Tyler let the waves wash him in and out, in and out, like breathing. He loved being in the ocean, loved the kiss of sunshine on his skin, loved listening to the waves. And today, he was actually trying to hear what they were saying.
He couldn’t quite make out any words, but by the time he finally stood and took his surfboard back to shore, every muscle in his body had calmed. He showered, fed Bones, and picked up his phone.
Tawny had called, and her message erased all the peace he’d managed to find in the ocean that morning. He didn’t have much on his schedule, honestly, so a plan started to form in his mind.
They’d been telling everyone that her ring was getting sized, and he didn’t want to go into any jeweler and try to explain the situation now.
So he called Jasper, who worked in th
