explored their underwater paradise. All too soon Daffyd was standing in shallower water and removing his gear. “Mom and Dad will be here soon. We better get back.”
“Wow…that was so…cool. Thanks for talking me into it, Trisha,” gushed Samantha. “Seanna will go crazy over all the fish.”
“That’s what I was just thinking,” laughed Bryce.
“Where did all the time go?” said Leal shaking the water out of his curly hair.
“I’m starved! Let’s go get Bryson and Lucille settled and get some food,” said Trisha.
“Are you missing your kitchen yet?” joked Daffyd.
“Um…no!” she laughed.
Now that Bryce wasn’t being rushed to get into the water, he took the time to check out his cabana. His happened to be bright orange with a veranda across the front. There were two dark blue wooden deck chairs and a hammock handing on one end. Every cabana was facing east so that the sunset could be enjoyed every morning. Bryce had the whole place to himself. There was a king size bed, a nice bathroom and a couch and a table. Before he jumped in the shower to wash off the saltwater, he grabbed his phone and sent a quick text to Seanna. “ You’re gonna love the snorkeling! Hurry up and get here!”
When Bryce, Daffyd and Samantha went to meet the boat bringing the next two wedding guests, they were surprised to see three people step up to the dock. Bryce was a little confused knowing that his Uncle had booked the whole Island so that they would have the whole place to themselves. While staff grabbed bags and set them up on the wooden boards, Lucille reached and grabbed the arm of the third person and pulled her along. The stranger was thin and shorter than his grandmother. Blonde hair cut so that it landed right at her chin and big sunglasses covering her eyes. She pulled loose from Lucille’s grasp so that they could all exchange hugs, while she stood a few paces behind them all.
“Come over here Ally. I want you to meet our family. This is my son, Daffyd and his beautiful bride, Samantha. This handsome young man is my only grandchild, Bryce. Everyone this is Alyssa,” introduced Lucille. Lucille Sayvage was a woman who looked like a grandma. She was plump and had white hair and a ready smile. A little shorter than her husband she was still taller than Seanna and Samantha. Bryson too had a full head of white hair. He looked like an older healthier Daffyd.
Bryce took Alyssa’s hand and said, “Nice to meet you.”
“Thanks for having me,” she said to them all in general.
“Well, let’s show you all to your cabanas. Mom and Dad you two will be close to the dining facility in the royal blue cabana. Alyssa you’ll be sharing with Seanna, Samantha’s daughter. She won’t be coming until Wednesday. You two will be in the hot pink one,” he said with a chuckle.
“She won’t mind sharing?” asked the girl.
“No, she’s pretty used to having a roommate. It’s her second year of college,” said Bryce. “That’s why she couldn’t come right away, classes to finish.”
When they all met in the enclosed dining area for dinner more introductions were made. Everyone welcomed their new guest and tried to make her feel comfortable. She sat between Lucille and Grandma Sally, right across from Bryce. When she finally looked up from her menu to order Bryce was amazed at how blue her eyes were, after spending all day in water the same color. She was a very pretty, in a lost little girl way. Those blue eyes were wide and round, her bottom lip a little fuller than her top and she had lashes long enough to sweep her cheeks when she blinked. Most of the meal was spent with the family joking in their usual way and she listened with a small smile on her face. Bryce figured out before desert came that this had to be one of his Grandma’s ‘broken
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