Posted by hummingbird on 9/17/2014, 8:03 am VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
Chapter Two
Bo dropped his baggage on the edge of the deck and grabbed a beer from the bar before removing the lid from the hot tub. He turned on the jets and ran a hand through the hot bubbling liquid. As the water churned, Bo stripped off his clothes and tossed them onto a nearby chair.
His body was completely engulfed by the steamy water as he sank into it’s depths. He let out a long sigh and took a swig of his beer. Running a hand through his hair, he finally let himself relax. This is exactly what I needed, he thought as he sipped his beer and listened to the distant surf. I should have taken Pa up on this suggestion long ago.
This trip was Asa’s idea. He knew that Bo’s life had been very stressful lately. Of course Asa himself was the cause of a great deal of that stress...always acting like he knew what was best for Bo, always butting in where he had no business, always and eternally pushing him toward reconciliation with Nora…
Bo shook his head trying to clear his mind. Asa was way off base about a lot of things, but not about this trip to the island. Bo was very happy and relieved to get away from it all...the station, the stress, Asa, Nora, even Paige, although he wondered why that would be. He was going to do his very best to leave it all behind. He polished off his beer, closed his eyes, and sank into the water feeling completely at peace.
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Nora stretched and yawned. She glanced at the clock near the bed and realized she had napped for two hours! She had no intention of sleeping so long, but smiled to herself in contentment. She couldn’t remember the last time she had experienced the luxury of an afternoon nap!
Her stomach growled and she crawled out of bed. She threw together a sandwich and grabbed a glass of milk before heading to the deck. It was then that she heard it...the sound of the jets in the hot tub.
Glancing to the end of the dock, she realized that the yacht was gone. Vince told her the day before that he had to make a trip back to the mainland. She knew that she had shut down the hot tub after she used it the night before… She was getting worried… Why was the hot tub running?... Cautiously, she rounded the corner of the porch...
There in the hot tub, relaxing and nearly asleep, was a very familiar sight. Nora’s mouth fell open.
“Bo?!” she questioned in surprise.
Startled, Bo’s eyes snapped open. “Nora! What are you doing here?!”