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“You’re not being bitchy. Everything is going great, Bella. Because we’re great. Where’s that winning smile?”

“It’s still here. I’m just resting it,” Isabella said, taking a drink of her water.

“Is everything okay with you and Spencer?”

Isabella looked over at Kelsey. “Now what makes you ask that?”

“I don’t know, you seem a little frustrated. The only time I've seen you like that is when Spencer is giving you problems.”

Isabella sighed. “I’m not really frustrated with him. I just don’t get how he goes out with a different woman every weekend.”

“He does?”

“That’s what my friends tell me. He never wanted to go out much after we had the boys. We had people over to our house or would go to friends’ houses, but not very often. Since the divorce he goes out all the time.”

“Hmm,” Kelsey said. “We’ve already established that he’s an idiot for letting you get away, but maybe he’s not as dumb as I thought.”

“What are you talking about?” Isabella asked, confused.

“Why would he want to go out when he could spend the evening at home with you? You can’t make me believe any of your friends are more interesting than you.”

Isabella chuckled. “Kelsey Kenny, you are something else.”

Kelsey shrugged. “I’ve never been married, but if I’m in love with someone then that’s the person I’d want to spend most of my time with.”

Isabella stared at Kelsey through the darkness. She could see the lights from the resort reflecting in Kelsey’s eyes. “Well that explains it then.”

“Explains what?” Kelsey asked.

“Why we’re a couple,” Isabella said. “Don’t tell me you’ve forgotten!”

Kelsey chuckled. “How could I forget that?”

“You make it sound so simple, but it’s true. Why wouldn’t you want to spend most of your time with the person you love? My next love is going to be like that.”

“Next?”

“Yep. This will sound sappy, but I know my true love is waiting for me.”

“That’s not sappy,” Kelsey said. “Maybe it’s right here in the Virgin Islands.”

Isabella stared at Kelsey as she looked out at the water. Kelsey slowly turned her gaze to Isabella’s and their eyes locked. Isabella could feel her heart beating with Kelsey’s. She remembered having the same feeling when they danced together Christmas night on the deck of their bungalow. Isabella had never felt so close to another person and here they were again.

18

Their last day of vacation started on the ferry with a beautiful video of the water on the ride to St. John. They spent the morning riding bicycles around the island and stopped at Trunk Bay Beach to swim and snorkel. Kelsey and Isabella had advised Carmen to save the excursion to Honeymoon Beach for one of the summer weeks so they could highlight destination weddings or honeymoons.

“Well, look who’s finally here,” Liz said as Kelsey and Isabella walked into Peaches.

“We’ve got to plan better next time,” Kelsey said, giving the older woman a hug.

“We have been so busy we’ve barely had time to sleep,” Isabella said, hugging Liz as well.

“Who needs sleep on a vacation? You can do that when you get home,” Liz said, laughing.

“Hey,” Alex said, bringing them both a beer and showing them to a table on the patio.

“It’s so good to see everyone,” Kelsey said.

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