Liam’s life could be better. He’s recovering from a divorce and a bitter custody battle, which he loses. He dearly loves his six-year-old son, Lucas, but seeing him every second weekend is never enough. His one salvation is the sea. When he’s sitting on the sand, watching the waves rolling in, he feels at peace, calmed and restored.<br><br>One day, the waves are particularly high, and the sea particularly rough. He’s surprised to see someone swimming in such choppy seas. When Liam calls out to the man, asking if he needs help, the man simply waves back. Liam thinks he must be an idiot. Little does he know the person he sees is no man, which he discovers two days later.<br><br>When they meet, Liam is both horrified and fascinated. His curiosity produces a strange attraction that changes their lives irreversibly forever.

The Sound of the Sea

And if we go away together, we can truly be together, every day. No interruptions. We could make love and discover each other, unencumbered by…


Work! I can’t take three or four months off work! Mr Atkins would never allow it. I’d have to resign.


Could I afford alimony for that length of time? Pay rent? Pay bills? And support myself after I get back until I find another job?


Then, as if the devil had made a sudden appearance on his other shoulder, his thoughts went in another direction altogether.


Live a little. Who cares what happens when I get back? Lucas will still be here. I’ve played it safe all my life. Why can’t I just throw caution to the wind and do something a bit crazy?


Delegate. Work something out and just do it.


Chapter 22