Chapter 12
Anton was the first to reach their car parked out on the Mousehole breakwater—no parking along the narrow streets near Ship Inn.
Fifteen minutes later, he was still sitting on the seawall when Jesse showed up.
“If you’re thinking getting here so fast earns you a seat up front beside my wife, you got some rethinking to do there, pard.”
“Just trying to show you up, you lazy cowboy. Don’t you ever move above a mosey?” That’s when Anton figured out that Michelle had been messing with him, giving him plenty of warning but telling him he didn’t have any time.
Time that he could have used saying goodbye to—
He spotted Michelle’s jaunty stride coming around the turn of the breakwater.
Anton pushed to his feet and strode up to her until he blocked her way toe-to-toe.
“Hey, you’re
