“What the…?” Aiden scowls. “Who closes a pool in the middle of the day for cleaning? Did someone drop a deuce in there or what?”
“Uh, no. But someone did yak in the pool soooo, I would check the pools on the other decks.”
“Thanks for the warning.” He smiles. “Where’s Aris? He’s not with you?”
“Oh, no. He wanted to get a workout in so he’s finishing up at the gym. We’re meeting in a few minutes for lunch actually and then we signed up for the adult scavenger hunt. You all are welcome to do it with us if you want. You can register in the app.”
“Our brother is doing a scavenger hunt?” Adam’s brow shoots up.
“Yeah.” I shrug. “Why not? Sounds fun.”
“It’s just not like him. We assumed he would be sitting around reading the newest medical journals or some shit like that. Not out having a good time even if we are on a cruise ship.”
Hmm. That doesn’t seem like the Aris I know at all.
“Well, I’ll have you know he hasn’t opened even one medical journal since we’ve been here.”
“Huh.” Adam nods amused. “You must be something special then. Keep it up, Tayla. We just might see a whole new side to our brother yet.”
“If I have anything to say about it, you will.” I smile at them both and then wave, continuing on to the next bar so they don’t hear me ordering a ton of drinks to take to my friends.
What the hell was that all about?
Where I see Aris as a fun-loving guy who doesn’t take life seriously, his brothers see him as the complete opposite. Where I see Doctor McFuckme, they see Doctor McStickuphisass.
There’s got to be a reason there, somewhere.
CHAPTERTEN
ARIS
“How was swimming?”
“Oh, my God.” Adrienne rolls her eyes as she stuffs a few French fries in her mouth. “It was a total shit show.”
My brow furrows. “Did you say ship show?”
She chuckles and shakes her head taking a moment to swallow before she answers. “No, I said shit show. A total shit show, but ship show is damn funny.”
“Oh, no. What happened?”
“Pippa puked in the pool.”
I try to hide my smirk but hell, I just can’t. “Can you say that five times fast?”
“Pippa puked in the pool. Pippa puped in the pool. Pippa pukeked pool…ugh. Nope. I guess I can’t.”
“Nice try though.” I wink and take a bite of my cheeseburger. “What was it? A hangover?”
She nods. “Yep. And that’s not all.”
“Oh, Lord, please don’t tell me she shat everywhere too.”
“Eww, no.” She laughs. “But when Pippa barfed a second time, Jackie couldn’t handle seeing it and she threw up too. Right. In. My. Bag!”
I sit back in my chair looking at Adrienne in complete disbelief. “The fuck? Did you just say she puked in your bag?” I go through the motions. “Like she literally opened your bag and puked in it?”
She laughs again. “Yes!”