Sail Away. Lisa Jackson
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Название: Sail Away
Автор: Lisa Jackson
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Зарубежные любовные романы
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Adam, still wondering about her reaction, worked on the inflatable life raft and loaded it with supplies.
“Get your things,” he ordered when the raft was pumped up.
While she climbed to the lower cabin, he hurried back to the bridge and made a quick call to the Coast Guard. She’d be furious with him, but so be it, he thought, as he loaded his pockets with matches, flares and a first-aid kit he found in a cupboard beneath the radio.
Within minutes they were both in the life raft. Leaning his back into the oars, Adam rowed for shore. Marnie reached for the second set of oars, but he shook his head. The air was still cold, the wind still gusting, and he felt an unlikely sense of chivalry. “I can handle this. Relax.”
“No reason,” she said, her back stiffening as she threw her weight into the task.
Adam didn’t argue with her. If she thought she was helping, fine. He wasn’t up to another argument. Rowing backward, he watched her arms strain, the muscles of her back move fluidly. She wasn’t a wimp by any stretch of the imagination, and he grudgingly admired her gameness. The Marnie Lee, lights blazing, was stark against the dark sky. They rowed without speaking; only the sound of the waves and the occasional burst of wind disturbed the silence as they approached the beach.
Adam dropped his oars, climbed over the side and slid into the chest-deep icy water. Towing the raft inland, he said, “I radioed the Coast Guard.”
She snapped her head around. “You did what?”
“I didn’t think you’d want your father to worry, and the Guard needs to know about the Marnie Lee.”
“You had no right!” she cried, outraged.
“Probably not. And it’s not that I care a lick about your dad. I just thought, from the looks of things, you wouldn’t want him sending the cavalry after you. Hey—stop—you don’t have to—”
But Marnie slid into the frigid sea and together they pulled the raft onto the beach.
“Anyone ever call you stubborn?”
She laughed a little, even though she was shivering.
Adam sized her up and realized he’d never really known her in the few years they’d worked together. “What is it with you, anyway, Montgomery? You’ve got a helluva chip on your shoulder.”
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