Campfire Secrets by Kathi Daley

Author:Kathi Daley [Daley, Kathi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kathi Daley Books
Published: 2020-06-30T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

I’d originally planned to meet Ryder at the boathouse, but he called and offered to pick me up. When he arrived, he had his motorcycle instead of his truck, so I changed from my dress into a pair of shorts. I enjoyed riding on the back of his bike, but I’d noticed an unusual tension that had me feeling nervous tonight.

The ride along the coast was pleasant and relaxing. He took the scenic route, which dipped to the south then looped back around in a northerly direction. Eventually, we ended up at a seafood restaurant overlooking the sea. The view was gorgeous, the menu varied, and the atmosphere designed for romance, but my intuition told me that something was up.

“This is lovely, but I thought we’d talked about grabbing takeout and heading to the boathouse,” I said once we’d been seated, and the wine had been ordered and poured.

“That is what we talked about,” Ryder admitted, “but then I realized if we went to the boathouse, we’d probably end up doing something other than talking.”

Okay, that had me frowning. “And you don’t want to do something other than talking?” I asked, knowing that other than talking was code for sex, which I was very much interested in if we were able to get past the awkward conversation we needed to have regarding my trip with Quinn and Carrie to the island and the follow-up trip with Quinn and Sam.

“It’s not that. Really. I am very much interested in doing something other than talking, it’s just that something came up today that made me realize that I had something I wanted to talk to you about. I also realized this particular conversation would be better accomplished at a restaurant rather than the boathouse.”

I suddenly realized what must be going on. “You spoke to Sam,” I said. “You found out about our trip to the island, and you’re mad, which is why you didn’t want to have an intimate dinner at the boathouse.”

“I did talk to Sam,” Ryder confirmed, “but I’m not mad. I was a little hurt at first, but after I thought about things, I realized that I understood why you did things the way you did. If I’m honest, I wish that you would have trusted me enough to confide in me, but I am happy you found Peggy and thrilled that she’s okay. Having said all of that, the thing I want to talk to you about has nothing to do with Peggy or your trip last night.”

I took a sip of my wine. “Okay. Then what does it have to do with?”

Ryder looked nervous, which was odd. He was an easygoing sort of guy, who seemed to take things as they came. Being nervous wasn’t a behavior I associated with him, but he was frowning, and there was definitely a look of concern on his face.

“I spoke to the town clerk today, and we discussed the fact that the town’s computer system is in serious need of an upgrade.

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