#Chapter138Well, shitMaggieWith Grayson here, Jonas and Cayson weren’t aware their dad had shown up, and no one bothered to call them. They wanted it to be a pleasant surprise.*****JonasI pulled in and parked the car, then popped the trunk.“Man, this is great.” Cayson rubbed his hands togethe
“Hell hath frozen over,” Nate told Pat.“Yep.” *****After dinner, Jonas and Cayson set up the firework display. They messed around with the collection while arguing. The brothers confronted me about what I said at dinner.“Thanks for throwing us under the bus, Maggie,” Nixon said.“Yeah, no, shit,
#Chapter139Our Boys Are idiotsMaggie“It wasn’t my fault!” Cayson said.“You blew up the poor man’s boat!” Nate said.Grayson closed his eyes and tried to calm himself, then opened his eyes. “Our boys are idiots.”Grammy shrugged.“We’ll pay for the boat,” Jonas said.“With what?” Nate asked him.
We jumped on the trampolines. It would’ve been fun if Grayson didn’t show off with flips. That was not fun. Well, at least, it wasn’t for me.We walked out of there. “You’re right. That was fun.”I stopped. “That was not fun.”He stopped and turned to me. “What do you mean?”I walked over to him. “
#Chapter140A Little Fun Goes a Long WayMaggieWe returned to the house while talking and laughing. We surprised everyone as they watched us. “Thanks, Maggie. That was fun.”“You’re welcome, Grayson.” I smiled.Their jaws dropped as Nash and Nixon mouthed “fun” to each other.Grayson went upstairs
#Chapter141These aren’t dolphinsMaggieWe pulled up to a marina. We’re swimming with dolphins. What could go wrong? We met a man standing at the pier. “Ah, Mr. Gray.” The man shook Grayson’s hand. “We set up the gear for you.”“Good.” “Who would like to go first?” The man asked us.“Maggie shou
#Chapter142Going to Need an Ocean of calamine lotionMaggieOkay, here’s some information about the Mango Tree. When you touch the sap, you get a rash from hell with a horrible itch. A few people are lucky never to encounter it. We weren’t those people.The sap of this tree holds toxins related to
“Nash!” I chuckled.“I heard that! Paybacks are a bitch! Ma! I can’t stop itching!” Nixon said.“Well, stop touching your little man!” “He isn’t little!”“Son, I’ve seen it! He’s little!” Nate said.We roared with laughter.*****A few days later, the itching stopped, and the rash cleared up. Well,