“Oh my dear,” Julia blushes and sips on her iced latte.
“That isn’t a no,” Heaven says.
“It isn’t a yes! No fucking Julia! She’s family.” Kind of. “You didn’t fuck Ingrid—”
“Yes, I did,” Heaven says without embarrassment and shoves another spoonful of cereal in his mouth. “Me, Ingrid, and Louis had lots of fun. Rest in peace, the both of them.” Heaven kisses his spoon and points it toward the ceiling.
I have another headache coming on. I know way too much about Heaven’s sex life. “I’m going to take my girl kayaking and hope she still loves me. I don’t want to hear about what you do, Heaven. Please, no more.”
He lifts his shoulders, and I see his hand slide from under the table and onto Julia’s knee. Her face turns a bright shade of red, but she doesn’t say anything. She is playing hard to get. I snort internally. Yeah, wonder how long that will last. Heaven is too fucking good looking for any woman to turn him down.
I walk down the hall, thinking about what I am going to say to Gabriella. I can’t keep her here, and the last thing I want is for her to feel like she is bound and chained and imprisoned in a whole new way. My bedroom door is open and she is laying on the bed, back turned to me.
“Come on, baby,” I say from the doorway. “I’m going to show you some whales.”
She flips over so fast and gets to her feet quicker than the Road Runner. “Really?”
“Swear it. You stay close to me. That’s the rule.”
“I’ll be like a parasite!” she squeals as she runs and jumps on me. “Thank you. Thank you. Thank you! You won’t regret it, Sebastian. I’m so excited!” She sprinkles kisses all over my face and jumps down. “I might see a whale!” she screams and runs down the hall toward the front door, then she stops, flaying her arms and runs back to me. “Are you coming? Come on!” She grabs my arm and starts to hop. I’ve never seen her look so excited, and it makes the decision to say yes worth it. The smile that takes over her face makes me the luckiest man in the world. Her teeth are white, straight, but the only flaw is the front tooth. There is just the tiniest little chip, and I remember her saying it was when she fell off a scooter when she was eight and smashed her chin on the sidewalk.
I adore it.
I never want anything about her to change.
“I’m coming, I’m coming,” I say as she pulls me behind her to the garage.
“Oh.” She comes to a sudden halt, and I slam into her back.
“What’s wro—ng?” I follow her gaze to see Julia feeding Heaven the cereal. Piece by piece.
With her mouth.
They are laughing, and he is rubbing his fingers up and down her arm. Even with a broken leg, the man pulls women left and right no matter what.
“We are going to act like nothing is happening. Look down. Go to the garage.”
“I’m looking. I’m looking,” she says, casting her eyes to the floor as we make our way to the door.
When we open the door, she turns around with her mouth wide open. Right as I shut the door she speaks. “No!”
“Yes,” I say with a nod of my head.
“No!”
“Yep.”
I open the passenger side door for her, and she climbs in, then I run around to the driver’s side and get in.
“That was disturbing,” she murmurs and clicks her seatbelt into place. “I didn’t know he was interested in older women.”
“He’s interest in all the women.” I click the button to the garage door and wait for it to open before backing out. The day is beautiful, bright and sunny, a little cooler, which is perfect for whale watching. I hope she gets to see a them because it is a once in a lifetime experience.
I hold her hand on the way to the whale watch tour. It's only a few miles down the road, and I rented us kayaks for the day. I want to make sure she gets to see a damn whale. Ten hours on a kayak, she better.
“Thank you for getting me out of the house. I don’t think I could have taken another minute.” She sighs in content as we pull into the driveway of the small business.
Well, it is more like a shack on the edge of the ocean. It would look abandoned if it wasn’t for the different colored kayaks laying on the ground. They range from reds to greens to yellows and blues. The truck dips as I turn into the makeshift parking lot. It seems like a lot with no parking spaces and the grass is worn out.