Blooming in the Wild by Cathryn Cade

Author:Cathryn Cade [Cade, Cathryn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Fiction, Paranormal, Erotica, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯)
ISBN: 9781619213708
Google: vfaJ21I4RI8C
Amazon: B008Z42WPY
Goodreads: 15817333
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Published: 2012-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

To Do: In a crisis, the tour director assumes charge of the situation, making sure everyone follows instructions to remain safe and calm

Inside, Joel scanned the main cave. In the rear, the models were stirring in their sleeping bags like colorful caterpillars.

“We want everything to look normal,” Frank breathed at his shoulder. “Gotta draw those other two in here.”

“Morning,” Joel said in a carrying voice. “Who’s making the coffee?” He gave Bella a nudge toward the food table.

“You,” she answered drily, already moving away. “I don’t know how to work the stove. I’ll get some juice and muffins.”

Joel’s stomach rumbled, reminding him that it had been a long time since dinner. He wasn’t interested in food right now, but some juice would be good. He crossed the cave to pour water from a jug into the small coffeepot.

“Make that coffee strong,” Tanah grumbled in a sleep-husky voice, poking her head out of her sleeping bag. “I’d like to complain about these hotel beds. They’re hard as rock.”

Joel managed a smile for her humor. “Maybe you can get a refund.”

She sat up and combed her tumbled hair back with her fingers. “I was thinking more of hardship pay. Think DelRay will cough it up, Bella?”

“What? Oh, I’ll ask them for you.”

“Good,” said the redhead as she flipped her bare legs out of her sleeping bag and knelt upon it, clad only in a tiny tank and panties. She gave Joel a pointed look as she reached up to twist her hair up on her head. “Because this trip has been a bust from start to finish, if you know what I mean.”

Avoiding her gaze, Joel placed a filter pack of Kona coffee in the pot and lit the stove to heat the water.

“At least we got our photos,” he said.

“I hope so.” Bella handed him a glass of juice.

He took it. “Thanks. What do you mean, you hope so?”

She shrugged uneasily. “Camille mentioned that her cameras might be susceptible to water.”

Joel’s gut tightened. On top of Frank’s boat being damaged, loss of two days of hard work would make the trip “a bust”, as Tanah had so succinctly put it.

Then he shook his head. “Nah, cameras aren’t that fragile, not new ones like hers. She uses one of the top brands.” Relaxing with a conscious effort, he took a drink and then drained the cup, the sweet tartness of orange and some tropical fruit exploding on his tongue.

Bella held up the carton, and he shook his head reluctantly. “Better ration it,” he murmured. “In case we’re here for a few days.”

Her eyes darkened with worry, but then she shook her head, her expression clearing. “We’re supposed to be stopping by Nawea Bay this afternoon. The Ho’omalus will come looking for us by this evening, at the latest.”

“Why should anyone come looking for us?” Camille asked behind them. “What’s happened?”

Bella and Joel turned in unison to see her standing in the cleared area in the center of the cave. Her hair was pulled back smoothly from her narrow face, and she wore a sleek gray knit yoga outfit.

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