Our Honeymoon is over. We are on the plane headed home. Well not home yet. First stop is Jim's parents house for two nights to say 'Hi'. Then it's off to Uncle Ray's cabin, well my, I mean our cabin for the annual cookout that Auntie & Anna have set up for me.
Jim & I have a night up there alone before everyone else arrives. When we pull up to the cabin, there are 15 bags with non-refrigerated groceries that someone arranged to have delivered earlier today according to the slip.
The next day Anna & Larry show up with Amy & Andy as a surprise. Us four girls decide to lay out in the sun and tan. The only bathing suits I have with me are the bikinis Jim bought for our honeymoon. I put on the medium one, which honestly is small. The small one I wore for Jim when we had a lazy day at the pool was more of a micro bikini. I had a lot of people admiring me that day.
All the girls comment about it. I see Larry's eyes go a little wide, but he says nothing. Anna walks up to him and pats his chest. "Your eyes belong on me, Big Boy." She says as she stands in front of him, looking up at him in a bikini that is family friendly.
"Always." He says with a smile, and leans down to kiss her.
"Uh huh." She says with a smile as she walks away with an extra swing in her hips.
"You are mean." I giggle at her.
"I am mean. You are barely covered." She says in mock shock. She spanks my ass as I turn from her. "Your entire ass is hanging out."
"Hey!" I gasp, jerking away from her.
"Yeah, but she looks hot." Says Amy.
Andy smiles at me. "You are sexy in that. You must have driven Jim crazy in it."
"Every Single Night!" I say with a smile and we all laugh.
We all lay there tanning and catching up. Anna turns and smiles at me. "Wait until you see the surprise Dad & Amy have cooked up." She says.
"What surprise?" I ask Amy.
"Anna!" Amy says, admonishing her. "Why did you say something?"
"Because she is a brat?" I say.
"Thank you. Thank you." Says Anna with a smile.
"So what's the surprise?" I ask Amy again.
"No, I promised I wouldn't tell you until he got here." She says. "It's really all his idea. I just helped him.... Refine it."
"Come on Amy." I say.
"Nope." Amy says with a smile.
"Anna?" I ask.
"Me? I don't know a thing. I just know it's big. I don't know any details." Says Anna with a sly smile. She knows, and she knows I know she knows.
"Bitch!" I say with a smile.
"Thank you. Thank you." Anna says and blows me a kiss.
"Ezzie, what is she talking about?" I ask Ezzie.
"It's a very nice thing Uncle thought of, and Amy helped him with. Please don't ask me to ruin it by telling you." Says Ezzie.
"What did Uncle need Amy's help with?" I ask.
"I guess you will have to wait and see." Says Ezzie.
"You know I don't like you, right." I say.
I can hear the humor in Ezzie's voice. "You tell me often."
Amy goes on to tell me how well the affordable housing build is going. I feel bad I wasn't able to help interview the people like I had offered. I just didn't have the time, but Amy says they already have some great buyers signed up. Amy has also done a few appearances for the charity that she tells me about. I already know she has done a great job. Julie has sent me video clips of all her appearances. Andy tells me the foundation is doing great in the new building. The L.A. dorm is due to open this fall. She and Julie have done a lot of work getting it all set up.
I lay back and close my eyes. There are so many things to keep track of. "Ezzie, how did Dad do it?" I ask her.
"Mary, you are doing a lot more than your Dad ever did. He really just worried about Goldstar. He helped both your Grandfathers from time to time with important contracts, but he delegated a lot, and he and Mike often talked business things through. Your Dad and Mike got along very well because they thought alike. You have Goldstar Realty you keep an eye on, and trust Amy to help you with that. You have your foundation, you have trusted Julie and Andy to run. You have taken a very active role in the Goldstar Talent Agency, and you are learning to trust the people in place there to run things while you are acting. Add to all that you try to stay connected with your family & friends and help them when you can. It's a lot." Says Ezzie.
"I know but it's stuff I feel I need to do. Well except the acting. I really am enjoying it." I say.
"I know you are. Take the groceries that were waiting here. That was all Anna. She had them all delivered, so the house would be stocked for the cookout. She has the refrigerated things on hold at the local supermarket to be picked up. Since you ladies are sunbathing she has already asked Larry to go pick them up." Says Ezzie.
As if on cue Larry yells down to us. "Jim and I are headed into town. We will be back." He says. Jim steps up to me, crouches down and gives me a kiss.
"Do you want anything special?" He asks.
I smile at him. "Everything I want is right in front of me." I say.
Andy & Amy both say. "Eeewww!" And laugh.
Anna acts hurt to Larry. "What I don't rate a kiss goodbye?"