Page 17 of The Sunken Truth
“Okay,” Flynn said.
“I’m interested to see if what the sergeant said about you is right.”
With a glimmer of hope that he might have a shot of getting the superintendent on side, he nodded eagerly. “I appreciate you taking the time to visit.”
“It wasn’t just about you. I was doing the rounds of a few stations, and Graham always complains that they get overlooked out here.”
“I hope you’ll enjoy your visit,” Flynn said, then made ashow of looking at his watch. “I start work early tomorrow so I might head off. Do you know your way to the hotel?”
“I’m sure I’ll manage.” He waved a hand dismissively. “I’ll see you tomorrow.”
Flynn half-heartedly offered to get the bill and was happy that the superintendent insisted on getting it.
Walking out of the pub, he breathed a sigh of relief.
That had gone nowhere near as badly as he’d expected.
Chapter Nine
Concernedabout how Flynn’s evening was going, Lily was still wide awake when Seren messaged her late in the evening, inviting her out for an early morning diving session. Since they were going shortly after sunrise, Lily could be back before the ice cream shop opened, so it didn’t take a lot of pondering.
Of course she wanted to go. That was even before Seren told her Flynn was going.
She fell asleep a lot easier, knowing she’d see him first thing.
Bright and early, she got a message from Flynn, saying he was outside. She went straight down to meet him.
Her eyes trailed over his uniform. “When Seren said you were coming, I assumed you’d be off duty. Since when do you start work at this time?”
“Apparently since a mysterious shipwreck emerged.”
“Is it your fault that we’re going so early, then?” she asked as they walked over to the beach.
He shook his head. “I only called Kit to ask if I could go out with them again. He said I was welcome to join them, butthey were going early. They think the visibility might be better first thing – before all the other divers murk up the water.”
“That’s a good idea.”
He nodded. “He also expects the site will get closed to the public, so he wants to get out there while they still can.”
“Is that likely? That it’ll get closed down?”
“I don’t know much about salvage laws for shipwrecks, but the sergeant also thinks it’s likely.”
She cast him a sidelong glance, taking in his fresh appearance. “You’re looking way more cheerful than I expected. I take it dinner with the superintendent wasn’t so painful after all?”
“It was okay. I mean, the man is a snake and I absolutely don’t trust him, but he insinuated he was willing to put everything behind us and start with a clean slate. Apparently, the sergeant has been saying nice things about me.”
“And he came all the way out here for that?”
Flynn looked thoughtful for a moment. “He said he was due a visit anyway, but that he was also keen to see how I was getting on.”
“I think you’re right not to trust him.”
“I know, but if I can prove to him I’m good at my job, I think he might give me a second chance.”
“So you didn’t sleep with his wife?” Lily muttered.
Flynn stopped and stared at her. “What?”
