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“What do you think your faly relaxed

“Probably playing football, watching football, and talking about football”

“I’ football family”

“Yes Are you thinking about your family?” He rolled on his side to face me

“It’s hard not to It’s Thanksgiving It doesn’t feel like it We’re on a tropical island It’s hot and the sun is blistering But everywhere else but here that’s what people are doing They’re sitting doith a turkey and all of the sides They have on sweaters and boots Not bikinis and sunscreen”

“And you’re wondering if that will ever be us?” He cut right to the point I hadn’t been brave enough to make

I shrugged “I don’t know Will it?”

“We can sit and have turkey Do you want turkey today? I can e turkey for you Is twenty pounds enough? What about mashed potatoes?”

I laughed “It’s not about turkey or potatoes”

The sun sparkled on the horizon I didn’t think I had ever seen water this blue before There were sailboats with tall white sails billowing over the waves

“I don’t kno to answer that” He reached across the chair and placed his hand on ”

I put ”

One of the waiters passed by our cabana and Vaughn stopped him to place an order

“Can you bring us two coconut mojitos?”

The kid ran back to the bar to put in the drink order