Uncharted Waters by Linda Castillo

Author:Linda Castillo
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romantic Suspense
ISBN: 9781459296381
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2003-04-24T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

Drew hated it that she was angry with him. He hated it even more that he’d hurt her. He would rather cut off one of his own fingers than hurt Alison Myers, a woman who had already endured more than her share of pain. As he pulled into the parking lot of the marina, he told himself things were best this way. A little heartache now would save them both a lot of pain later. The knowledge didn’t keep him from feeling like any less of a bastard.

“…right, Drew?”

He glanced over at the little boy on the seat next to him. It was the third time in the last hour Kevin had said something and Drew hadn’t been listening. “What did you say, sprout?”

“I was wondering if you could maybe put the worm on the hook for me.” He looked at Drew with big brown eyes that were so much like Rick’s it hurt to look at him. “I mean, I’m not afraid of worms or anything, but they’re kinda gooey.”

Drew didn’t quite manage to hide his smile, but it felt a little sad on his face. If life were fair, he thought, Rick would be here fishing with his son, not him. “Sure you’re not,” he said.

“I’m not.”

Reaching over, he pulled Kevin’s hat down over his eyes. “Since we’re ocean fishing, we’re not going to use worms, okay?”

“’Kay.”

The slip where Seth Evans kept one of his smaller fishing vessels was quiet at nine o’clock in the morning. The die-hard fishermen had already set out. The snorkelers and sightseers hadn’t yet arrived. Drew figured he’d timed this pretty well.

White seagulls wheeled and screeched overhead as he and Kevin walked side by side down the concrete pier. Fishing boats, sailboats and yachts of all shapes and sizes tugged at their moorings, the ropes groaning and creaking like old hinges. A balmy breeze eased in from the south, and Drew wondered if there would be storms later.

Near the end of the pier he stopped and pointed to the sleek twenty-eight-foot cabin cruiser. “There she is.”

Kevin’s mouth dropped as his eyes drank in the length of the boat. “Wowee! It sure is big!”

The Flamingo swayed restlessly at the end of the pier, like a flighty horse spooked and ready to bolt. The sight of the boat never ceased to impress Drew. Designed and built by Seth Evans several years back, she took to the open sea with the grace and agility of a dolphin, but at the same time possessed all the comforts of a five-star hotel suite.

“Ahoy, matey!”

Drew looked over to see Seth’s sister, Laura Evans, waving as she came out of the cabin and stepped onto the deck. Wearing khaki shorts and a loose-fitting camp shirt, she looked very much like the marine biologist she was. Her light brown hair was pulled back from her face and Drew could see that it was still damp. By the look of the dive tank and flippers in her arms, he figured she’d already been diving.

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