Page 26 of Blame It on the Bikini
"What else is on your agenda today?" Grayson asked as they settled into their seats.
"Planning out the photographs I need to make my collection sing."
"What's at the top of the list?"
"I heard about some caves about five miles south of here that are only accessible during very low tides, which happens a half dozen times a year. Apparently, someone once died when they stayed too long and didn't get out before the water rushed back in.
"Sounds dangerous."
"But doesn't it sound like I could get some great pictures?"
"Yes," he admitted. "Will there be any low tides coming up?"
"There's actually one on Saturday morning. The tide will be at its lowest point in the past three months at seven a.m. I'd probably have an hour to get in and out."
"I don't think you should go alone. What if you run into problems?"
"If I run into problems, I wouldn't want to risk anyone else's life."
"This is sounding less and less like a good idea," he said with a frown.
"I don't think it's that dangerous as long as I move quickly. And this is what I wanted to do when I quit my law job. I wanted to take chances and explore and show the world to people who don't have the time or money to see it for themselves." She paused. "I'm going to do it. I'm going to finally stop making excuses and just go. And I can't die—I have a wedding to shoot at three thirty on Saturday afternoon."
Concern filled his gaze. "I don't know, Lexie. It sounds risky."
"Isn't everything worth doing a little risky? It's rumored that the caves were once used for smuggling. Who knows what I might find inside? Maybe some old gold coins."
"Or maybe some bones," he said darkly.
She shivered at that. "Stop trying to scare me, Grayson."
"I think you should be scared."
"I am a little," she admitted. "But I shouldn't let fear stop me, right?"
"I'm coming with you."
Surprise ran through her at his declaration. "No way you're coming with me."
"Why not?"
"Well…I don't know. Why would you want to?"
"I don't think you should go alone, and if you don't want to ask your friends, then I'll go."
"You just said it was risky."
"And you just reminded me that there's little reward without risk."
She stared at him for a long minute, not quite sure why he'd made the offer, but she was going to accept before he changed his mind. "Okay. But if we find any gold coins, they're mine. You're already rich."
His smile parted his lips. "I say we split any reward. I'm not going treasure hunting without a stake in the find."
"We're not treasure hunting. I'm going to take photographs."
"Well, I'm going to look for treasure, because I can't imagine a better place to find something unexpected."
"You look way too excited now for someone who just said this was dangerous," she said with a smile.
