Chapter 83
Chapter Eighty-Three
T he sun shone brightly the next afternoon as Evie and Chris walked to the beach, carrying their fishing rods. Evie had the old rod she had brought with her from The Magic Fish , the Alvey Reel still her favourite. Chris had the most up-to-date gear and was going to try out a special new style of bait runner he had recently purchased.
As they stood side by side with their feet in the water, their eyes cast out to the waves where their lines dangled, Evie thought she would burst with happiness. Waves danced in front of them, and the fresh white tips were bright against the backdrop of the clear Queensland sky.
‘I’ve got a bite,’ she said, reeling it in, the rod bending downwards.
‘No way,’ Chris replied, ‘you just threw out. It’ll just be a bream.’
‘No. It’s big. Really big.’
Chris watched her with disbelief as she put her head back and laughed. ‘Don’t look at me like that. It’s not my fault I get the big fish.’ She splashed water at him with her foot, giggling at the look on his face. ‘It’s all about how and where you cast. I’ll teach you one day.’
‘You haven’t caught it yet.’
‘No, but I will.’
They grinned at each other and he splashed water back at her. ‘You and me, and Saltwater Place. I tell you, Evie, the sun is shining now.’
She started humming the tune of Evie while leaning back and winding hard. When the fish neared the shore she turned to Chris, her words clear and full of love. ‘You’re right Chris. The sun is shining now, and there’s nothing more I want other than Saltwater Place and you. I’ve come home.’
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Book 2 Saltwater Romance Series (Emerald Secrets) - to be released December 1, 2024