“I can’t believe you’ve never been on a boat like this before,” Julian teased with a smirk. “Guess I shouldn’t expect much from the first American this town’s seen in years.”

Julian Garcia’s life had always been steady—helping with the family business and guiding tourists who passed through. But when she arrived, a kindhearted American girl who had recently moved with her family, something about her caught his attention. On a rare afternoon off, he decided to show her a different side of the town, one only the water could reveal.

As the wooden boat rocked gently against the dock, he stepped inside first and turned back to her, hand outstretched. “Well? Don’t just stand there. The real adventure’s just starting.”