Sea Legs, page 24
“There they are,” Steph said.
Didi and Pamela were hustling toward the gate, arm in arm and all smiles. Natalie hurried out to meet them. “You two had me worried.”
“You wouldn’t believe the shops at Bal Harbour,” Pamela gushed. “We’re coming back when we have more time.”
Didi dropped her overloaded shopping bag at her feet. “That’s right. Maybe next year we’ll stay here while you guys take the cruise from hell without us.”
Pamela smacked her arm playfully. “It was not the cruise from hell. I think it turned out pretty well.”
From what Natalie could see, the vacation had ended beautifully for Didi and Pamela, who were holding onto one another like new lovers. “You made it just in time. They’re about to call first class.”
“Where’s that gimpy girlfriend of yours?” Didi asked.
“Who are you calling a gimp?” Kelly called out.
Didi walked over to where the others sat. “I owe you an apology, Kelly, and I suppose it ought to be as public on this end as it was on the other.”
Natalie studied their faces and smiled to see a mischievous spark between them.
“I’ll let it pass this time, but if it happens again I’ll hold you down, shave your head and dress you in cargo pants.”
Didi nodded, not showing even a hint of humor. “Now that’s what I call a threat.”
“Ladies and gentlemen, at this time, we’d like to invite our first class passengers to board for Philadelphia.”
“That’s you,” Natalie said. “Think of us when they bring you that tenderloin for lunch. We’ll be back in the cattle car fighting over a sack of peanuts.”
Didi handed over their boarding passes. “Take these and give us yours. Kelly will be a lot more comfortable up front and she can use the footrest.”
Natalie’s jaw dropped at the gesture, which she might have refused if not for Kelly. “That’s so generous of you. We both appreciate it.”
“You know how I am…always putting others first.”
Once the words sank in, it was all Natalie could do to keep from snorting. That was more than she could say for Steph and Yvonne.
She held onto Kelly’s arm as they started down the jet bridge. It was amazing to think that only twelve days ago she was at a crossroads in her life and didn’t even know it. Now she was on a path she could walk for a long time—maybe even forever—with someone who made her feel like the center of the universe.
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