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Authors: M.R. Polish
“It’ll be whatever I catch. Fish, shrimp, maybe a crab,” she said, turning back around to face the water.
“Okay, well, can I help?”
“You’re so frustrating. First you're all snooty, and then you act as if you have compassion, just to act all arrogant again. I don’t get it.”
“I’ve had a lousy couple days, in case you’ve forgotten. I think I’m entitled to be upset and have moods.”
She smirked and spoke under her breath, “I can trump yours any day.”
“What was that?”
“Nothing.”
He gestured at her hand. “So what’s that?”
She raised her hand away from her pendant. It no longer was red or hot. “It’s my necklace that my father gave me a long time ago.”
He gave a half smile and nodded. “Shouldn’t it be around your neck?”
She straightened her back and inhaled. “You ask a lot of questions.”
He shrugged. “What else do you do when you meet someone on a deserted island? I mean, almost deserted.”
“Well, you can fish.”
They both laughed. He ventured closer to her and sat on the rock next to her. “Would it surprise you if I said I’ve never gone fishing?”
“At this point in my life, nothing would surprise me.” She glanced away from him and watched the water.
“So, tell me. What brings a beautiful woman to be stranded on an island in the South Pacific?”
She chortled. “More questions?”
He raised his hands from his knees. “You got me.”
“I find your dialect a little confusing. What do you mean; I have you?”
It was his turn to laugh. “Never mind.”
She scrunched her brows. “Alright. Well, if I told you, you might not believe me.”
“I think after watching an entire boat be swallowed by a calm ocean I deserve an answer. I think you have more to do with it than you’re telling me. I can’t promise to believe you,” he looked around them then back at her, “but I don’t see anyone else around to tell me.”
She picked up her pendant and ran her fingers over the swirls, letting each familiar groove give her comfort. She let out a deep breath. “My people thought I planned to commit treason, so they banished me here.”
“Seriously?” His eyes widened. “You’re right, I don’t believe it. Treason? Who says that anymore?”
“It was a different time, a different place.” She was unsure if she should tell him she was from a different world.
“Boy, I guess. What is it, some European thing? Did you talk about beheading the Queen or something?”
She couldn’t help but smile at the similar treason the council suspected her of. “No. Actually, it was the King of where I’m from, and it wasn’t beheading. And before you ask, no, I didn’t do it. I never planned it or thought it. I was set up.”
He blew out a loud breath. “Wow, that’s intense. So they what, sent you to live here? For how long? Can’t you fight it?”
She swallowed the lump that formed in the back of her throat. “Forever.”
“Shit. I thought I had it rough just crashing here.”
She leaned over to pull the basket out of the water.
“Here, let me.” Brady took the rope from her hands. Her pendant hummed and began to heat up against her palm as he touched her. She jumped back and it stopped. He looked at her with questioning eyes. “You okay?”
“Yeah, I thought I’d give you some room.” She clasped her hand around her necklace and watched as he pulled out a basket full of fish for their breakfast.
“Hey, look at that. First time fishing and I caught at least ten.”
“Well, I was the one fishing,” she teased.
“Yeah, but I pulled them out. It takes a strong man to pull out ten fish.” He flexed his biceps and smiled at her.
She laughed and stood up. “Okay, muscle man, let’s go cook them so we can eat and see what’s left of your plane.”
“Sounds like a plan.”
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