Unfamiliar Waters by Andrew Grey

Author:Andrew Grey [Grey, Andrew]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance
ISBN: 978-1-64080-964-2
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2019-01-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

GARRETT RETURNED two hours later, having found a friendly bartender who charged his battery in exchange for a five. He moved as quietly as he could, checking for anything out of the ordinary as he made his way along the wet, sometimes slippery dock. The rain had stopped, but more promised to roll in. He reached the boat and went below. Nigel sat up as he came in, blinking and watching as Garrett toed off his shoes and slipped off his wet pants and shirt before climbing back into bed.

“What did you find?” Nigel asked.

“While I was charging my phone, I found out from the bartender that some men were here looking for two people. No one had seen them, and the men in the bar believe they left this afternoon.” Garrett patted Nigel’s arm. “They seemed to be looking for a man and a woman from the other side of the island who ran away to get married.” He smiled.

“So those men weren’t looking for Jules and me?” Nigel once again snuggled close.

“I don’t know. It doesn’t sound like it, but that could just be their story.” In the meantime, Garrett would keep a sharp eye out and make a call to the captain with his latest information. Their luck wasn’t going to hold out forever, and the more distance they put between them and the island, the more places Hilliard had to search in order to find Jules and Nigel, which only increased the chances of them getting into the country and under protection.

“Try to sleep,” Nigel said.

“You too.” Garrett lay down and closed his eyes, fatigue finally taking over, and he managed to fall into a light sleep, waking every hour or so.

Eventually, as light shone through the windows, Garrett reluctantly left a sleeping Nigel, checked the radar, and took a peek outside. Other boats were leaving the port, and Garrett thought now was a good time to do the same. He radioed the harbormaster, and cast off the lines, then started the engine at the last minute, guiding them out of the slip and toward the harbor entrance.

“We’re leaving?” Jules asked as he popped his head out of the cabin door.

“Yes. The weather has broken and I think it’s a good idea—”

Garrett quieted. Ahead, the men in the powerboat from the day before passed through the mouth of the harbor. They seemed to be watching each boat as it departed, getting pretty close to a few of them. A flash of the sun on metal told him they were armed and not afraid to show some muscle.

“Stay inside. Our friends are back,” he said, turning his attention to getting the boat out of the harbor and into open water where he could be under way.

He continued forward at a reasonable pace, not wanting to look like he was rushing. As he approached the mouth of the harbor, the sleek, expensive boat swung around and came alongside.

“Hey,” the man said, scowling. “You seen these people?” He flashed a picture of Jules and Nigel that must have been taken on the island about a year before.

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