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“So beautiful,” he says, gazing at ets all war about the sunset anymore, and I blush Thank God I’m too tan for him to notice

A few short ets out and opens both passenger doors As we exit, Chase says, “The boat is at the other end of the dock Follow me”

We head down a long boardwalk flanked by dozens of boats, each one bigger than the next The boardwalk ends at a floating dock We carefully step down onto the not-so-sturdy surface while continuing to follow Chase At the end of the dock is a large sailboat It has to be at least sixty feet long There is a plank to help us on board “Good afternoon, Mr Rereets Chase He nods his head as he plank

“How’s the weather?” he asks

“Perfect Not a cloud in the sky Cal”

“Excellent,” he mumbles as he climbs aboard Brenda and I take a seat toward the back of the boat on a long, cushioned bench Chase disappears below deck and colasses

Someone from below follows hie hole on the backside of the boat where it fits in perfectly No matter how much the boat pitches and rolls, the bucket will relass, he motions for the crew member to open the bottle, and does so with ease The pop of the cork alwaysher head in alasses, givingI’ve been set up?

Looking over at Brenda, she gives e smile Oh, yes, this was definitely planned I narrowto look out over the water Devious wone

Chase finishes pouring and sits directly in front of us in a chair bolted to the floor, his eyes focusing on me The captain approaches Chase as the crew scurries around the ship, untying knots so we can get underway “We will be getting underwayback toward his post

“Thank you,” Chasefroazes at me

With that, the boat floats away from the dock, the motor starts, and we head out toward the Gulf of Mexico Once we are far enough away and out of the no wake zone, the crew unties the sail It billows up and the boat jolts forward

Chase was right, of course It’s beautiful out on the open water, but I’ll never ad on ne Once the crew finishes with the sails, one lasses I stand up and head toward the bow

Holding on to the railing with one hand, I look out over the water Bottlenose dolphins flank the side of the boat, appearing to race us, creating quite the sight Taking a deep breath, I relax and enjoy the lide across the water My eyes drift to the horizon, watching the sun glisten off the tranquil water I close ht on my face, and sense rather than see someone come up behind me

“Hello, beautiful,” he murmurs close to my ear I turn to see Chase’s beautiful smile

“I had a drea my body toward him