“I’d never want to leave if I had access to this boat all the time,” I said when I sensed Primo join me. “When the water is rough, you might change your mind.” “I don’t know. I have a pretty strong stomach.” He motioned for me to join him on the bench seat. “Hopefully, we shouldn’t test that theory today. Diego is going to take us down the coast a bit, and here in the Gulf of California, the water is rarely rough. I enjoy taking the boat out myself sometimes, but since someone has been rather insistent about having my undivided attention, I figured I’d leave the navigating to someone else.” His tone was dry, but I could sense the sarcasm.“Is that teasing? Do I detect a jokester hiding deep beneath all that stoic badassery?” He scoffed. “Hardly.” “Santino has a lighter side, so if you put u

