On Hart’s Boardwalk by Samantha Young

Author:Samantha Young [Young, Samantha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2018-03-20T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

After Nate kissed the snit right out of me and got us even more hot and bothered, we spent the day on the beach. We rented sun loungers with a table and parasol in between them, and spent the day lazing it away.

When we knew the kids would be back from school, we Skyped with them on our phones, glad to see they weren’t missing us too much, and instead were having fun with Nathan and Sylvie.

“It looks so sunny there.” Lily did pout, however.

“It is, baby girls.” I turned the phone so they could see the ocean.

“Aww, it’s so pretty.”

I turned the camera back around. “I miss you.”

“Nana made chocolate chip muffins,” Jan said in answer.

Meaning they weren’t missing me so much.

Nate snorted beside me and I nudged him with my elbow. “I’m jealous.” Sylvie’s baking skills were pretty legendary.

“Right, girls, time for judo.” Sylvie appeared on the screen and waved at us. “Sorry, darlings, but I’ve got to get them to their judo class.”

“Of course.”

We said our good-byes and a thousand love yous and got off the phone. I pouted like my eleven-year-old. “I miss them.”

Nate grinned. “Me too. But it’s only been a day.”

“I know.”

We settled back on our loungers and I’d just picked up the book I was reading when Nate said, “Would you rather be able to see into your own future or the future of everyone you love?”

I placed my book on my chest and turned to look at him through the dark lenses of my sunglasses. He was propped up on his elbow, looking at me. I mirrored him, turning toward him. “What made you think of that one?”

“I’m reading a sci-fi about a cognitive.” He gestured to the book.

“Ah. Well, okay then. I guess I choose my own future.”

“Why?”

“Because if there’s something bad in my own future, I could handle that. Not the future of the people I love. For instance, I couldn’t handle knowing when you were going to die. That would be a living nightmare.”

Nate immediately flipped onto his back and picked up at his book.

He didn’t say another word.

Or tell me his choice.

At his cold abruptness, I was quietly stunned for a moment, just watching him read. And then I got annoyed. “What the hell just happened?”

“Nothing.”

“Oh, something happened.” I sat up. “What happened?”

“It was a stupid question. Morbid answers and all that.” He tried to wave it off, but I wasn’t for it.

“My answer disturbed you for some reason.”

“It didn’t.” He put his book down and got up off the lounger. I sat, stunned, as he pressed a kiss to my temple. “I’m heading into the water for a swim.”

I watched him, my insides all twisted, as he strode, strong, healthy, and fit toward the ocean. My eyes lingered over the tourists, wondering if any of the women were watching him from beneath their sunglasses, and knowing they probably were.

I got up, tying my sarong around my waist, because I wasn’t confident enough to walk around in

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