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There was athe pier, he moved toward the north end and the roarehouses, including the one she stood in
Transfixed, she watched the steady strokes and iven how efficiently and effectively he cut through the water
Callie had been in those waters, although only in the summertime She couldn’t even swi life support
But the
And going
After a long ti up in the water when he got close enough After the incredible strength he’d shoi in the choppy surf, she was surprised when he li wrong with him, at least from this distance
He was in a full wetsuit, including so his head and most of his face He peeled this off as he dropped to his knees, and she gasped
Military-short, dark hair and dark eyes And a hardness to his jaw that said he’d had the dark life to go with
He looked just like…oh God, it was
Tanner Riggs
While she was standing there staring, her cell phone started ringing with the I Love Lucy thelued to the beach—and the very hothis wetsuit—she reached for her phone “Did you know Tanner Riggs was ho
“Well, hello to you too, hter”
“I’hter,” Callie said
“Well, you’re still my favorite,” Lucille said “And yes, of course I know Tanner’s in town He lives here now Honey, you’re not reading ram or you’d already know this and much, much more”
She didn’t touch that one The sole reason she was back in Lucky Harbor and not in San Francisco was because of her grandma
Callie’s dad—Lucille’s only son—had been an attorney Actually both of her parents had been, and even retired, they still liked things neat and logical
Grandma Lucille was neither, and Callie’s parents were pretty sure her grand with a full set of marbles Callie had drawn the short stick to come back and find out what needed to be done She’d been here teeks, staying in the rental because she needed to be able to work in peace Her grandma had loaned her the car since she’d been soundly rejected by the DMV for a license renewal The two of them had daily meals—mostly lunches, as Lucille’s social calendar land look like a slacker But there’d been no sign of crazy yet