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“Spotter? What’s that?”
“He s like wind, trajectory, and teets for me”
It took“What, you mean like for a sniper? Is that what you were?” I reun and the scope on the top of it
“Yeah,” was all Jace said Fro to talk about “Dalton,” – he ot out about a year after I did He bought this place a few years back I come out here sometimes when I need to decompress”
I glanced back at Dalton He was about the saer on top and shorter on the sides His stance was rigid while his eyes stayed on Jace as we made our way toward the dock, and I couldn’t help but wonder why Did the two men have a history that went beyond their time in the military?
I hated the burn of jealousy that went through me
“So, what, he’s agreed to let you use his boat? Just like that?”
Jace glanced at reed
I fell silent as I followed Jace onto the dock The boat was big, but not like the fancy yachts I’d seen at theboat in Jace helped ine started, I explored the boat It was surprisingly well appointed with a small kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom The bedroom had a full-sized bed in it, as well as a television and a DVD player Several plastic bags sat on top of the bed Curiosity got the best of h a couple There was an assorts, in two different sizes There were toiletries too A glance in the kitchen showed the fridge was full, as were the few cabinets
I went above deck in ti the boat to the dock Jace gave Dalton a final wave beforethe boat out into open water I kneere likely on Chesapeake Bay My father, Nick, and I had spent a lot of ti in Chesapeake Bay It was only later that the fishing trips had stopped being about fishing
I felt a wave of cold go through me and I automatically wrapped my arms around myself as Iso the weather wasn’t particularly cold, but as the boat picked up speed, the wind bit at my skin
I wasn’t sure where on the bay ere at, but I felt soot farther out onto the water There were other boats around, but it wasn’t particularly busy, and seeing regular people just going about their day as they fished or just explored all the little inlets s feel a little bit more nor had just been sohtmare