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Authors: Tiffinie Helmer
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over the winter.” Aidan had a thought and turned his head to get a better look at Lana. “You aren’t thinking of…”
“What? No. He’s just sweet on me and it’s—” she shrugged her thin shoulders “—you know…nice.”
Aidan figured he wasn’t the only one wanting to be a part of the Savonski clan. The Savonskis seemed to get along, as though they truly liked each other. Aidan hadn’t heard Nikolai say anything derogatory to Margaret or anyone else at their camp. There was never any drinking, smoking, or yelling coming from across the creek. The Harte camp did enough of that for the whole beach. Instead, there was laughter, music, and fresh-baked cookies. He wanted to be a part of that. He’d almost been, last summer. To coin Lana’s turn of phrase, Sonya and been sweet on him. Then he’d gone and ruined it. With one frustrated swing, he’d thrown it all away.
Now, he was after getting it all back.
What the hell was she doing?
Garrett refocused the dial on the binoculars. He’d seen the Miss Julie II intentionally ram Sonya. It was like bumper cars on water out here. The boats were too close and the fishing area too small for this many fishermen. Someone was going to get hurt, and he had a sinking feeling that “someone” captained the Double Dippin’ .
“You want to run interference?” Judd asked, his binoculars pointing in the same direction, obviously catching what Garrett had.
“Let’s head over there and see if our presence reminds people of their manners.” Garrett tightened his fingers over the binoculars as Sonya gave another captain a hand gesture. At least this time she did it with a smile. She hadn’t been kidding when she’d told him she didn’t play well with others.
Judd hollered at Skip to power the boat toward the skirmish.
Garrett shook his head in disbelief as the Double Dippin’ laid her net right in front of the Albatross , effectively corking them off.
“Did you see that?” Judd asked.
“Uh-huh.”
“Kendrick isn’t going to take that well,” Judd said.
Sure enough, words were being slung, and then a pop can went flying toward Sonya. Sonya actually threw her head back and laughed as it missed, spraying soda against the pilot house. Garrett swiveled his binoculars back to Kendrick.
The face of the Albatross ’ captain was red as a heart attack. “Let’s hurry this tug boat along, Skip.” Before another weapon, more deadly, was produced. They’d already unarmed and cited another boat and the fishing period wasn’t even half over for the day.
“The woman sure isn’t out to make friends,” Skip commented, clicking his tongue.
“Doesn’t look that way.” She was going to make his job a hell of a lot harder this summer.
“What’s Kendrick doing?” Judd asked.
Garrett lowered his binoculars. “I think he just ordered his crewman to cut her line.” The Calypso was too far away to intervene. By the time they reached the feuding vessels, threats were being swapped and Sonya’s net was about to be cut. Funny how the knife disappeared and the crewman dropped her cork line when he saw the troopers.
“What do you want to do, Garrett?” Judd asked, lowering his binoculars. “He hasn’t broken any laws…yet.”
“Let’s board him anyway and see what we can find.” It would dispel the situation between Sonya and Kendrick, and remind Kendrick that the law was watching.
Didn’t Sonya know better than to cross men like him? Garrett caught her colorful threat of making Kendrick fish bait on the wind. Guess not.
Skip announced their intent over the loud speaker, and with the way Kendrick went off with his foul language, they weren’t welcomed. Meanwhile, Sonya smiled ear to ear, and waved to the captain of the Albatross as her crew began pulling in their full net.
Before disembarking the Albatross , Garrett wrote Kendrick up for three safety violations. The fisherman was not happy, but he’d wisely taken the tickets, stone-faced and
“What? No. He’s just sweet on me and it’s—” she shrugged her thin shoulders “—you know…nice.”
Aidan figured he wasn’t the only one wanting to be a part of the Savonski clan. The Savonskis seemed to get along, as though they truly liked each other. Aidan hadn’t heard Nikolai say anything derogatory to Margaret or anyone else at their camp. There was never any drinking, smoking, or yelling coming from across the creek. The Harte camp did enough of that for the whole beach. Instead, there was laughter, music, and fresh-baked cookies. He wanted to be a part of that. He’d almost been, last summer. To coin Lana’s turn of phrase, Sonya and been sweet on him. Then he’d gone and ruined it. With one frustrated swing, he’d thrown it all away.
Now, he was after getting it all back.
What the hell was she doing?
Garrett refocused the dial on the binoculars. He’d seen the Miss Julie II intentionally ram Sonya. It was like bumper cars on water out here. The boats were too close and the fishing area too small for this many fishermen. Someone was going to get hurt, and he had a sinking feeling that “someone” captained the Double Dippin’ .
“You want to run interference?” Judd asked, his binoculars pointing in the same direction, obviously catching what Garrett had.
“Let’s head over there and see if our presence reminds people of their manners.” Garrett tightened his fingers over the binoculars as Sonya gave another captain a hand gesture. At least this time she did it with a smile. She hadn’t been kidding when she’d told him she didn’t play well with others.
Judd hollered at Skip to power the boat toward the skirmish.
Garrett shook his head in disbelief as the Double Dippin’ laid her net right in front of the Albatross , effectively corking them off.
“Did you see that?” Judd asked.
“Uh-huh.”
“Kendrick isn’t going to take that well,” Judd said.
Sure enough, words were being slung, and then a pop can went flying toward Sonya. Sonya actually threw her head back and laughed as it missed, spraying soda against the pilot house. Garrett swiveled his binoculars back to Kendrick.
The face of the Albatross ’ captain was red as a heart attack. “Let’s hurry this tug boat along, Skip.” Before another weapon, more deadly, was produced. They’d already unarmed and cited another boat and the fishing period wasn’t even half over for the day.
“The woman sure isn’t out to make friends,” Skip commented, clicking his tongue.
“Doesn’t look that way.” She was going to make his job a hell of a lot harder this summer.
“What’s Kendrick doing?” Judd asked.
Garrett lowered his binoculars. “I think he just ordered his crewman to cut her line.” The Calypso was too far away to intervene. By the time they reached the feuding vessels, threats were being swapped and Sonya’s net was about to be cut. Funny how the knife disappeared and the crewman dropped her cork line when he saw the troopers.
“What do you want to do, Garrett?” Judd asked, lowering his binoculars. “He hasn’t broken any laws…yet.”
“Let’s board him anyway and see what we can find.” It would dispel the situation between Sonya and Kendrick, and remind Kendrick that the law was watching.
Didn’t Sonya know better than to cross men like him? Garrett caught her colorful threat of making Kendrick fish bait on the wind. Guess not.
Skip announced their intent over the loud speaker, and with the way Kendrick went off with his foul language, they weren’t welcomed. Meanwhile, Sonya smiled ear to ear, and waved to the captain of the Albatross as her crew began pulling in their full net.
Before disembarking the Albatross , Garrett wrote Kendrick up for three safety violations. The fisherman was not happy, but he’d wisely taken the tickets, stone-faced and
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