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Bad move.
Immediately, my eyes landed on the hammock flattened to the ground. Looking at it, a rush of sounds and sensations attacked me.
Pleased moans.
Silky brown skin.
Bruised lips.
Swaying coconut trees.
Sprawling stars.
Memories of holding Angel, her heat pressing against mine, seared my brain.
“Boat!” Reid yelled, his clamor striking the vision of Angel.
“Let’s be careful, buddy,” I murmured. “I can’t set you down on the floor until I clean this mess up.”
Reid danced, babbling happily.
I took two giants steps to the railing. Reid and I peered over the balcony’s edge and watched the boat bobbing in the channel. A long rope anchored it to the dock.
The boat was empty.
Miguel must have gone home and Angel…
Angel must be on her way to catch a boat to Belize City by now. She and Humphries were probably sitting together. His hand somewhere near her body, hovering over her, making an excuse to talk to her.
I gritted my teeth. “That’s enough of the boat, son.”
Reid started bucking and crying. “No. Boat.”
“Reid!” I barked impatiently.
He went still, tears in his eyes.
There was a knock on the door.
I sighed.
Miguel probably made the trek from his house to tell me he was back.
A part of me wanted to ignore him. I was sure Angel had gotten to San Pedro safely. Of course she had. Miguel wouldn’t let anything happen to her and Humphries would take it from there.
The knocks grew more insistent.
I picked Reid up. “Let’s get the door.”
My son sniffed and nodded.
I headed downstairs and opened the front door, my right hand up and ready to sign. That hand dropped when I saw who stood outside.
“Angel?”
“Hi.” Strands of dark hair fell over her plump cheeks. Full brown lips, slightly parted, hovered between an awkward smile and a nervous frown. My fingertips burned, eager to touch her, to make sure she was real.
Reid’s head lifted. “Hello!”
