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Authors: Tiffany Madison
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as soon as I stepped into the room.
“Oh, hey, the princess is awake,” he said, with a wide smile. “I tried waking you up to go out, but you wouldn’t budge.”
It was obvious that he had a bit of a buzz, but it seemed like he was in a good mood. I hadn’t seen him dressed up like that before and I had to admit that he looked pretty cute. His hair was combed back and he had cleaned up the stubble on his face, leaving just enough to give him a rugged appearance.
“Yeah, I guess I was tired from the day,” I responded. “I think I’m finally over the motorcycle chase we had earlier, though.”
Danny laughed and then stepped the rest of the way into the cottage, closing the front door behind him. “Grab two glasses from the kitchen. You’re going to help me finish this bottle. Then we’re going back out. I found a really great bar that’s near the beach. You’re going to love it.”
A sinking feeling filled my heart as I listened to him. The man standing in front of me would be going off to war soon. A part of me wanted to tell him that I had snooped through his suitcase and that I knew all about his deployment. I needed to talk to him about it. I wanted to feel okay with it. But I decided that it would be best for us to have a few drinks and then go out and have some fun before I bring up such a heavy topic. So I turned and went to the kitchen, returning with two shot glasses.
“Shots?” I asked.
Danny just nodded as he pulled the cork out of the bottle. Then he sat down on the sofa, motioning for me to sit next to him. I walked over and set the glasses down on the coffee table and took a seat. Danny poured the shots and then handed me one.
“Say a cheers, Nikki,” he said.
“I don’t really know any,” I responded. “You say one.”
Danny shook his head and playfully shot back, “Just make one up. I’ll do the next one.”
I rolled my eyes as I held the tequila in my hand, trying to think of something to cheers to. There was so much on my mind, between Danny’s deployment and the motorcycle chase from earlier in the day. I had a hard time thinking of anything positive. Finally, though, I let the words flow out of my mouth.
“Okay,” I said. “Here’s to this vacation with my stepbrother, where I’ve learned more about him in one day than I had in my entire life.”
Danny’s eyes met mine and his expression softened. Then he nodded with approval and clinked his glass against mine.
“I like that,” he said. “It’s perfect.”
Then we both lifted the glasses to our lips. We tipped our heads back and let the fiery liquid flow across our tongues and to the back of our throat. It burned, but not as bad as I was expecting. Apparently good tequila is a lot easier to drink than the stuff that I was used to enjoying at frat parties.
“That was actually kind of good,” I commented, as I put the glass back on the table.
Danny set his down as well and then began to pour another.
“Another?” I asked. “You’re crazy.”
He just shrugged and said, “Hey, it’s our first night on vacation. We’ve already skinny-dipped. We might as well get a little drunk and go have some fun. Seems like the proper thing to do.”
He was right. If there was ever a time to cut loose and be free, it was right then. There were no parents, no teachers, no authority whatsoever. We were completely free to let it all go and have some fun. And fun was exactly what I needed after a day like that.
“Alright,” I said, as I grabbed the freshly filled shot glass. “Your turn. You do the cheers this time.”
Danny cleared his throat and looked up to the ceiling. The gears were turning behind his eyes for a few seconds. Then he brought his gaze back to me.
“Here’s to you, Nikki,” he finally said. “Here’s to you, for putting up with all of my shit for so many years. The fact that you’re willing to sit next to me right now says so much about who you are as a person. You have a kind of
“Oh, hey, the princess is awake,” he said, with a wide smile. “I tried waking you up to go out, but you wouldn’t budge.”
It was obvious that he had a bit of a buzz, but it seemed like he was in a good mood. I hadn’t seen him dressed up like that before and I had to admit that he looked pretty cute. His hair was combed back and he had cleaned up the stubble on his face, leaving just enough to give him a rugged appearance.
“Yeah, I guess I was tired from the day,” I responded. “I think I’m finally over the motorcycle chase we had earlier, though.”
Danny laughed and then stepped the rest of the way into the cottage, closing the front door behind him. “Grab two glasses from the kitchen. You’re going to help me finish this bottle. Then we’re going back out. I found a really great bar that’s near the beach. You’re going to love it.”
A sinking feeling filled my heart as I listened to him. The man standing in front of me would be going off to war soon. A part of me wanted to tell him that I had snooped through his suitcase and that I knew all about his deployment. I needed to talk to him about it. I wanted to feel okay with it. But I decided that it would be best for us to have a few drinks and then go out and have some fun before I bring up such a heavy topic. So I turned and went to the kitchen, returning with two shot glasses.
“Shots?” I asked.
Danny just nodded as he pulled the cork out of the bottle. Then he sat down on the sofa, motioning for me to sit next to him. I walked over and set the glasses down on the coffee table and took a seat. Danny poured the shots and then handed me one.
“Say a cheers, Nikki,” he said.
“I don’t really know any,” I responded. “You say one.”
Danny shook his head and playfully shot back, “Just make one up. I’ll do the next one.”
I rolled my eyes as I held the tequila in my hand, trying to think of something to cheers to. There was so much on my mind, between Danny’s deployment and the motorcycle chase from earlier in the day. I had a hard time thinking of anything positive. Finally, though, I let the words flow out of my mouth.
“Okay,” I said. “Here’s to this vacation with my stepbrother, where I’ve learned more about him in one day than I had in my entire life.”
Danny’s eyes met mine and his expression softened. Then he nodded with approval and clinked his glass against mine.
“I like that,” he said. “It’s perfect.”
Then we both lifted the glasses to our lips. We tipped our heads back and let the fiery liquid flow across our tongues and to the back of our throat. It burned, but not as bad as I was expecting. Apparently good tequila is a lot easier to drink than the stuff that I was used to enjoying at frat parties.
“That was actually kind of good,” I commented, as I put the glass back on the table.
Danny set his down as well and then began to pour another.
“Another?” I asked. “You’re crazy.”
He just shrugged and said, “Hey, it’s our first night on vacation. We’ve already skinny-dipped. We might as well get a little drunk and go have some fun. Seems like the proper thing to do.”
He was right. If there was ever a time to cut loose and be free, it was right then. There were no parents, no teachers, no authority whatsoever. We were completely free to let it all go and have some fun. And fun was exactly what I needed after a day like that.
“Alright,” I said, as I grabbed the freshly filled shot glass. “Your turn. You do the cheers this time.”
Danny cleared his throat and looked up to the ceiling. The gears were turning behind his eyes for a few seconds. Then he brought his gaze back to me.
“Here’s to you, Nikki,” he finally said. “Here’s to you, for putting up with all of my shit for so many years. The fact that you’re willing to sit next to me right now says so much about who you are as a person. You have a kind of
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