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Isaac put his hand over her beating heart. “I think we can fix this.”
Chapter Twenty-Three
ISAAC
Whosaidyoucouldn’ttake your friends on your honeymoon? There was plenty of room on this boat for all of them. It wasn’t the enormous luxury cruise liner that he’d booked for him and Peach, but it was a very nice yacht with three double cabins and a pool. And there was nothing like cruising between some of Europe’s most historic tourist spots to remind everyone why they were all still friends.
“Oh man, I needed this,” said Kiera, stretching out on the deck.
Isaac, who was sorting drinks for everyone, couldn’t help notice the way that Bastion was staring at her. The two of them had barely said a word to each other, but they seemed to look at each other constantly. They either wanted to fight or fuck, he couldn’t figure it out.
“Tell me about it,” said Daisy, lying on a lounger beside her. “Thanks for letting us come on your honeymoon, Peachy Pop.”
Peach was in the pool, throwing a beach ball up and down. She looked incredible in her little pink bikini, all her curves on display, reminding Isaac of what a lucky guy he was. She wasn’t showing yet, though, which was just as well, because it seemed a little bit soon to tell everyone about that. Six weeks pregnant, though. It was a great feeling. All this time, and all this money, and what he’d really needed had been a beautiful wife and a wonderful family.
“When are you guys gonna play with meeeee?” Peach called to Daisy and Kiera.
Daisy looked over at her with a wicked grin. “Aren’t you going to say: ‘Ziiiiiiiip?’“ She said that last bit in a high-pitched voice that made everyone look at her in bemusement.
Peach clapped her hands excitedly. “Ziiiip! Ziiiiip! Ziiiiiiiip!”
“Is someone going to tell me what’s happening here?” asked Isaac.
“They’re speaking Gigglish,” Kiera told him. “It’s a secret language they made up years ago.”
Out of nowhere, Daisy began to snort like a pig.
Peach shook her head and snorted like a pig in return.
“I believe they’re saying ‘Thank you’ to each other,” Kiera translated for the group.
Everyone cracked up. It was so good to see the girls getting on like this. Kiera and Daisy seemed genuinely happy for Peach and Isaac now, and it was like they’d never been apart. Obviously, getting them back on side had taken time and patience. Isaac had apologized to Kiera and Daisy for not earning their trust properly. And Kiera and Daisy had apologized to Peach for not trusting her more in the first place.
The poor girls had promised not to fall out ever again. To always trust each other no matter what, and to be best friends forever. They all seemed to have learned something from the experience, and that was heartwarming to see.
Daisy raised her hands. “Alright, alright, I’m getting in! I was going to play with my new Beach Barbie set that Daddy got me, but I guess it can wait…”
Montague walked over to Daisy and kissed the top of her head. Then, he lifted her high into the air, making Daisy scream, and threw her into the pool.
“Naughty Daddy!” Daisy shouted, splashing water at him. “That was very, very bad!”
Montague laughed. “Guess I’ll have to suffer the same punishment then,” he said, jumping into the pool, fully clothed.
“Hey, wait for me!” squealed Kiera, jumping into the pool in her shorts and t-shirt.
It was great to see everyone goofing around like this. Even Bastion was laughing, and he’d barely smiled since his divorce. Life was good. Friends and family were everything.
“Come on, Daddy!” Peach laughed. “You have to get in too! Last one in’s a rotten egg!”
Isaac looked at Bastion. “Looks like we’re in this together, dude.”
Bastion didn’t even wait to be invited. He did a running jump, cannonballing into the end of the pool, splashing everyone and causing screams and laughter among the Littles.
“Uh oh,” said Peach. “Looks like you’re the rotten egg, Daddy.”
“It’s true,” said Isaac. “You got me.” He pretended to take a huge gulp of the sangria he’d been mixing, but then he put the glass down and ran over to the pool, jumping in with the force of a man who was never going to hold back, ever again.
“This is the life,” said Peach, swimming over to him.
