Page 60 of Sail Away
There were three documents in the folder. There were named:
Plan A.
Plan B.
Reid’s Note.
She clicked on Reid’s Note.
“I’m sorry Kim is struggling,” Darcie said, feeling a little bad that she’d basically ignored that part of the conversation.
“I think I made a mistake by supporting her decision to be with Jim.”
“Nah. That’s what friends are for, and she needs a good one by her side no matter what happens.”
“You don’t think Jim is capable of changing his spots, do you?”
“I don’t know.” If she were being totally honest with herself, she thought that Jim could be a kind and loving man. And with the right woman, maybe he would be a wonderful partner.
Plus, Kim was kind of perfect for him. She had all the qualities he liked in a woman, especially the part where she followed him around like a pathetic puppy, hanging on his every word.
That was the disconnect inher relationship with Jim. She was just too damn independent for a man with his tastes. He liked to be the big man calling all the shots for his little lady.
That didn’t work for Darcie, but it worked for Kim.
“Is Kim happy?” Darcie asked.
“No. Not really. She pretends to be. She wants to be. I mean, he swept her off her feet. But since she left the boat, he’s been distant and acting weird.”
“Maybe it’s not her. Maybe he has other issues.” What the bloody hell? Now she was defending him? As if he were caught in the crossfire with all this? Fuck, no. “Or maybe he’s just an asshole, and she should dump him.”
“That’s what I want to tell her.”
“I wish my friends had told me that,” Darcie said. “My family members were the only ones willing to get in my face when it came to Jim.”
“What about Reid? What did they think of Reid?”
“They all loved him. Still do. If I took him back, they’d throw a fucking party.”
“Why don’t the two of you get back together, then?”
“Because people like Jim and Preston always get in the way,” Darcie admitted as she clicked onReid’s Note.“I wish I had some good advice to give you to forward on to Kim, but I don’t know what to think of Jim these days. And my opinion is severely skewed in the negative.”
“Well, I think Kim is going to be asking for a long engagement if she doesn’t call the whole thing off.”
“Whatever she does, she shouldn’t make any rash decisions. And if she wants, tell her she can call me once this charter is over.” Oh for fuck’s sake, why would Darcie offer herself up like that?
Because she was a kind and decent woman, who needed to believe that in a week, this entire thing would be over, and all the questions she had would be answered, and she’d be sleeping full-time in Reid’s bed.
She had to believe that.
Had to.
Otherwise, she’d go crazy.
“Thanks.” Milia rolled over and went back to her book.
Darcie focused on the file she opened.Reid’s Note.Her pulse increased as she read the words on the screen.
