Chapter Ten
Arabella
“Take my hand, Arabella.” Chase reached out to me as he stood on the deck of his boat.
The waves moved it up and down, making me afraid that I would fall into the water if I didn’t take the step at exactly the right moment. “I’ve never been in a boat before, Chase. This is sort of freaking me out.”
“I won’t let you fall,” he said as he dipped his head to catch my eyes. “I promise you that I won’t let you fall.” He wiggled his fingers. “Take my hand. You can trust me.”
Closing my eyes, I held out my hand and felt him take it, pulling me to him. My foot hit the deck, and then the other one did too, and I finally opened my eyes. “I did it!”
“Yes, you did.” He led me to a seat, not letting go of my hand. “You sit here, right across from me. Once we get out to calmer
