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him.  “What would you like to have for dinner?”
    “Umm….”  Amber had seemed so confident when it was just the three of them, but now that Cody was there, she seemed confused.  “I think the traditional thing could be cool.  I’ve never been to a luau before.”
    Cody’s eyes met Steven’s.  “My lady wants a luau.  You wanna handle it, or should I?”
    Steven shrugged.  “I’ll just add it to everything else I’m calling about.”   He wasn’t sure if Bailey even realized it was Valentine’s Day, but he did, and he was going to make the evening as special for her as he could manage.  She seemed to like being with the other women, so they’d do a group dinner.
    Justin turned Sarah to face him, talking to her in low tones the others could barely make out.  “Is that all okay with you?  I don’t want you to be roped into anything you don’t want to do.”
    Sarah smiled, her green eyes sparkling.  “It all sounds wonderful to me.  Thanks for asking.”   Her face showed her gratitude that he actually cared about her opinions since she wasn’t really his date.
    “I’m getting a sitter for tonight and tomorrow,” Steven announced.  “Bailey should be able to participate in the luau, but I have a feeling Faith is a little too young to appreciate the experience.”
    “You don’t have to do that.  You can stay with the others while I sit with the baby especially since we’re going to be doing a girl’s day tomorrow.”  Bailey felt like she was lacking as a nanny.  She wasn’t here to be entertained.  It was her job to take care of her niece.
    “I wasn’t asking, Bailey.” He paused for a moment.  “You’re not going to spend Valentine’s Day in the resort with the baby, when you can be with us.” He squeezed her shoulders and walked off toward the main resort to make his calls. 
    As he walked off, the other two women looked at Bailey and laughed.  She was right.  The three men were all the same.  “How do you three get along when you all think you have the right to control everyone around you?” she asked Cody and Justin.
    Justin shrugged.  “I guess we all accept the fact that we’re equal partners, and we can only control everyone else.”
    All three women laughed at that.  It really seemed like the most plausible solution.  “Well, I’m going to get the baby into the house.  It’s time for her to eat.”
    The other four stood on the beach deciding where they’d all sleep, and Bailey left them to their own devices.
     

Chapter Seven
     
    Bailey fed Faith her bottle and gave her a bath.  Since she had a sitter coming to care for her that evening, she thought it would be best if Faith needed nothing other than another bottle and diaper change before bed.  Steven came up behind her as Bailey was zipping up her pajamas.
    When Faith saw him, she gurgled and kicked her feet excitedly.  “I think you’re her new favorite person.”  Bailey looked over her shoulder as she said the words, wondering how Steven would react to his place in Faith’s life.
    He shrugged, but smiled at the little girl.  “A babysitter will be here in about an hour.  I have the driver of the boat, and the same sitter arriving at nine in the morning.  That way you’ll have about three hours before lunch.  The spa is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon.  They’re going to do massages, facials , body scrubs , manicures and pedicures.  They said if you wanted more, you could let them know in the morning.”  His arms came around her waist as she picked the baby up.  “Isn’t it really early for her to be in her jammies?”   He wasn’t sure of her schedule, but it was only six in the evening, and he hadn’t noticed her ready for bed so early at home.
    She looked down at the little girl in her arms.  “Yeah, but I thought it would make it easier for the sitter.  I gave her a bath, too.  She’s ready for bed other than another couple of diaper changes and her