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“Damn, you did it. You were brilliant.”
“She’s so damaged,” Elizabeth said, grateful for the hug.
“Yeah, she is, but you just saved all those women.”
“Scott, I want to do more,” she said solemnly, pulling back and staring up at him. “I want to get back to work and help you catch as many bad guys as I possibly can.”
He smiled down at her.
“Frank wants you on my team.”
“He does? What did you tell him?”
“Try and stop me.”
Two Months Later
Elizabeth had moved into Scott’s home above Coral Bay, and he couldn’t imagine life without her. Though she was still learning the ropes, literally on his yachts, and figuratively with the team, she had a natural aptitude for sailing, and soaked up information like a sponge. It was the middle of a relatively slow morning at the sailing school when she called and asked him to join her at the safe house.
“I didn’t know you were going to the island?”
“I have a surprise,” she said excitedly. “Can you get here around three o’clock?”
“I think I can manage that.”
“Great, call me when you’re ready to drop anchor at the beach.”
“Will do,” he replied, picturing her waiting in a salacious outfit lounging seductively on the bed.
The hours passed much too slowly, and as finally he set sail he was wishing he was in a speed boat, but the trip to the island was idyllic. As he entered the cove, he lifted his phone from his pocket and called her.
“Hi,” she said breathlessly.
“You sound like you’ve been running.”
“I’m just excited,” she replied. “You need to motor about a hundred yards east.”
“Okay...,” he said, tickled by the intrigue as he followed her directions. “What are you up to?”
“You’ll find out in a minute. Stop there, that’s perfect,” she exclaimed, “and up is the operative word. Look over at the cliff.”
Lifting his gaze, he spied a lone figure standing on a narrow ledge.
“What the—are you crazy? Get off there.”
“That’s the plan,” she replied with a giggle. “I’m on the plateau. It’s not as scary as it looks from down there.”
Hastily grabbing his binoculars, he discovered she was wearing a swimsuit, goggles and a swim cap.
“No!” he yelled, abruptly realizing she planned to dive. “Don’t! You can’t. The water’s too shallow.”
“I’ve followed the tides. It’s perfect. Here I go!”
His heart in his mouth and holding his breath, he watched her leap into the air. A moment later her body miraculously twisted, then formed a perfect dart and disappeared into the ocean.
Terrified something might have happened to her, he hastily steered the boat towards her entry point, but her head suddenly broke the surface, Her expression was jubilant as she waved him over.
“That was fantastic,” he exclaimed as she climbed on board, “but you can never, ever scare me like that again.”
