Surprise Melody Flintkote. Part Two
Copyright© 2019 by Old Man with a Pen
Chapter 53
“Ok,” I said. “Now ... go talk to Unca Dave.”
“Why?” Junior said,
“You have basic differences ... I don’t think you knew his side before today.”
“I think you’re right.”
She went out on deck, walked to the bow ... David was standing out there gazing at the not so distant beach. They began to talk. I set the autopilot and headed inside.
I made a thorough search of the food situation. For a man ... David did a good job. Ludington could supply the fresh we needed. I made a list.
I’ve garnered a few weird tastes ... world travel does that to a person. There are fruits, vegetables, even meats that aren’t available on the North American continent. Some don’t freeze well, some cannot be shipped and some are banned for reasons only known to the government ... and the wealthy ... some would be disruptive to the economy. I wondered where I was going to find good coffee. Probably the Upper Peninsula ... Houghton. Finnish light roast ... tastes like chocolate ... brewed in a French Press ... properly ... sweet dark chocolate ... mmmm ... with caffeine.
I almost panicked ... paper products ... soft and absorbent feminine necessities. Wait ... no ... won’t be needing those until next spring. But...
“Junior?”
They weren’t at the bow. They must have sneaked back to the cockpit ... or they were swimming to shore.
I looked out the open sliding glass doors. Ah ... snuggles.
“Junior?”
She struggled up from David’s lap. They had both been crying. She came to the salon.
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