Damn, that had been intense.One of their most intense lovemaking sessions yet.It seemed to keep getting better and better.He was going to hate going home after this.How would sex even compare?
He didn’t even want to think about another woman when he was with Mac, but what could he do?Barry couldn’t ask her to come back with Vegas with him; she’d never agree.Her life was here in the Caribbean.Her life was dedicated to saving sharks.She couldn’t do that halfway around the world from them.
Maybe she could live with him and do her seasons here.Mac did say something about shark migration and when the season was.If a mission came up while he was here, he could get to Nassau and fly out.
Would it even be worth it at that point?
Barry let out a heavy breath.So many questions and ones he wasn’t even sure he should be asking himself.They had only known each other a few days.Maybe she didn’t want anything more than a fling with him, and he was making plans for no reason.He should focus on completing the mission and talk to her about it then.
With his heartrate back to normal, Barry rose and stumbled to the bathroom to discard the condom into the trash and get a warm washcloth.He cleaned Mac first; she barely even stirred.He had knocked her into a coma.The thought made him smile.He cleaned himself off next, then set an alarm to wake him early enough to get Mac home to shower and change before work.
Once done, he crawled into the bed and snuggled up beside Mac.As soon as she felt him touching her, she turned into his arms, laying her head in the crook of his arm and placing her hand over his heart.Little did she know, she already owned it.
Chapter 35
Mac decided to call the dive early.No one complained.They hadn’t seen as many sharks as yesterday, despite going to the same diving spot.Mac worried the overfishing on the island really was pushing the sharks away.
Now that she knew it was caused by overfishing, and who was doing it, it was time to put a stop to it, and there was only one person who could help her with that—Jacques.Despite what Barry thought, Jacques would not align himself with someone like Carver, but that didn’t mean Jacques didn’t know what was going on.Hardly anything happened on this island that Jacques didn’t know about.
Once they arrived back at the dock, Mac helped the crew store their equipment and then headed down to Jacques’ dock, not at all surprised to find him asleep.That seemed to be all the man did.
“Hi, Jacques.”
“Mac,” he said, his hat still covering his face.
“I need to talk to you.”
“Isn’t that what you’re doing already?”he asked, sounding sardonic.
Mac barely resisted the urge to kick the bucket from under his feet, but she needed to stay on his good side, otherwise he would never tell her anything.At least not without a king’s ransom.
“I need to ask you about Carver Walker.”
Jacques’ hand came up and pushed up the rim of his hat so she could see his eyes.It was hard to read the expression on his weathered face and his squinty eyes.“And what do you want to know about him?”he inquired casually, still not giving anything away.
“Where his boats are.”
“And why would I know that?”
“Because you know everything that happens on this island.”
“Carver isn’t from this island.”
“I don’t care where he’s from, Jacques, I need to know where his boats are now.The ones fishing on this island more specifically.”
“Mac, I’ve known you a long time.I’ve always respected what you did here, but there are forces at work you shouldn’t be messing with.”
“I already know he’s in business with Miles Banks.”
“Which is why you should let this go,” he added in all seriousness.
“Not while he is a threat to the sharks and to the people on this island.”
“It’s fish,” Jacques argued.“The sharks may leave, but it won’t impact the island.Nice try.”He snorted as if she were making up falsehoods to get him to tell her.
“And what do you think will happen when all the fish are gone from here?The economy tanks, forcing the residents to leave.The sharks go, leaving the chance of overpopulation of other species.Miles seems to think he can control everything after that.Do you want to be under Miles’s thumb?”
“You have no proof.”
