“You’re nuts.” Kevin took a good long sip from his bottle.
Cole took it as a compliment. “Tag along sometime, I’ll show you a thing or two.”
Kevin just smiled and kicked his feet up on the railing. “Mickey says you ran straight over the reef. That’s a fine line between brilliant and desperate.”
Cole thought for a second and steadied his mind. He was serious when he replied to Kevin. “I know, man, but what the f**k were my options? I’m running aground either way at that point.”
Kevin nodded his head in agreement. “How did you know they wouldn’t follow you?”
Cole smiled. “I didn’t. I just assumed they wouldn’t. I fell back on what I know and I’ve seen it too many damn times. We—or they—won’t push things, and my only option was to exploit that.”
They were both silent for a moment. Cole
