Chapter 43

“Good morning Eliza,” said Andi, as she sat down on Yi’s bed and gently shook Yi’s shoulder.

“Hmmmm?” Yi rolled over and her face still wore the smile she wore when last seen dragging Kenny Johnson out of the feed store. “Eliza who?”

Andi handed her a cup of coffee. “Eliza Doolittle, you know, from My Fair Lady. Audrey Hepburn? She sang ‘I Could Have Danced All Night’ after an all-nighter with Rex Harrison?”

“We didn’t go dancing; we were just talking.” The look on Yi’s face said that she was close to melting into a puddle of sheer joy.

“I know, we got a text from Ayato Tanaka at 2:00 AM.” Andi pulled out her phone and read, “Dear Doctor Andi, please come get your hired help. I want to close and go home to my wife.”

“He’s so funny.” Yi rolled over on to her side with her back toward Andi and pulled the sheet up, covering a satisfied smile.

“Last time I mentioned Ayato, you called him a jerk.”

“He’s getting better.”

“Come on, it’s Monday morning, you’re back on the clock.” When Yi didn’t move, Andi gave her a smack on the butt. Then she brought up the picture of Yi kissing Ken on her phone, leaned over the supine Yi and held her phone where Yi could see it. “Your mom loved the picture.”

Yi’s eyes flew open, and she sat up. She grabbed Andi’s phone and stared at the picture. “You didn’t!” She then picked up her phone and saw that there were seven text messages from her mom. “You did,” she groaned.

Andi snatched her phone back and brought up a picture of Ken and Yi gazing into each other’s eyes, the one where Yi was wearing the pink hat with kitty ears. “Actually, I sent her this one.” When Yi sagged in relief, Andi asked, “So what was with the kiss? Usually, one saves that for after their first date.”

“He told me something meaningful, something that told me that we just might have a long and happy relationship.” Yi hugged herself and leaned back against the headboard with a sigh.

“Well? Out with it!”

With a dreamy smile, she sighed, “He said that he loves to fish and that he is looking forward to teaching me fly-fishing.”

“That’s it?”

“That’s it.”

“Fly-fishing earned a kiss?”

Yi gave Andi a lecherous smile. “You’re not going to believe what teaching me to tie a dry fly will get him.”

Actually, Andi could understand Yi’s feelings. Finding out that someone whom you are attracted to also shares a passion of yours can be emotionally overwhelming. Andi herself broke down in tears of joy when Paul told her how much he loved the twins. “Ok you, up and at ‘em. Paul and I have the truck loaded. We’re going to go warm up the cabin and stock the shelves. The girls are packed, and we have their stuff in the truck. Actually, they’re re-packed. I checked their backpacks, and they were full of Pringles and Jolly Ranchers. I repacked their bags and made sure they have some clothes to wear. You just need to get them fed and then bring your stuff with you. There’s some money on the table if you want to go to the Cozy corner for breakfast, Ok?”

Yi eased out of bed and walked over to the shower. “I asked Ken to come join us for a day, if you don’t mind.”

“Not in the least. Paul and I are heading out now.”

“You just want some mommy and daddy time.”

“Like I said, we’re going to warm up the cabin. Taa!”

Yi started the shower and stepped into the gentle spray; her supercharged nerve endings tingled with joy at the touch of the warm water. Suddenly, her shower was filled with the sound of giggling, and she felt little hands on her. She opened her eyes and found that the twins had joined her. Off in the distance, she heard Paul call out, “I tried to stop them!”

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