Graduation No Face – Crea Reitan

“Half the guys in this room are DIK alums,” he says, nodding toward the table. “The other half are DIK’s RDU chapter alums.” “Does that mean it’s a requirement to be a part of DIK to be a member of the club?” I ask. “Also, I didn’t know there was an RDU chapter.” He grins and pulls out a chair beside Jude.

Liam gestures for me to sit, and like a damn gentleman, he slides my chair in for me as I do before taking a seat beside me. “Liam,” Jude greets, clapping his shoulder behind my back. “Stop trying to woo my man, will you?” Liam winks, but he addresses my question instead of Jude. “Not a requirement, no. It’s somewhat reversed, in fact. Members of Dark Island often attend schools where there’s a DIK chapter. Anticipating your next question, there are half a dozen around the world.”

“No shit.” I look around the table, my eyes stuck on the girls. Kole is a special circumstance, but otherwise, DIK is a fraternity. Men. “Are there sorority chapters?” He chuckles. “Yes—Sigma Upsilon Kappa.” I laugh. “SUK.” That’s hilarious. “You made it,” Zephyr says, gripping Liam’s shoulder on his way by.

“Didn’t think you’d be here in time for the race.” “Of course,” Liam says. “I’m looking forward to seeing Moll drown the competition.” “Speaking of the race, I’m going to check on the Hacker-Craft,” Moll says as she gets to her feet. She deposits her cloth napkin on her plate and heads for the door. “Eat,” Jude instructs. “I’ll take you to check out the Hacker-Craft before we head out to get in place.”

I’m honestly not as smitten with the old boats as it’s clear everyone else is. I much prefer something modern and sleek. Something that feels safe. Half of the boats Jude showed me, including the Hacker- Craft that Moll was triple-checking for the fiftieth time, didn’t look like they should float at all. The Hacker-Craft has a huge front end, and Moll will be sitting in the back.

While I can’t say where I’ve seen it, this is the kind of boat where the front practically glides on top of the water, where the heavier back is just below the surface with the motor. I imagine Moll has to stand as she drives, just to see over the front as it hydroplanes on the surface.

We’re on a 1960s party boat. It has a name.

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