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offered, although I really didn’t believe that. Kekoa’s parents fought more than any couple I’d ever known.
    “I doubt it. To be honest, I think it might be better for everyone if they did part. I find myself avoiding them so I won’t be put in the position of taking sides. I know Halina feels the same way. Like Molina, she plans to go to college on the mainland, and she’s made several references to the fact that she doesn’t plan to return to the islands after she graduates.”
    I felt sorry for Kekoa. I knew her relationship with her sisters was important to her. My brothers made me nuts, but at least they were around to ruin my life. If Halina left too, Kekoa would be alone on the island. Well, not alone. She’d still have me and the other million or so people who live here, but you get what I mean.
    “What’s your schedule for the next few weeks?” Kekoa asked.
    “I’m on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday for the next few months. Why?”
    “I was hoping we’d have a day off together. I’d love to go shopping, but I’m on Sunday through Thursday for the next few weeks at least. Maybe I’ll take one of my vacation days on a Monday or Thursday.”
    “Sounds like fun. I’ve been wanting to get some new shoes and the selection is a lot better on the south shore. We could do lunch at that place near the beach we ate at last time we were over there. Thursdays are usually best for me because I take Elva to bingo on Mondays. Why don’t you wait until I get this case solved? I’d hate to have you take a vacation day and then end up bailing on you.”
    “You really think you can solve this before Jason does?”
    “I do and I will.”

Chapter 5
Friday, March 11
     
     
    Do you know what happens to WSOs when it rains? They get wet. Don’t get me wrong: I spend half of my life wet, but when the moisture is pelting your body from above it isn’t quite the same rush as when it embraces and surrounds you as you slip into its depths.
    “Mitch, are you there? It’s Lani. Over.”
    I waited for Mitch to respond to my request to take a break; hopefully an extended one that would last until the torrential downpour that was drenching the island subsided. Not only was it raining but the air temperature had dropped and the wind had picked up quite a bit. In other words, I was not only wet, I was freezing.
    “The beach is deserted and the only surfers left in the water are idiots who deserve what they get for trying to surf in a hurricane. Mitch? Can you read me?”
    Chances were the radio had gotten enough water in it to short something out. I knew I was supposed to wait to be relieved from my post, but enough was enough. I put out the sign that indicated there was no WSO on duty, grabbed my backpack, and headed for the main office. With any luck Mitch would be around and I could take my break and get dried off.
    “You look like a drowned rat,” Drake commented when I walked into the covered building.
    “Where’s Mitch?”
    “On a break.”
    “A break?” I screeched. “I’m getting pelted out there and the guy can’t be bothered to call me in before heading out on his break?”
    “Oh, yeah. I guess I was supposed to radio everyone to let them know to come in and wait out the storm. You were the last one on my list and I guess I forgot.”
    I shot Drake a dirty look. Forgot my ass. There was no doubt in my mind that the idiot had left me out there on purpose. I wanted to express my rage, but the last time I’d done that I was the one who ended up with a suspension without pay. I simply turned and headed toward the locker room. There were some fights that weren’t worth having.
    Once I’d taken a warm shower, dried off, and changed into shorts and a sweatshirt, I was feeling much better. I decided now was as good a time as any to talk to Kimo. It was early in the day, so hopefully the bar wouldn’t be crowded despite the rain. According to the schedule Kimo would be in the open-air beach bar,