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2024-10-29 19:42:56The next morning, Blake and Addie, with Kodi in Addie's arms, ran up the stairs to the breakfast nook. A storm was pelting down on the island and they were wet by the time they made it to their table. Donna and Lex, also wet, sat with steaming cups of coffee in front of them. Addie gestured to the waiter to bring two more and then shook herself as she set Kodi down.
"You two look like you went swimming with your clothes on." Donna joked.
"Oh, you don't look any better." Blake retorted. "That came out of nowhere didn't it?"
"We get storms a few times a week, usually on the same day, so this one should clear around ten, then start up around five or so again. Tomorrow will be clear skies again." The waiter set down their coffee's then a bowl for Kodi. Addie thanked her and she walked off.
"So what do we do between ten and five?" Blake asked.
"Well, we sort of have plans, we're doing the abseiling thing and then a picnic,"
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