Luke woke from his dream. He twisted out of bed and stood swaying. What was it? He’d been under water and something had been chasing him. He’d dove very deep. The weight of the sea had pressed down so that he could barely breathe. In the dark depths he found a light in the foggy distance. With desperation he’d swam for the light but it kept moving away. Then something large loomed over him and he couldn’t breathe at all. Sea water rushed down his mouth and he limp.?

He shook off the dream and made a cold breakfast. He moved to get ready for the day. Another group was coming for a glorious day of fishing.

Outside the sun was still just a blur of orange soon to eclipse the world. He checked over the side. The gulf water was dark and suddenly mysterious. Someone had gotten on his boat and gone through his papers. It wasn’t what he would have expected from a cartel poised to strike. But if it wasn’t them who was it? Perhaps a local youth with too much time on his hands. Yet there was that fish like fin.?

“Skipper,” Tiger called. “Permission to come aboard?”

“Always,’ Luke said with a laugh.

As usual Tiger was stunning. Her dark skin glistened in the early morning sun. There was plenty of skin to see as she wore a pair of cutoff jeans and a tight cotton shirt with a bare midriff.?

“You know if there are any ladies today they will be mad as hell you are dressed like that.”

“They are all guys and besides, how do you expect me to dress out here in the hot sun?”

“I suppose.”

“Find out anything about our intruder?”

“Not really. There was a fuzzy image on the parking lot vid but it is poor quality.”

“Nothing is missing right?” Tiger’s voice was anxious.

“Not that I can tell. Maybe it is a local kid messing around.”

“Could be.”

The reservation group arrived and they started another day of work. Being out on the Gulf fishing really wasn’t much work for Luke.

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