by Kay Edwards
Grant, Rodney, and Brayden all looked at the sleeping bodies in front of them and then at each other. Grant shook his head and chuckled as he picked up a candy wrapper. Rodney picked up three soda cans and lost it. Brayden walked over to Misty and smiled at Rachel who seemed to be having a blast licking a candy wrapper. Grant took the wrapper from the little girl’s hand and said softly. “I’m thinking that is a choking hazard little girl.”
Rodney watched as Grant pick up Rachel. The men looked at each other. Rodney scratched his head and asked. “Do we wake them?”
Grant pulled out his cell phone and started snapping pictures. “I don’t think we should just yet. This is just too good to pass up.”
Rodney laughed as he pulled out his phone and started snapping. “The guys are going to want proof of this for sure.”
The men had just finished putting their phones away when Misty moaned. She slowly opened her eyes and then closed them with another moan. They watched as she sat up.
Rodney smiled at Misty and asked. “How do you feel after what appears to be the most epic candy binge in history?”
Misty glared at her soon to be brother. She looked at Grant holding Rachel. “Does she need to be fed?”
Grant was just getting ready to answer when Misty shot up and ran down the hall. He looked at Rodney. “I’m thinking she is regretting all of this.”
Darby stretched and then moaned. She felt something at her feet and started kicking at it. Rodney laughed as Liz began to hit Darby back. Grant touched his wife’s cheek. “Honey you need to stop kicking Mom Adams.”
Darby opened her eyes a little and then a lot. She shot up and bumped heads with her husband. She then groaned and lay back down. She opened her eyes and tried to smile.
Grant looked around the room and then back at his wife. “I take it you are responsible for this little candy fest?”
Darby watched as Misty stumbled back into the living room. She looked back at her husband. “I may have had a huge part in it.”
Grant could tell her head was hurting. “You are regretting it now, aren’t you?”
Misty tripped, and Rodney caught her. She spoke. “I’m regretting last night a lot. My head is pounding. I think I have a little person in there trying to drill its way out.”
Brayden sat down beside his mom. He looked at the floor. He smiled at Darby. “I love you, mommy.”
Darby smiled as his little hand touched her face. “I love you too.”
All of the ladies were up now. They all looked like death. Rodney laughed. “I’m thinking Brayden would have known when to stop and he is only three.”
Rachel started getting fussy. It was obvious she was ready for Misty. Grant put her down beside her mom. “Rodney and I will start some breakfast while you ladies….clean…recover…both.”
Jeanie spoke loudly as the men started for the kitchen. “Boys…?”
Grant and Rodney turned and looked at her. “Yes?”
She leveled both with a firm stare. “You will not speak of this to the men when you get to the campground.”
Grant and Rodney looked at each other and grinned. They would not need to speak a single word with all of the pictures they had. They both agreed.
Terry’s eyes narrowed as she looked at them enter the kitchen. “That was too easy.”
Jeanie agreed. “They agreed not to say a word. I just can’t help but wonder if they…”
Darby looked at her mom. “They took pictures.” She got up and headed to the kitchen.
Grant knew he and Rodney needed to act fast. They had no sooner gotten into the kitchen when they texted every one of the pictures to David’s phone. They had just put their phones away when Darby shot in. “Alright, you two…I need to see your phones.”
Grant looked at her outstretched and shook his head no. “I think we would like to keep our phones.”
Darby looked at him and smiled. She leaned up and touched his face. When she touched his lips with her fingers, Grant leaned down and kissed her. He knew she had all intentions of taking his phone out of his pocket. The evidence was already sent, so it didn’t matter if she did. He decided to take advantage of his wife thinking she was taking advantage. He would have his cake and eat it too. When he deepened the kiss, he heard Rodney start to cough. He pulled away and laughed at his wife’s face.
She looked at him triumphantly as she held up his phone. He pretended to grab it and look guilty. She smiled as she deleted all of the pictures he had taken. She turned and looked at Rodney. “You either give me your phone or I will tell every girl you date from here on out that you got busted skinny dipping.”
Rodney looked at her like she was nuts. “I was five.”
Darby leveled him with a glare. “I will leave that part out.”
Rodney pretended to look peeved as he handed her the phone. She looked gleeful as she deleted all of the pictures. “You two can start breakfast now.” She said with a haughty look as she left the kitchen.
The men looked at each other and grinned. They could hardly wait to get to the campground. Even if they had to take David’s phone and find service the men would all know what had transpired in their absence.
