Chapter 23
Mark stood in his boat looking for things he might have overlooked when he’d made repairs, after an overlong and cold winter. He hadn’t taken her out yet. Still, wouldn’t hurt to check it one more time.
A pontoon drifted slowly by the dock. Mark’s head jerked up at the sound, and he reached for a g*n that wasn’t holstered in his polo shirt. Knee-jerk reaction. He was nervous tonight.
The passengers in the pontoon waved. He waved back.
If it weren’t such an important family tradition, he’d keep Annie inside tonight. Watch the fireworks from a bedroom balcony.
Mark shook off the possibility. No. He didn’t want to disappoint Annie or his mother after Julia and her friends had gone into so much detail about the fun they had on the boat every Fourth.
Annie. Mark normally didn’t
