Protective Captain: A Secret Virgin Romance by Jillian Riley

Author:Jillian Riley [Riley, Jillian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-11T16:00:00+00:00

“Have you seen your wife yet?” Sofia asked Carlos.

“Ex-wife, and no. I haven’t seen them.” Carlos said. “And, unless they happen to come up to the bridge, I don’t plan to.”

“You can’t hide forever,” she said.

Changing the subject, Carlos turned to me and said, “Speaking of hiding, where have you been keeping that beautiful wife of yours? Don’t you guys usually meet in St. Croix?”

“Oh, she’s been...busy. You know how it is.” Both Sofia and Carlos raised their eyebrows at me. “What?” I said, playing clueless.

“I sense trouble in paradise,” Sofia said. “When they stop coming to visit is the first sign.”

Turning my back to focus on some piece of paper so she couldn’t see the tears that sprang to my eyes, I shook my head and said, “Don’t be ridiculous.”

But it wasn’t ridiculous. She was right. They would all know soon enough. For now, I wanted to focus on disembarking the passengers and getting myself ashore.

“It’s time to address the passengers, Captain.” Carlos said. “We’re just about ready to open the doors.”

I nodded and headed over to the shipboard microphone. “Good morning, Ladies and Gentlemen, this is Dean Luca, your ship captain. Thank you all for your patience this morning with the little trouble we had in St. Croix. Everything is fixed now and if you missed a shore excursion, go to the customer service desk and we will give a voucher for an excursion later in the cruise.

Normally, the passengers must be back to the ship no later than 1700, or 5:30 pm. But since we were delayed, we are extending our port hours. Please return to the ship no later than 1900, or 7:00 local time.

I hope everyone has a good day in St. Croix and we will see you back on the ship tonight. Arrivederci!”

I clicked the microphone off and went into my office to grab the duffel bag I’d packed this morning. I was headed ashore.

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