Winston Chase and the Omega Mesh by Bodhi St John

Author:Bodhi St John [John, Bodhi St]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Published: 2018-12-31T22:00:00+00:00

The waves rolled in one by one to crash over the black rocks far below. White foam lay in a thick band across the surf as dark, long-legged birds stood upon stones in the shallows, patiently gazing into the water for a chance treat.

As he sat at his restaurant table far above, a particularly strong Mai Tai in one hand, Bledsoe reflected on how much he resembled those birds. Just sitting here, waiting…and waiting. Fate might deliver a next meal to him or leave him to starve. His entire life had built to this moment, and now he had nothing to do and nowhere to go. He felt utterly powerless. The boy had denied him total victory, and, to Bledsoe, that felt like defeat.

His waiter appeared at the table. A white apron lay against black slacks. The man held a small spiral notebook against his apron with one hand and tapped at its cover with a red pen.

“May I get you anything else, sir?” the waiter asked, doing a passably polite job of hiding his annoyance.

The rest of the patio thrummed with finely dressed couples and families. The King’s Point was reputed to be the finest restaurant on the south shore of Kona. Without a doubt, the view was spectacular. Bledsoe had a 270-degree panoramic view of the Pacific, with only a smattering of clouds spread like gauze across the far horizon. A hint of ocean salt wafted on the steady breeze. The place radiated peace and aching beauty.

Bledsoe had arrived sometime around three o’clock, when the patio was all but empty. Three hours later, Bledsoe still monopolized a valuable table that might otherwise be fetching hundreds of dollars. He sat, sipping his drinks ever so slowly, waiting like a bird for the world to revolve and offer him a tidbit from the sea.

“What do you say?” he asked the waiter. “Should we mix things up a bit?”

The man appeared hopeful. “Certainly, sir. Are you ready to order dinner?”

Bledsoe offered a thin smile. “Nah. But how about this time we make it a…” He glanced at the cocktail menu on the table. “a Kona Coffee-Tini? Heavy on the tini.”

The waiter kept his eyes blank, but he couldn’t hide the twitch in the corners of his mouth. He took a deep breath and lifted his notepad, then decided against writing on it. “Heavy…tini. Yes, sir.”

Bledsoe’s smile widened as the man glided away. He knew he shouldn’t take pleasure in such trite things. Oh, well.

He had always wanted to travel to Hawaii. Long, long ago, he had fantasized about bringing Amanda here on their honeymoon. Wasn’t that what couples were supposed to do? Travel to Hawaii? Then hit Disneyland five or six times with the kids?

That obviously hadn’t happened. After Area X, Bledsoe had thrown himself into his work with single-minded determination. Even through the long years of drone-like laboratory research, he had never seriously thought about finding someone. When his plans came to fruition, he would have his pick of anyone in the world.

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