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browsing through
the sale rack of bikinis. “We couldn’t get the darn thing open, so I
brought it home and put it on my deck last evening. Unfortunately, the
brats decided to prank me last night and took it.”
“Awww, bummer; you might be the new rich girl and don’t even
know it,” Vicki said, playing along. “Those crazy kids will probably call
you later demanding a ransom of chocolate chip cookies.”
“I know, right? I’m sure it’s empty anyway or filled to the top with
worthless crap. It wasn’t even a pretty crate, so I may just refuse their
demands,” Becki joked as her cell phone rang.
“Hi, Natie, where are you guys? I’m at the dive shop. Go left at the
next intersection, and it’s on the left. Ok, see you in a sec.”
“My sister and her boyfriend are in town,” she explained to Vicki.
“We wanted to go back out in the boat today, but the water is starting to
get a little rough. I think we’ll walk around The Battery downtown
instead.”
A bell over the door chimed as Natie breezed in. Becki immediately
noticed her puffy eyes, and the way Jonah slunk around the shop wearing
sour expression.
They had obviously been fighting again.
What a
vacation.
Poor Natie should have left his sorry ass at home. Come to
think of it, she should have left him period.
“Hi, Natie,” Becki said giving her sister a hug and totally ignoring
Jonah. “I thought we could go to White Point Gardens today. Since the
wind is starting to pick up a little, the water is starting to get rough. The
tropical storm is moving a little slower than expected, but I don’t think
we should go out in the boat today.”
“That’s fine with me,” Natie said, looking through the rack of new
swim suits. Holding up a blue bikini studded with Swarovski Crystals
around the neck and waist she said, “This one is pretty.”
Leave it to Natie to pick out the most expensive suit in the store. An
addiction to bling was one thing the sisters had in common.
“I love it! Vicki has the gray and black put back for me,” Becki said
with a flash of her dimple. The suit might not be something she would
want to wear diving, but it was killer beach wear.
Natie laughed. “I should have known,” she said, hanging the bikini
back on the rack.
“OK guys, let’s head out,” Becki called to Natie and Jonah.
“It was nice to meet you, Vicki,” Natie said as she followed Jonah out
the door.
“See ya, Vic,” Becki said, adding in a whisper, “I’ll take the blue one,
too.”
Vicki gave her a “thumbs-up”, whispering back, “You’re a good
sister.”
Retail therapy did help, but Becki still could not stop thinking about
Royce.
She longed to go home, turn the air-conditioner down to sixtyfive degrees, wrap-up in a blanket, sip hot sweet-tea, watch movies, and
indulge in a well-deserved pity party.
She could finish the evening by
consuming about a gallon of ice cream. What part of the universe
decided who attracted whom? And , what part of the universe made it ok
for one person to feel the attraction all the way to the depth of their soul,
while the other person evidently felt nothing?
Becki’s pity party would have to be put on hold. Natie and Jonah
were waiting for her, and Uncle Kurt had made it pretty clear that he
expected her for dinner tonight. She text him a reminder that Natie and
Jonah would be there, too.
A few minutes later, Kurt responded that he was expecting them all for dinner. Frogmore Stew was on the menu, and she was in charge of
dessert. Smiling, Becki decided that ice cream sundaes would be perfect.
#
Since Natie and Jonah were evidently not speaking to each other,
Becki couldn’t wait to get the heck out of the car. Parking was always
tricky, but walking downtown remained one of her favorite things to do.
History positively oozed from each building, street, and alley with a life of
its own.
Beautiful colors, blooming flowers, cobble stone streets, and
moss covered trees provided more color and depth than
the sale rack of bikinis. “We couldn’t get the darn thing open, so I
brought it home and put it on my deck last evening. Unfortunately, the
brats decided to prank me last night and took it.”
“Awww, bummer; you might be the new rich girl and don’t even
know it,” Vicki said, playing along. “Those crazy kids will probably call
you later demanding a ransom of chocolate chip cookies.”
“I know, right? I’m sure it’s empty anyway or filled to the top with
worthless crap. It wasn’t even a pretty crate, so I may just refuse their
demands,” Becki joked as her cell phone rang.
“Hi, Natie, where are you guys? I’m at the dive shop. Go left at the
next intersection, and it’s on the left. Ok, see you in a sec.”
“My sister and her boyfriend are in town,” she explained to Vicki.
“We wanted to go back out in the boat today, but the water is starting to
get a little rough. I think we’ll walk around The Battery downtown
instead.”
A bell over the door chimed as Natie breezed in. Becki immediately
noticed her puffy eyes, and the way Jonah slunk around the shop wearing
sour expression.
They had obviously been fighting again.
What a
vacation.
Poor Natie should have left his sorry ass at home. Come to
think of it, she should have left him period.
“Hi, Natie,” Becki said giving her sister a hug and totally ignoring
Jonah. “I thought we could go to White Point Gardens today. Since the
wind is starting to pick up a little, the water is starting to get rough. The
tropical storm is moving a little slower than expected, but I don’t think
we should go out in the boat today.”
“That’s fine with me,” Natie said, looking through the rack of new
swim suits. Holding up a blue bikini studded with Swarovski Crystals
around the neck and waist she said, “This one is pretty.”
Leave it to Natie to pick out the most expensive suit in the store. An
addiction to bling was one thing the sisters had in common.
“I love it! Vicki has the gray and black put back for me,” Becki said
with a flash of her dimple. The suit might not be something she would
want to wear diving, but it was killer beach wear.
Natie laughed. “I should have known,” she said, hanging the bikini
back on the rack.
“OK guys, let’s head out,” Becki called to Natie and Jonah.
“It was nice to meet you, Vicki,” Natie said as she followed Jonah out
the door.
“See ya, Vic,” Becki said, adding in a whisper, “I’ll take the blue one,
too.”
Vicki gave her a “thumbs-up”, whispering back, “You’re a good
sister.”
Retail therapy did help, but Becki still could not stop thinking about
Royce.
She longed to go home, turn the air-conditioner down to sixtyfive degrees, wrap-up in a blanket, sip hot sweet-tea, watch movies, and
indulge in a well-deserved pity party.
She could finish the evening by
consuming about a gallon of ice cream. What part of the universe
decided who attracted whom? And , what part of the universe made it ok
for one person to feel the attraction all the way to the depth of their soul,
while the other person evidently felt nothing?
Becki’s pity party would have to be put on hold. Natie and Jonah
were waiting for her, and Uncle Kurt had made it pretty clear that he
expected her for dinner tonight. She text him a reminder that Natie and
Jonah would be there, too.
A few minutes later, Kurt responded that he was expecting them all for dinner. Frogmore Stew was on the menu, and she was in charge of
dessert. Smiling, Becki decided that ice cream sundaes would be perfect.
#
Since Natie and Jonah were evidently not speaking to each other,
Becki couldn’t wait to get the heck out of the car. Parking was always
tricky, but walking downtown remained one of her favorite things to do.
History positively oozed from each building, street, and alley with a life of
its own.
Beautiful colors, blooming flowers, cobble stone streets, and
moss covered trees provided more color and depth than
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