I wake up and smile. I am sandwiched between Amy and Anna in bed. I am remembering Amy being so gently and loving with me, and then watching her fuck Anna hard. Then I see the time. "Shit!" I say loudly.
I rock my body back and forth between the two of them. "Wake Up. Wake Up." I say.
Anna stirs. "Anna, you know Uncle will want to get an early start. They could be here in an hour." I say.
Anna rolls over and looks at the time. "Shit!"
Amy is the fastest of the three of us to get up. "Ok ladies. I will take the first shower. You two change the sheets." She says as she walks away.
Anna gives her a wolf whistle as we watch her bum sway. "None of that." Amy says as she keeps walking.
Anna rolls over facing me. We are face to face. She reaches out and brushes some hair out of my eyes. "Spill it." She says.
"Spill what?" I ask.
She raises her eyebrows at me. "Really? Ok. How long have you and Amy been fucking? And don't even try to play Miss Innocent. You were way too close and intimate last night for the first time." Anna says.
"Umm pretty much since freshman year." I say.
"Three years! You never told me for three years! Seriously?" She asks surprised.
"Come on, Anna. It just sort of happened. She has always been super nervous about people finding out her secret in school. She and I have always been there to comfort each other when we needed it. Don't be mad." I say.
"Well, I'm just a little mad. I have known her secret for a while. I thought we didn't have secrets." She says.
"We don't, not about the important things." I say.
"You're getting laid by a tranny doesn't count as important?" She asks, a little surprised.
"Anna!" I hiss as I listen and I hear the shower. "Come on." I say. "It's Amy."
Anna sighs. "I know it's Amy, and I think she is great. I like her. I am just saying."
"Ezzie, has Anna ever fooled around with someone she has never told me about?" I ask.
"A few sorority sisters, yes Mary." Says Ezzie.
"Thank you, Ezzie." I say smiling to myself.
"And you have never screwed around with a sorority sister?" I ask and I see Anna blush. I laugh at her. "Oh Don't Even. You hypocrite. You don't tell me about that, but I should tell you about Amy?" I ask.
Anna has a big smile on her face as she hugs me. "I Love You, Cous." She says and I can hear the smile in her voice.
I hold her tight. "I Love You Too." I say. We pull back and look at each other. "I guess we are growing up. We aren't next door to each other every night, and walking home from school everyday. To share all our gossip."
"I don't think I like that." Says Anna.
I hold up my hand with my pinky held out to make a pinky promise like we are kids again. "Pinky Promise to have at least one catch up call a week to share our lives with each other when we are apart." I say.
Anna hooks her pinky in mine. "Pinky Promise!" She says and we hug again.
Amy is standing in the doorway. "Really? Pinky Promises instead of making the bed. Do you want Auntie & Uncle to sleep in sex stained sheets?" She asks. "Let's Go!" She says walking away.
Anna looks at me. "Wow, I thought you could be bossy." She says with a smile.
Amy yells from the hallway. "I heard that!"
We both giggle and start getting up. Anna showers first while I strip the bed. I throw the sheets in the washer, and take a shower after her. I come out and Anna is dressed and making the bed. Just as the sheets get put in the dryer a car horn beeps outside. Whew. We just got all dressed about 15 minutes ago. Thank God we didn't stay in bed.
Auntie gets out and feigns shock as we walk out of the cabin. "Honey, they are all dressed and awake so early!" She says looking at Uncle.
He looks up at the sky. "Did hell freeze over?"
"Ha Ha Ha." Says Anna sarcastically.
Uncle opens the back door for the car and Zeena comes flying out running straight for me. She runs into me so hard, she knocks me to the ground. She is so excited she can't contain herself. Her whole body is shaking in excitement as she gives me kisses.
Zeena eventually lets me up, and I hug Auntie & Uncle. Amy stands there looking awkward. Auntie holds out her arms to Amy, and Amy gives her a hug.
We walk in the cabin and Auntie hears the dryer running. "Washing clothes?" She asks.
Anna is fast. "I spilled on the sheets last night while we were all on Mary's bed."
Uncle drops his luggage in a corner and looks at us. "I see six empty hands. Come with me girls. I have supplies that need to be unloaded." We don't bother trying to argue. We follow Uncle out to the car and start unloading groceries and supplies.
Just as we are carrying in the last of the groceries a big truck pulls up and beeps. "They are a little early." Uncle says as he waves to them. "Girls, the cars have to move."
"For what? What's in the truck?" I ask.
Uncle waves his hands at me to shoo me off. "Just move the cars." He says.
"Ezzie, what's on the truck?" I ask.
"Uncle ordered a shed, grill, 10 camping chairs and a few other things to be delivered." Says Ezzie.
"Uncle." I say staring at him.
"It's just a few things you need. Now move the cars please." He says.
It takes the two men a little over two hours to build the shed. The day is cloudy, so us four girls go shopping, leaving Uncle at the cabin with Zeena to "putter around" as he put it.
We drive a little bit to a mall and spend a few hours shopping and getting mani-pedis. We come back to the cabin and Uncle is relaxing with a beer. He has all the camping chairs set up, and the new grill assembled. Beyond him on the side of the yard are three tents set up.
I look at Uncle. "What are the three tents for?" I ask.
"We invited everyone to stay overnight. Auntie & I thought it would be a good idea for you to get to know your Mom's side of the family." He says.
I walk up to him and hug him tight. "You are welcome, Trouble." He whispers to me as he rubs my back.
"Who's sleeping in the tents?" Asks Anna.
"Well the adults are sleeping in the beds so I guess that leaves you guys." Says Auntie with a smile.
"Woo Hoo, camping." Says Anna sarcastically.
We spend most of the day preparing for tomorrow. Uncle gets us up early the next day, and it's a good thing he does. It's not even 9:30am and Papa & Nana are showing up. They brought with them a bunch of donuts and muffins. Papa walks up to me with a small bag and smiles. I open it up and it's my favorite. A fresh cinnamon roll. It's still warm and a little gooey. "I Love You!" I say with a big smile as I hug him. Anna doesn't like them, but I know Amy does so I share it with her.
Nana looks around as we sit on the back deck with coffee and donuts. "Mary, you have done a long overdue facelift to this place." She says. "It looks great."
I wipe the icing from my mouth. "Not me. These two deserve all the credit." I say waving at Amy & Anna. " They did it all while I was filming this summer."
Nana pushes her chair back. "Well then all three of you should show me around then." She says.
Just as we finish showing Nana the house a few cars pull up. Uncle Tim & Auntie Anna are here with Michael & Matthew and their families.
It's a bit confusing and chaotic for a bit as we all say hello and help them unpack the cars. About an hour later Anna, Amy & I are all surprised by the next car that arrives.
Larry, Jim & Andy get out of the car. The three of us scream, and run to them. "What are you doing here?" Anna asks Larry.
He smiles and points at Auntie. "It was all her idea." He says.
We all turn to Auntie & Uncle standing together smiling at us. "What?" Says Auntie. "We figured if Jim was coming up then all three of you girls should have your boyfriends." She says and smiles at Amy. "Or girlfriends here."
"It was easy enough to fly Andy in so she landed about the time Jim did, and Larry picked them up." Says Uncle.
Andy walks up to Auntie while holding Amy's hand. "May I call you Auntie?" Andy asks. I can see the look on Auntie's face. She is touched by the question and just nods yes. Andy gives Auntie a polite hug. "I just want to say thank you. Amy & I had similar childhoods. We never knew any real family, or anyone that ever did for us like you folks have. Thank You." She says again and hugs her again.
Auntie holds her tight and I can see her eyes water up. Uncle smiles at Amy. "No, don't worry. I don't need a hug." He says, and Amy quickly moves to him and hugs him.
Everyone is smiling as they watch us. We make introductions. Michael and Matthew ask me if they can take their boys fishing on the boat. I realize they are asking me because it's my cabin now. "Please yes. Enjoy and have fun." I say.
We all sort of watch as they get in the boat and turn it around to go out into the lake. We all see the name of the boat. I look at Auntie & Uncle and see the surprise on their faces. I turn and look at Papa. Nana is beside him and I can see the surprise on their faces too. "Papa, why did he name the boat, Ben's Gift?" I ask.
"I didn't know he did." Papa says.
Auntie Anna speaks up. "Guilt. Sorrow. His sense of right and wrong." She says. "I would say pick one, but it's more a combination of them all."
"What?" I ask.
Auntie Anna steps up and holds both my hands as she looks into my eyes. "It took Ray until that next summer, when you folks didn't come up to the family BBQ to realize the mistake he had made. Being the stubborn fool he was he wouldn't call your Aunt & Uncle to apologize and invite them back. He just let the bad feelings fester, until he felt it was too late to do anything about it." She looks around at the cabin. "This place was basically a gift from your Dad. Your Dad arranged for Ray's neighbor to buy his old cabin for a ridiculous price, and your Dad helped him find this place. Ray was able to buy this place and bank the extra money."
Auntie Anna nods out to the lake. "That boat was literally a gift from your Dad when Ray bought this place. Before that boat, your Papa and Ray used to go out on the old pond in an old row boat with a little outboard motor. Your Dad wanted Ray & your Papa to have a better boat to use on this much bigger lake to go fishing in."