children.
Sunny lay enjoying the sun for a few minutes before she went to help Allison with her sand castle. As she walked over to join the others, two teenage boys walked by and they both gave her a loud wolf whistle.
“See what you’re doing, you’re disrupting the whole beach ,” Chase whispered in her ear as she knelt down in the sand. “Maybe I should have said no to the bikini.” He grinned when he saw the shocked look on her face. “I’m joking, Sunny.”
“Sunny, look, my castle is falling down ,” Allison said nearly in tears.
“Oh, sweetie, we can fix that. Let me help you.”
The next few hours were spent playing with Allison and Brice, the four of them laughing together and having a wonderful time. Sunny realized she loved the time she spent with the Dupont children.
Soon it was time to get washed up for dinner. The tired but happy foursome gathered their belongings and trudged back to the beach house. When they arrived in the garden, Chase sprayed the sand off both children with the garden hose, while Sunny toweled them dry.
“Your turn, Sunny,” Chase said as he pointed the hose at her. She shivered as the freezing cold water stung her body.
“Turnabout’s fair play, hand over the hose.” She sprayed the sand off him and after everyone was reasonably dry enough not to drip water on Alice’s floors, they went into the house giggling and laughing together happily, just like a family.
Alice grinned when she saw them. “Dinner will be ready by the time you all get changed and back down here. We’re having Allison’s favorite.”
“Pasgetti, yippee .” Allison jumped up and down, clapping her hands.
They all walked up the stairs to dress. Chase helped Brice , while Sunny helped Allison. Sunny sent Allison down to see how the spaghetti was coming along, while she dressed for dinner.
“That was a great afternoon ,” Chase said as he walked into the hallway from Brice’s room.
“Yes, I enjoyed it. They’re great kids,” she replied as she went back into her room. And Daddy’s not bad either, she thought, as she remembered how his touch has burned her skin earlier.
When Sunny got to the dining room, the children were already seated. Chase walked in right behind her. A large bowl of steaming spaghetti and meatballs sat in the middle of the table along with individual salads and breadsticks. No wonder it was Allison’s favorite meal. It looked and smelled delicious.
“Heavenly spaghetti, Sunny, we actually use Alice’s recipe at the restaurants.”
“You’re kidding, Chase, that’s great. Do you use Alma’s recipes, too?”
“Yes, a few of them,” he answered with a smile in Alice’s direction.
“Sunny, a little bird told me you are somewhat of a chocoholic.” Alice glanced at Chase as he winked at Sunny.
“Yes, sorry to say, I am.”
“Well, we have chocolate mousse for dessert, just for you. This was ladies night, spaghetti for Allison and chocolate for you. Tomorrow night, I’ll fix the boys of the family their favorites.”
“You’re a sweetheart.” Sunny smiled up at her.
She ’d grown fond of Alice and Alma both in the short time she’d known them. And they spoiled her so, always having her coffee ready for her, and now the chocolate. She felt special being around this family.
The meal tasted as delicious as it had looked and smelled. When the coffee and dessert were brought out, Sunny was truly in heaven.
“Alice, you spoil us all so much,” Sunny said as she accepted a cup of coffee.
“I spoil those I care about, Sunny, and that includes you. You ’ve charmed your way into this family, and it’s a joy to have you with us.”
“Oh, thank you so much. You all mean so much to me , too. I really don’t have any family, except my mom, now that my dad is gone. I’m an only child.”
“So you’re used to being spoiled, then ,” Chase commented with a grin.
“Not really. I mean, I had a great childhood, with two loving parents. But I
Sunny lay enjoying the sun for a few minutes before she went to help Allison with her sand castle. As she walked over to join the others, two teenage boys walked by and they both gave her a loud wolf whistle.
“See what you’re doing, you’re disrupting the whole beach ,” Chase whispered in her ear as she knelt down in the sand. “Maybe I should have said no to the bikini.” He grinned when he saw the shocked look on her face. “I’m joking, Sunny.”
“Sunny, look, my castle is falling down ,” Allison said nearly in tears.
“Oh, sweetie, we can fix that. Let me help you.”
The next few hours were spent playing with Allison and Brice, the four of them laughing together and having a wonderful time. Sunny realized she loved the time she spent with the Dupont children.
Soon it was time to get washed up for dinner. The tired but happy foursome gathered their belongings and trudged back to the beach house. When they arrived in the garden, Chase sprayed the sand off both children with the garden hose, while Sunny toweled them dry.
“Your turn, Sunny,” Chase said as he pointed the hose at her. She shivered as the freezing cold water stung her body.
“Turnabout’s fair play, hand over the hose.” She sprayed the sand off him and after everyone was reasonably dry enough not to drip water on Alice’s floors, they went into the house giggling and laughing together happily, just like a family.
Alice grinned when she saw them. “Dinner will be ready by the time you all get changed and back down here. We’re having Allison’s favorite.”
“Pasgetti, yippee .” Allison jumped up and down, clapping her hands.
They all walked up the stairs to dress. Chase helped Brice , while Sunny helped Allison. Sunny sent Allison down to see how the spaghetti was coming along, while she dressed for dinner.
“That was a great afternoon ,” Chase said as he walked into the hallway from Brice’s room.
“Yes, I enjoyed it. They’re great kids,” she replied as she went back into her room. And Daddy’s not bad either, she thought, as she remembered how his touch has burned her skin earlier.
When Sunny got to the dining room, the children were already seated. Chase walked in right behind her. A large bowl of steaming spaghetti and meatballs sat in the middle of the table along with individual salads and breadsticks. No wonder it was Allison’s favorite meal. It looked and smelled delicious.
“Heavenly spaghetti, Sunny, we actually use Alice’s recipe at the restaurants.”
“You’re kidding, Chase, that’s great. Do you use Alma’s recipes, too?”
“Yes, a few of them,” he answered with a smile in Alice’s direction.
“Sunny, a little bird told me you are somewhat of a chocoholic.” Alice glanced at Chase as he winked at Sunny.
“Yes, sorry to say, I am.”
“Well, we have chocolate mousse for dessert, just for you. This was ladies night, spaghetti for Allison and chocolate for you. Tomorrow night, I’ll fix the boys of the family their favorites.”
“You’re a sweetheart.” Sunny smiled up at her.
She ’d grown fond of Alice and Alma both in the short time she’d known them. And they spoiled her so, always having her coffee ready for her, and now the chocolate. She felt special being around this family.
The meal tasted as delicious as it had looked and smelled. When the coffee and dessert were brought out, Sunny was truly in heaven.
“Alice, you spoil us all so much,” Sunny said as she accepted a cup of coffee.
“I spoil those I care about, Sunny, and that includes you. You ’ve charmed your way into this family, and it’s a joy to have you with us.”
“Oh, thank you so much. You all mean so much to me , too. I really don’t have any family, except my mom, now that my dad is gone. I’m an only child.”
“So you’re used to being spoiled, then ,” Chase commented with a grin.
“Not really. I mean, I had a great childhood, with two loving parents. But I
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