Caribbean Rescue (Coastal Fury Book 16) by Matt Lincoln

Author:Matt Lincoln [Lincoln, Matt]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-05-23T16:00:00+00:00

19

Ethan

It pleasantly surprised me to discover that Grace Bay had an Enterprise rent-a-car location smack in the middle of the city, probably a result of seeing so many tourists year-round. I’d thought this myself, but Holm had finally suggested that we get our own car in order to facilitate ease of movement. So far, we’d done fine just walking everywhere, but if we were going to be traveling between towns more often, it only made sense to get our own form of transportation.

The inside of the building looked like a place outside of time. There was a large, old-fashioned gumball machine tucked into one corner of the lobby. Right next to it was a row of little coin-operated vending machines, the kind that would spit out small toys and stickers in exchange for a quarter.

All over the walls were a mishmash of posters and framed paintings, some that looked relatively new and some that were so yellowed and worn that it was a wonder they were still even hanging onto the wall. The walls themselves were painted a pale green color, though I could see bits of white plaster peeking through the occasional crack.

A low counter that separated the front waiting room from the rest of the small building bisected the lobby. The man standing behind the counter perked up as soon as we stepped inside.

“Welcome!” the man inside the store greeted us warmly. I’d noticed earlier how friendly everyone on the island seemed, and though it was obviously fake coming from someone like Turner, most of the people we’d encountered appeared genuinely welcoming. “What can I do for you today?”

“We need to rent a car,” I replied as I approached the counter. We were the only people in the building, which wasn’t that surprising, considering how few cars I’d seen on the road at all since we’d gotten here.

“Of course you do!” The man smiled as he leaned across the desk to shake my hand. “That’s why you’re here! My name is Monroe. Please, come this way.”

He stepped out from behind the desk and led us through a door at the back of the store. It let out into a large parking lot, though I noted at once that most of the spaces were empty.

“You’re in luck,” he said without breaking stride. “Usually, I’m completely booked up by now. It’s the busy season, you know? But I do happen to have a few cars still available.”

He led us all the way to the rear end of the parking lot before coming to a stop.

“Now, what kind of car were you looking for?” he asked. “I have a few trucks available if you need the space.”

“Anything’s fine,” Olivia replied. “We just need it to run.”

“Now, hold on a minute,” Holm replied. “We should at least have a look first.”

“Why?” Olivia asked, sounding genuinely confused. “A car’s a car, isn’t it? How about that one?”

She pointed to one seemingly at random, a black sedan at the end of the lot.

“Ah, very good choice,” the clerk complimented her.

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