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“Good morning to you too, darlin’.”
“Shouldn’t you be at work?”
He closed his computer, giving me his full attention.
“I should, but I’m not.”
“What does that mean?”
He looked around. “Where are the kids?”
“In the playroom.”
“Isn’t it a little early for them to be playing?”
“Are you here to reprimand me for not following your schedule? You see us through your cameras. This isn’t the first time I’ve thought about what they need and not your overbearing demands.”
He placed his elbows on the marble slab. “How often do you break my rules?”
“I don’t know how to answer that without making you mad.”
He grinned. “That often?”
“You didn’t answer my question. Why aren’t you at work?”
“I thought you wanted me to spend more time at home.”
“You’re listening to what I want now?”
“I’ve always listened to you, Evie. I just couldn’t give you what you wanted until now.”
“Which is?”
“My time.”
“I don’t understand.”
“You will.” He slid what looked like a brochure over to me.
“What’s this?”
“Read it and find out.”
There in front of my gaze was the dream vacation for any family. Five days on a private yacht and island.
Meeting his engrossed stare, I stated, “I still don’t understand.”
“What are you not understanding? You wanted time, and I’m giving you five days.”
I jerked back, surprised. “We’re going to this?”
He nodded.
“So let me get this straight… It’s me, the kids, and you? On a yacht and private island for the next five days?”
He nodded again.
“Why aren’t you speaking?”
