Jack & Jilted
“Jack spoke, standing on the deck of the Rascal in a sleeveless shirt and a pair of shorts. “I can’t blame them, really. They are going to spend a couple of days here on the island, though, to make up for it.”“That’s nice,” Chloe said absently. “They probably want to replace some of the scarier moments with some pleasant ones. It’s their honeymoon, after all.”“Exactly,” Jack said. “They’re great people. I offered to discount their cruise—it wasn’t their fault, and they had a lot more traumatic t...ime than Mrs. Newcombe. Tom said no, that there was nothing we could have done about a freak storm. He also said if it weren’t for our crew, he and Lily might not have survived.” Jack smiled. “They’re just good people.”Chloe smiled, too, thinking of the couple in their cabin, hanging on to each other in the belly of the storm. “Yes, they are.”Chloe and Jack fell silent. It was an uncomfortable, awkward silence, and for them it was unusual.Chloe looked out from the dock to the island.MoreLess
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