Written in the Stars
“He had a difficult time concentrating. He kept seeing Cordelia underwater struggling for air, kept wondering what had truly happened to her air gauge. He had to stop this.
Worrying about her served no purpose. He needed to focus since, obviously, he would be on his own as always. No way would Cordelia want to have anything to do with him, not after today.
That didn’t keep him from worrying. Or from wanting.
He steeled himself against what he couldn’t have. And concentrated on what h...e could.
What he’d wanted for years was to find a mother lode that would enhance his reputation as a treasure hunter. He had to keep his goals in mind. He would succeed. He would make his parents proud of him, of themselves, make them stop feeling like failures because they had never gotten rich off of the sea. They were the ones who’d instilled the love of this life in him. They were the ones who’d taught him his trade.MoreLess
Worrying about her served no purpose. He needed to focus since, obviously, he would be on his own as always. No way would Cordelia want to have anything to do with him, not after today.
That didn’t keep him from worrying. Or from wanting.
He steeled himself against what he couldn’t have. And concentrated on what h...e could.
What he’d wanted for years was to find a mother lode that would enhance his reputation as a treasure hunter. He had to keep his goals in mind. He would succeed. He would make his parents proud of him, of themselves, make them stop feeling like failures because they had never gotten rich off of the sea. They were the ones who’d instilled the love of this life in him. They were the ones who’d taught him his trade.MoreLess
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