Cynic, Surfer, Saint (Scenic Route to Paradise #1) by Andrea Aarons

Author:Andrea Aarons [Aarons, Andrea]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: KDP
Published: 2012-03-09T05:00:00+00:00

Thank the gods, she does not have blue eyes! He shuddered at the superstition which hailed from D’Almata.

Breaking in on his thoughts, Toni said, “Look Hugh, there goes Mishael and Billie. I think that might have been Rick that caught the big wave.” The wave rider was coming in. She assumed that after catching an above average wave, Rick realized it wasn’t going to get any better than that until the wind changed – probably at sunset.

At dinner that night, Mishael voiced his intention to go back to the Beachcomber and to get in the water with some of the other local surfers. Toni was pleased that he was not intimidated by better surfers but she said as his coach, “Not yet.”

In addition she said, “You need to give it a couple weeks. Practice out front or we’ll go some place up the beach. You’re not ready for the Beachcomber break.”

Unused to being thwarted, Mishael didn’t like her censure and he said so.

“Mishael, I didn’t say you need to like my guidance but as your coach, I know more than you do… Trust me, in two months, you’ll know more than I know,” she told him with a knowing grin following. “If you want to go watch them, fine but I think with this swell you should be out working the wave… just not at the Beachcomber. It’s too crowded.” Toni didn’t tell him that the fishing pier made for prime surfing, but also that it was a danger especially to newbies.

Toni’s phone buzzed. She returned to the table a minute later. Hugh had finished his meal and thrown his napkin up on his plate but the young men were still eating. When Hugh looked up, Toni said, “That was my girlfriend from Santa Fe. She called to wish me a happy birthday.” Toni left her phone on the counter and then sat again at the table to complete her final last few bites.

“Your birthday, yes?” asked Rifta. Hugh’s eyebrows had jumped but they were down again before she could explain.

“No,” she replied looking at Rifta, smiling vaguely. She wiped her hand on her napkin before tossing it up on the table top. “Patsy does it every year. It isn’t until next week. I think she gets mine mixed-up with her sister-in-law’s birthday. It is almost a tradition between us.” Toni shrugged and began clearing the dishes.

When she returned to get more, Hugh pushed away from the table and said, “I will help you.” He carried his plate to the sink. Mishael looked up from finishing his food. First, he looked at his cousin and then he looked at Toni. His eyes went back at Hugh who was at the sink rinsing his plate and utensils. Toni wasn’t sure what to think but she did know that Hugh usually sat while Rifta or she did the work; after all that is what they were hired for… to do work that the others did not want to do.

Mishael smiled.

Toni reached for his plate and asked, “Are you finished?” He nodded and still smiling handed off his plate.

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