Surfboards and Suspects by Stacey Alabaster

Author:Stacey Alabaster [Alabaster, Stacey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fairfield Publishing
Published: 2019-07-19T22:00:00+00:00

10

I unlocked the door and stepped into the silent apartment. At least I still had air conditioning in mine, so I was going to be staying there for a few days. The power supply had been restored, but Troy’s cooling unit had not survived the sudden shock to the circuit and was going to take days to fix with the backlog the electricians in Eden Bay were having to deal with.

Yep. Complete silence.

There were still clothes strewn all over the floor though. And just the faintest lingering scent of cheap spray-on men’s deodorant.

In a way, I’d gotten lucky. I was the only person in Eden Bay without an unwanted and unexpected house guest. Because mine was dead. Well, lucky wasn’t really the right word, but I did appreciate the peace and quiet as I went about my business. My head was still trying to process what Wells had suggested to me, so I started scrubbing the kitchen counter while I tried to clear my head and make sense of everything.

But peace and quiet only lasts for so long.

Bang-bang.

Matt was knocking on the door and when I opened it, I saw that it was not only my bother there but my sweet-but-naughty niece J as well. She was jumping up and down, clearly excited to have a sleepover at her Aunty Alyson’s house. “There is no room at my house with the two new houseguests I have,” Matt said as he passed me J’s overnight bag. “And I know that you have…er, room now.”

Of course I was more than happy for J to come and stay, but I couldn’t help pointing out that no one made Matt volunteer to take not one but TWO passengers from the cruise ship. I mean, these were rich cruise ship passengers, not refugees.

“I think we need to have a little chat, actually, Alyson,” he said, getting all serious.

I wasn’t sure I liked the sound of that. It seemed suddenly as though there was another reason for his visit rather than just dropping J off. I settled J on the sofa with her cartoons and an iced chocolate and then joined Matt in the kitchen area where we were out of earshot. It was clear that he didn’t want her overhearing this conversation.

“I have a bit of news,” he said and there was an air of both nerves and excitement in his voice. He was a little breathless as he told me. “I’ve actually secured a bit of sponsorship.”

“For what?” I asked, completely confused. Matt worked as the manager of The VRI restaurant, so I had no idea what he would need sponsorship for.

“Surfing,” he said with a quiet laugh as he exhaled. “To join the amateur-pro circuit for the upcoming summer season. I won’t be paid much, but still, this is pretty much a dream come true for me.”

My mouth dropped open. “And you are going to go?”

“It’ll just be a short tour. Well, relatively,” he said. “Just four or five months.”

Wow. I was stunned.

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