Page 50 of Sail Away
“Then why did you go out with him?”
“I got horny. I was bored. He said all the right things when I was vulnerable. And the worst part about that is he knew it.”
“Knew what?”
“My history with Reid. He was there when Reid and I broke up, and Jim used it to get me into bed.”
“Did you know Jim was engaged once before?”
“Jim was engaged? To who? When?” Darcie asked.
“Last year. And it was to some girl who worked with Anastasia.”
“I thought this was the first time Anastasia worked with Jim,” Darcie said.
Milia yawned. “It is. Anastasia didn’t put it all together until she got a random text from her friend, who said Jim called off the wedding three weeks after they got engaged because he just wasn’t marriage material. Kim’s afraid he’s going to do the same thing to her.”
“I hate to say it, but she’s probably right.”
Her phone buzzed.
Reid: Make it to your room okay?
“I need to get a few hours of sleep. I’ll talk to you in the morning,” Darice said.
“Thanks, Darcie.”
“For what?”
“For always being so understanding. You come off intimidating at first, but you’re really a nice person.”
“So are you.” She reached up and patted Milia’s hand before snuggling back down in her bunk.
Darcie: I did, thanks for asking.
Reid: I’m sorry I dragged you into all of this.
Darcie: You didn’t.
Reid: I want you to know if something bad happens to me that I never stopped loving you.
Darcie: Nothing bad is going to happen. And I never stopped either.
Reid: I should have said that before you left.
Darcie: You were never very good at doing that.
Reid: I’m hoping to get better at it if you’ll give me a second chance.
She inhaled sharply, clutching the phone to her chest. She wanted that more than anything.
Darcie: You live in Texas. I live on a sailboat.
Reid: Details to be worked out.
Darcie: Good night, Reid.
Reid: Sleep well.
