off, too,” Cam
laughed.
Sara’s t-shirt was streaked with mud and the front of it was
soaked.
“Why don’t you run and change Sara,” Hannah said. “But first
give Pup-Pup a bath!”
Sara gave Liv the “do I have to look.”
“Sounds like a great idea to me,” Liv concurred.
“Do I have to? We’re on vacation. We don’t mind being a
little dirty,” Sara whined.
“It’s not the dirt that bothers me so much as the smell of
wet dog!”
Sara grumbled, but headed toward the back utility room sink
with Pup-Pup in tow.
“Well, I need to run a couple of errands before I can take
the boat out. I’ll be back in an hour or so in the boat to get you.” Cam
toweled off his hair and face.
“Here, you can take my car, if you want.” Liv tossed him her
car keys that were hanging on the hook next to the door.
“Thanks, that’ll speed things up. I wasn’t looking forward
to that five-mile jog back to my place. See you guys in a bit.”
“Sounds like a plan.” Liv took the damp towel from him.
Hannah nodded agreement and headed toward the kitchen to put
some eggs on to boil.
“See you in a bit.” Reluctant to leave Liv, Cam stole one
last kiss and was out the door.
Liv felt like a school girl again. She couldn’t stop
smiling. “Grandma, I’m going to take a quick shower and then I’ll be in to help
you with the picnic food.”
“Take your time, dear!”
Liv was blow drying her hair when Sara wandered into Liv’s
bathroom. She wrote her name in the steam on the mirror and drew a smiley face
underneath it.
“Hi, Sweetie.” Liv sorted through the drawer in the vanity
looking for a pony-tail holder.
“Where did Cam go? He disappeared when I was giving Pup-Pup
her bath. I hoped we could play ball again when it stopped raining.”
“You like him? Don’t you?”
“He’s great Mom! He’s fun to play with!”
“He is pretty great, isn’t he? Well, he took my car to grab
a couple of things at his place and will be back soon. He’s going to take us
out on his boat this afternoon.”
“Really? All right! Can Pup-Pup come too? Do you think I can
go tubing?” She peppered Liv with question after question.
“Slow down a second. I’m not sure. We’ll have to ask Cam.
For now, why don’t you get your bathing suit on and get our beach bag ready to
go. Make sure you put in the beach towels and the sunscreen. Once you have
everything ready you can watch TV. Cam should be here in less than an hour.
I’ll be in the kitchen helping Grandma finish our picnic lunch.”
Sara squealed, “A picnic too! Sweet!”
And it was sweet,
Liv thought. She could hear
Hannah in the kitchen peeling hard-boiled eggs for the sandwiches. She was
humming as she worked. Liv opened the fridge and dug out a jar of pickle relish
from behind the milk. “Here you go, Gram.”
Hannah scooped some of the relish out into the bowl with the
hard-boiled eggs and other ingredients in it without measuring it.
“You certainly seem to be feeling better today, Liv. You and
Cam both looked like the cat that swallowed the canary! Did you guys
reconnect?” She asked with a twinkle in her eye.
“Oh, Gram, you won’t believe it. In fact, I don’t believe
it. Cam and I…”
“Finally figured out you both wanted to be more than ‘just
friends,’” Hannah finished.
“Yeah, we did. How did you…”
“It’s about time, Livvy. It’s about time,” Hannah gave her
granddaughter a hug.
Liv pulled back to look at her grandmother. “I’m so happy
Gram. It almost feels too good to be true. I just hope I don’t mess it up
somehow.”
“That’s nonsense. I’ve always thought you and Cam belonged
together. I’ve watched the two of you grow up together. I knew you’d make your
way to each other eventually, in the right time. I’m happy that the right time
is finally now.”
“Thanks Gram, you have no idea how much, how long I’ve
wanted this.”
“I think I do. Your grandfather and I danced around each
other
laughed.
Sara’s t-shirt was streaked with mud and the front of it was
soaked.
“Why don’t you run and change Sara,” Hannah said. “But first
give Pup-Pup a bath!”
Sara gave Liv the “do I have to look.”
“Sounds like a great idea to me,” Liv concurred.
“Do I have to? We’re on vacation. We don’t mind being a
little dirty,” Sara whined.
“It’s not the dirt that bothers me so much as the smell of
wet dog!”
Sara grumbled, but headed toward the back utility room sink
with Pup-Pup in tow.
“Well, I need to run a couple of errands before I can take
the boat out. I’ll be back in an hour or so in the boat to get you.” Cam
toweled off his hair and face.
“Here, you can take my car, if you want.” Liv tossed him her
car keys that were hanging on the hook next to the door.
“Thanks, that’ll speed things up. I wasn’t looking forward
to that five-mile jog back to my place. See you guys in a bit.”
“Sounds like a plan.” Liv took the damp towel from him.
Hannah nodded agreement and headed toward the kitchen to put
some eggs on to boil.
“See you in a bit.” Reluctant to leave Liv, Cam stole one
last kiss and was out the door.
Liv felt like a school girl again. She couldn’t stop
smiling. “Grandma, I’m going to take a quick shower and then I’ll be in to help
you with the picnic food.”
“Take your time, dear!”
Liv was blow drying her hair when Sara wandered into Liv’s
bathroom. She wrote her name in the steam on the mirror and drew a smiley face
underneath it.
“Hi, Sweetie.” Liv sorted through the drawer in the vanity
looking for a pony-tail holder.
“Where did Cam go? He disappeared when I was giving Pup-Pup
her bath. I hoped we could play ball again when it stopped raining.”
“You like him? Don’t you?”
“He’s great Mom! He’s fun to play with!”
“He is pretty great, isn’t he? Well, he took my car to grab
a couple of things at his place and will be back soon. He’s going to take us
out on his boat this afternoon.”
“Really? All right! Can Pup-Pup come too? Do you think I can
go tubing?” She peppered Liv with question after question.
“Slow down a second. I’m not sure. We’ll have to ask Cam.
For now, why don’t you get your bathing suit on and get our beach bag ready to
go. Make sure you put in the beach towels and the sunscreen. Once you have
everything ready you can watch TV. Cam should be here in less than an hour.
I’ll be in the kitchen helping Grandma finish our picnic lunch.”
Sara squealed, “A picnic too! Sweet!”
And it was sweet,
Liv thought. She could hear
Hannah in the kitchen peeling hard-boiled eggs for the sandwiches. She was
humming as she worked. Liv opened the fridge and dug out a jar of pickle relish
from behind the milk. “Here you go, Gram.”
Hannah scooped some of the relish out into the bowl with the
hard-boiled eggs and other ingredients in it without measuring it.
“You certainly seem to be feeling better today, Liv. You and
Cam both looked like the cat that swallowed the canary! Did you guys
reconnect?” She asked with a twinkle in her eye.
“Oh, Gram, you won’t believe it. In fact, I don’t believe
it. Cam and I…”
“Finally figured out you both wanted to be more than ‘just
friends,’” Hannah finished.
“Yeah, we did. How did you…”
“It’s about time, Livvy. It’s about time,” Hannah gave her
granddaughter a hug.
Liv pulled back to look at her grandmother. “I’m so happy
Gram. It almost feels too good to be true. I just hope I don’t mess it up
somehow.”
“That’s nonsense. I’ve always thought you and Cam belonged
together. I’ve watched the two of you grow up together. I knew you’d make your
way to each other eventually, in the right time. I’m happy that the right time
is finally now.”
“Thanks Gram, you have no idea how much, how long I’ve
wanted this.”
“I think I do. Your grandfather and I danced around each
other
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