Chapter 20Naomi took Cal’s arm as the meeting began to break up. He glanced over to see Mitch and Bren busy in conversation and turned back to Naomi.
“What can I do for you?” he asked. He liked her. The few dealings he’d had with her showed him a smart and practical person. Less abstract thinking than some of the others around here—Mitch for one.
“Let’s find somewhere quieter to talk,” she said. “I’ve got a question for you.” She led him out of the room and up onto the deck, where they found a place at the rail, the wind at their backs snatching their words away out to sea.
“Cal, I think it would be a good idea if you ran for election to the council,” she said.
Cal started. He hadn’t been expecting that. He knew she was keen on getting on the council herself, and had assumed she was af
