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steps to join him, and then shimmied down the ladder, waiting for him at the bottom. “Without fire we can’t really cook a fish and we lost our emergency supplies. What else is there?”
David smiled, pointing up at a nearby stand of coconut trees. “Everything you could want in one seed,” he said, jogging over to where several large brown globes lay on the ground. Holding one up, he held it out to her and then picked out one for himself. “Breaking them open is the tricky part, but we can drink the liquid inside and then eat the meat. Good for you, and tasty too. Let me show you.”
***
The coconut wasn’t exactly her thing, but Katherine had to admit it did perk her up. She munched on a chunk of the milky white meat as they continued the trek to the end of the island. The sun rose high and hot, and by the time she could see the tide sliding up over sand she was sweating in her newly found clothing.
David stopped just short of the warming sand and pointed to a sandbar out in the sea.
“Amy should be able to pick us up on that sandbar,” he said, shielding his face with one hand as he scanned the horizon. “We can walk out over there when the tide goes down a little more. We’ll just have to be careful not to get stuck - it’s a long swim back if she doesn’t make it.”
Katherine scrunched up her nose, not keen on that idea at all.
“We should have brought the boat. Remind me why we didn’t just hop in and motor around the island?”
“Not enough gas,” he said, stepping onto the sand. “So walking was pretty much our only option.”
“Right.” She followed him, her feet sinking past the sun-warmed top layer of fine grit through to the cooler layers below. “So we’re just going to wade out to the middle of the sandbar and wait to be stranded there when the tide goes out? There has to be a better plan than that...”
He chuckled, sounding far more annoyed than amused. “I’m all ears, Kat. If you have a better suggestion, don’t be shy.”
“Katherine. And I think we should make a signal or something to let her know where we are. Then if she comes, we can wade out there, and if she doesn’t, we’re stuck on the beach instead of surrounded by water and sharks again. I’ve had enough sharks for awhile, if it’s all the same to you.”
“What kind of signal did you have in mind? I think we can safely rule out a fire, and it seems like that’s the only thing that would be visible from way out there. What else you got? And why do you mind me calling you Kat so much?”
She sighed. “I don’t know. I just really don’t think we should get stuck out there. And my name is Katherine, not Kat. That should be reason enough.”
“Try again, sweetheart.” He moved closer, running a finger just inside the vee of her shirt. “Kat is a perfectly good nickname, and honestly, you’re very cat-like, so it suits you. I want to know why you don’t like it.”
“It wasn’t a compliment in grade school. I hated it then, and I hate it now. Just let it go, okay?”
***
David knew he should let it drop, but he couldn’t seem to keep from prodding her.
“No.” He moved closer yet, his fingers moving down between her breasts to span across her ribcage. “The problem is, when I hear Katherine, I think of a quiet librarian who hides away in dark stacks and needs to be coaxed out of her shell. There’s nothing wrong with that, and I get that you want the world to think you’re that person, but hard as you try, you’re just not her.”
She tried to protest, but he brought his other hand up between them, laying three fingers over her mouth.
“No, you’re feisty, and sexy, and everything about you makes people sit up and take notice. You project confidence and even when the claws come out, you’re still too cute to be mad at for long...”
Kat tried to step back, but he held her in place, raising his eyebrows. “Going somewhere?”
“Let me go, or I’ll use these
David smiled, pointing up at a nearby stand of coconut trees. “Everything you could want in one seed,” he said, jogging over to where several large brown globes lay on the ground. Holding one up, he held it out to her and then picked out one for himself. “Breaking them open is the tricky part, but we can drink the liquid inside and then eat the meat. Good for you, and tasty too. Let me show you.”
***
The coconut wasn’t exactly her thing, but Katherine had to admit it did perk her up. She munched on a chunk of the milky white meat as they continued the trek to the end of the island. The sun rose high and hot, and by the time she could see the tide sliding up over sand she was sweating in her newly found clothing.
David stopped just short of the warming sand and pointed to a sandbar out in the sea.
“Amy should be able to pick us up on that sandbar,” he said, shielding his face with one hand as he scanned the horizon. “We can walk out over there when the tide goes down a little more. We’ll just have to be careful not to get stuck - it’s a long swim back if she doesn’t make it.”
Katherine scrunched up her nose, not keen on that idea at all.
“We should have brought the boat. Remind me why we didn’t just hop in and motor around the island?”
“Not enough gas,” he said, stepping onto the sand. “So walking was pretty much our only option.”
“Right.” She followed him, her feet sinking past the sun-warmed top layer of fine grit through to the cooler layers below. “So we’re just going to wade out to the middle of the sandbar and wait to be stranded there when the tide goes out? There has to be a better plan than that...”
He chuckled, sounding far more annoyed than amused. “I’m all ears, Kat. If you have a better suggestion, don’t be shy.”
“Katherine. And I think we should make a signal or something to let her know where we are. Then if she comes, we can wade out there, and if she doesn’t, we’re stuck on the beach instead of surrounded by water and sharks again. I’ve had enough sharks for awhile, if it’s all the same to you.”
“What kind of signal did you have in mind? I think we can safely rule out a fire, and it seems like that’s the only thing that would be visible from way out there. What else you got? And why do you mind me calling you Kat so much?”
She sighed. “I don’t know. I just really don’t think we should get stuck out there. And my name is Katherine, not Kat. That should be reason enough.”
“Try again, sweetheart.” He moved closer, running a finger just inside the vee of her shirt. “Kat is a perfectly good nickname, and honestly, you’re very cat-like, so it suits you. I want to know why you don’t like it.”
“It wasn’t a compliment in grade school. I hated it then, and I hate it now. Just let it go, okay?”
***
David knew he should let it drop, but he couldn’t seem to keep from prodding her.
“No.” He moved closer yet, his fingers moving down between her breasts to span across her ribcage. “The problem is, when I hear Katherine, I think of a quiet librarian who hides away in dark stacks and needs to be coaxed out of her shell. There’s nothing wrong with that, and I get that you want the world to think you’re that person, but hard as you try, you’re just not her.”
She tried to protest, but he brought his other hand up between them, laying three fingers over her mouth.
“No, you’re feisty, and sexy, and everything about you makes people sit up and take notice. You project confidence and even when the claws come out, you’re still too cute to be mad at for long...”
Kat tried to step back, but he held her in place, raising his eyebrows. “Going somewhere?”
“Let me go, or I’ll use these
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