn’t. Not only had I spent hours preparing everything for our trip, but I also fully expected her to call me and tell me that she had changed her mind.

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