Page 72 of Hidden Depths
Still watching.
She didn't say anything.
She didn't have to.
I'd already seen it.
Ward climbed the stairs carrying two mugs.
He handed one to Storm.
"You forgot yours."
She looked surprised.
"I did."
"You've been staring at the horizon for ten minutes."
"I have?"
"You have."
She smiled.
"Thank you."
He shrugged.
"I figured captains need coffee."
Scott pointed dramatically.
"He's learning."
Down on the main deck...
Frank stood beside Rose with one arm around her shoulders.
She rested her head against him while they watched flying fish skim across the water.
They didn't say much.
They didn't need to.
Some people spent fifty years learning how to talk to each other.
Those two had spent fifty years learning how to enjoy the silence.
Ward noticed them again.
His expression grew thoughtful.
I pretended not to.
A camera shutter clicked behind us.
Click.
