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Chapter Forty
Miguel loved being in Jake’s suite, having Carlos looking after his every need, but tonight the supper he’d brought him sucked. He couldn’t eat it. Heck, he couldn’t even tell what it was – a gooey, tomatoey, stew-like dish full of vegetables he didn’t recognize.
What he really wanted was a pizza. After all, this was his last night on board the cruise ship. Talking himself into going against both Jake’s and Rylee’s implicit instructions, not wanting to ask Carlos to bring him something else, he decided he’d go directly to the pizza area, get his new favorite meal, pepperoni with double mozzarella and bacon and bring it right back to the cabin. Since all the food in the ship’s open dining areas was free, all he had to do was give his order and wait till they passed it over.
Checking both ways to be sure the long corridor was clear, he slipped out and ran up the stairs to the food court. Hundreds of people were milling around the numbers of different buffets, balancing trays filled with delicacies like fish, salads, meats and fancy desserts.
The mind-blowing smells of various creations being prepared and cooked as he headed to his station got to him. His stomach growled for the pending treat he’d come to fetch.
Everything a person could dream of or crave existed in one food section or another, with the various counters full to bursting going on forever. One of the many cooks stood in front of a heat lamp, and on a thick wooden cutting board rested a huge succulent ham ready to slice. Next to him was another cook in front of a prime rib roast.
The line-up there was too long, or Miguel would have stopped for some of the meat. The day before, he’d tasted it with Rylee and knew how delicious it was. Just thinking of her made the shame of ignoring her order to stay in the room return, and he came close to turning around and giving up his quest.
If it hadn’t been for the fellow passing him, carrying a huge pizza full of pepperoni and cheese-covered mushrooms, he would have. But the smells assaulted, and his mouth watered.
Moving into place at the end of the long pizza line, he shrugged off his worry and ignored his feelings of guilt. No one need ever know he was being bad.
Right?
