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I nod. “I know. I’m going to stay here with her until she feels better. You guys do whatever you want.”
She nods, stands, and hugs me.
Well, isn’t this a way to start my fortieth birthday. Nothing like what I was hoping or expecting. I need my little girl and my woman to get things settled because I’m officially at my limit. Jamie doesn’t want me talking to Kayla to make things better and I’m tired of doing it. I’m staying out of it, no matter what happens after this.
I return inside to lie with Jamie, grateful she’s getting some rest. She sleeps until nearly noon. She cuddles closer to me when she rouses awake.
“Feeling better?” I ask.
“Yes. I can still feel the rocking motion, but I don’t feel as ba
d.”
“Good.” I kiss her forehead. “Hungry?” Neither one of us had much of a breakfast and I’m starved. “We can grab something to eat and then figure out what we want to do next.”
“It’s your birthday and you’re the boss. I feel better so I’m game for anything now.”
I grin. “Oh, really?” My hand on her hip slips underneath her shirt and right up to her breast. “I do recall that sex was highly likely after breakfast.”
“I never had breakfast, though,” Jamie points out with a little laugh.
“Neither did I. Let’s go eat.”
We get out of bed and a few minutes later, we’re back in the dining room where breakfast was served to find a buffet for lunch.
“Hey! Look who it is!”
We turn to find Gregory also getting in line. He immediately hugs Jamie, startling her. “I’m sorry about my idiot sister,” I hear him say. “And I’m sorry about the other thing; I’m sure you would’ve made a great mom. Just felt like I needed to hug you and tell you that.” He releases her.
“Thanks, Gregory.”
“Are you feeling better?” he asks as we get hand sanitizer rubbed into our hands and then grab plates.
“Yes, much better.”
We move around picking out what we want before finding a table.
“What have you been doing all morning?” I ask him as we sit.
“I watched a movie on the top deck, but I’ve mostly been in the teen center. There’s a thing with the lumberjack after this. What are y’all going to do?”
“We haven’t decided.”
Gregory insists we should come with him to see the lumberjack, especially since we’re going to a show in Ketchikan tomorrow. He’s been carrying around an itinerary on what all is happening on the ship, so Jamie and I are able to look it over and decide what we might want to do after that. We could do a merengue dance class. There’s line dancing, a lecture on the ports, and a bingo game. All are possibilities before we have to get ready for formal night.
“Do you know where Kayla and Logan are?” I ask Gregory, mostly out of curiosity.
He shrugs. “Haven’t seen them since this morning and they didn’t tell me their plans. She just told me to make sure I’m back in time to get ready for tonight, which I already knew to do.” He rolls his eyes.
“Are there a lot of teens at the teen center?” Jamie asks.
“Um, there’s a decent number, I guess. There’s a really hot girl from Texas there; I’ve been hanging out with her.”
With a sigh, I shake my head. “You be on your best behavior, son.”
“I will, Dad. She’s the friendliest person there. It’s not like I’m going to hit on her; I have a girlfriend.”
“You do?” Jamie asks with excitement while with hurt, I ask, “You do?” He hasn’t told me about a girlfriend. Why wouldn’t he tell his dad about that?
