A few people in matching polos were handing out flyers to anyone who would take one. It was probably some kind of sale. The one closest to us made eye contact. Shit.
“Sunrise snorkeling,” the man said. “Come with us to see the reefs light up in the morning.”
I took the paper. “Thanks.”
Coral reefs. Where were we, exactly? I’d been so out of my mind missing Logan and recovering from my episode in the closet that I hadn’t thought about where the competition was. We might be close to the southernmost tip of the reef restoration project I was investigating.
Down here was the first place they rebuilt the reefs, so the project had been complete here for years.
But that didn’t mean there wasn’t anything to see.
“Wow,” Theo whispered.
I looked up from the flyer and stopped. Floating walkways hovered in the dark water beneath a frame that heldthousandsof hanging lightbulbs. They were hung at levels that made the big swooping shapes look like clouds.
With the moon setting on the horizon, it was easily one of the most beautiful things I’d ever seen.
The walkway rocked under my feet, and all I could do was stare upwards. It was magical. Like a little pocket you wanted to live in forever. “I love this.”
“Yeah?” Logan asked.
I leaned on the railing and he braced his arms on either side of me. “My dad would love this, too.”
“You’re right, and so would Mom. If it wasn’t ending this week, I’d tell them.”
My thoughts made me feel guilty, but for the first time, I didn’t let the guilt linger. I wasn’t a monster for reacting to something that hurt me. “It might sound terrible, but I’m okay having a place that he hasn’t been.”
Theo leaned his forearms on the railing next to us. “Cecil never took Trinity with him. Ever.”
Logan kissed the top of my head, lingering there. “I’m sorry, wildfire.”
“It’s okay.”
“No,” he said. “It’s not. But if I can take you with me where I surf, I’ll do it in a heartbeat. I’m sure Bastian will say the same. And Theo would, if he was still an athlete.”
“Rude.” Theo chuckled.
The breeze picked up, and I shivered. It was cool off the water. Logan rested his chin on my shoulder. “Ready to head back?”
“A couple more minutes. You can keep me warm.”
He laughed. “Yes, ma’am.”
I lifted the blankets and crawled underneath them, onto Aiden’s body, popping my head out from the blanket at his chest and resting my chin on it. “Hi,” I whispered.
Eyes still closed, he smiled. “Hello.”
“Can you do your hacker shit and find where I can buy something on short notice?”
He wrapped his arms around me and turned us to the side, still not opening his eyes. “Depends on what it is.”
“So you know the coral reefs? From the flash drive?”
“Yes.”
“Some of those reefs are down here. Older ones where the project is complete. It might be a good idea to take some pictures. But I’d need a camera that can go underwater.”
“How deep are the reefs?”
