Broken Faith by Lois Cloarec Hart

Author:Lois Cloarec Hart [Hart, Lois Cloarec]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: ! Yes
ISBN: 9781930928404
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Published: 2002-06-06T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

MARIKA SLOWED HER pace a bit to match the stride of her smaller companion. Despite a light drizzle, that was as much mist as rain, the women were walking the sea wall around Stanley Park. The waves of the Pacific slapped the concrete barrier on one side and stands of stately Douglas fir, hemlock and cedar, broken periodically with lushly cultured gardens, grew in profusion on the other. Almost a thousand acres, Canada's largest urban park provided many kilometres of walking trails through a verdant park set against a backdrop of ocean and mountains. As much as the lawyer enjoyed her own city, she had to admit that for sheer beauty, this city won out.

Marika was deriving a lot of enjoyment from Rhi's obvious pleasure in their trip. What would normally have been a routine business trip, had turned into an adventure as her assistant reveled in every aspect of the journey, not even minding the lengthy check-in lines or the long wait for their luggage and a cab once in Vancouver.

The lawyer smiled, recalling her wide-eyed assistant as the aircraft had taxied for take-off. At the time she'd wondered if Rhi would take to the experience or be a white-knuckle flier. Her musings had been answered once they were in the air. Rhi had turned to her with a big smile and said, "That was fun!"

Marika had laughed, something she'd found herself doing a lot of lately around her friend. "Glad you liked it, Rhi. Enjoy it while it lasts. It's not a long flight between Calgary and Vancouver."

The women had arrived in Vancouver late in the afternoon, and much to the lawyer's disappointment, she had found that the Symphony of Fire she'd wanted to take Rhiannon to at English Bay didn't start for another week. Rhi hadn't seemed upset by their change of plans though, more intent on inspecting her room once they arrived at their hotel, the Sandler Arms.

With adjoining rooms, they'd immediately opened the connecting door. Marika had left her unpacking to lean against the doorjamb, watching her assistant eagerly examining all the features of her room. She'd grinned widely when Rhi picked up the price sheet for the courtesy bar. As she'd expected, the young woman had been outraged by the cost and vowed not to open so much as a bag of peanuts.

After unpacking, they'd gone out for dinner further down Burrard Street--to a restaurant that Len Owen had recommended when Marika had called him earlier in the week. As she strolled beside her companion, the lawyer made a mental note to congratulate her colleague on his recommendation. The women had dined on sweet basil crepes and pan-baked fresh salmon filet with a blackberry-tarragon sauce. She'd managed to conceal the cost from Rhi by putting everything on her corporate card, and the other woman's pleasure in the fine meal was untainted by price concerns.

Now they were ambling along the sea wall, walking off their dinner and enjoying the slapping of the waves beside them.

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