Visions of You: A Small Town Single Dad Romance (Calypso Key Series) by Erin Brockus

Author:Erin Brockus [Brockus, Erin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Green Sage Press
Published: 2024-01-30T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Gabe

As I pushed through the dive shop door, it was just past 5:00 p.m. I glanced at Carissa, who was putting things away.

“Hailey’s in the back room.”

I nodded at her. “Thanks. You can take off now. I’ll lock up.” I headed down the hall. Suggesting donuts this late might not have been the best choice, but I’d just wanted to get Hailey away from that dive gear.

Though considering how badly I’d screwed up the situation, I might have been better off just leaving with her.

April had never been afraid to stand up to me, but I’d never seen her that angry. And it wasn’t without justification. I’d seen what Hailey was doing, opened my mouth, and the raging papa bear had roared out.

When I walked into the break room, Hailey was licking her fingers while holding the Sweet Dreams box open with the other hand.

“Do I even want to know how many you’ve had?”

Instantly, she dropped the lid and rushed her sticky hand behind her back, turning an absolutely angelic look toward me. Which let me know she was completely guilty. “I only had one.”

I smiled as I crossed the room, my frustration at the conversation with April slipping away. “Is that right?”

“Well, there were some pieces of others, so I might have had two.”

“Now that I believe. I just hope you left room for dinner.”

She turned a smile to me. “That’s actually why I came down here. Nona wants me to tell you we’re expected at dinner tonight.”

“We’d better get going then.”

I locked up the dive shop and we left via the back door. The gear room was locked up tight. April must have already finished.

Hailey gave the pool a long glance as we ambled up the path. “I like April. She was really nice and let me play with the scuba equipment.”

“She is nice.”

“But she wouldn’t let me get in the water with it. Said I had to get the okay from you first.”

I tried not to flinch.

Yeah, I really owe April an apology. And maybe flowers too.

“Well?”

Clueless, I looked down at Hailey. “Well, what?”

She rolled her eyes like only an eight-year-old can. “Can I learn to dive?”

A cold, prickly ball formed in my gut. “You’re still too young to get certified.” I had no idea if that was true or not, but I wasn’t about to let her dive at eight. Then I got another idea. “Why don’t we go snorkeling tomorrow?”

Her crestfallen expression at being denied diving turned to excitement at the prospect of snorkeling. “Okay! Do you want to go on Shark Bait?”

April was also off tomorrow, so I wouldn’t need to worry about us being awkward together on the boat. But I also needed to fix things with her. I studied her apartment as we passed but saw no sign of her. One thing at a time… “Let’s make a day of it. We can go to Bahia Honda Park and hang out.”

“Baya Honda?”

I spelled it for her. “But most people pronounce it like Bay-a.

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