Chapter 17
Text Messages between the Pleasure Point Seven-ish
Bolt Jarrett
A little birdie told me things are getting interesting at the marina.
Chloe Jarrett
And we delayed the bogey at the B&B this morning.
Strick
Sis tells me he never showed up at the bakery and didn’t tell the Skipper he wasn’t coming.
Bolt Jarrett
*mad face emoji*
That’s just rude.
Chloe Jarrett
Stay strong, my dear. She needs to see it for herself.
Gail Keck
When is that Australian pirate going to make his move?
Joy Maddux
Well. He might have already made his move.
Bolt Jarrett
*full screen of confetti emojis*
Chloe Jarrett
*full screen of heart emojis*
June Atwell
*full screen of bridal bouquets*
Joy Maddux
Simmer down, Seven. It’s not like that. It was more of a one-night thing.
Bolt Jarrett
I do not want to hear about that.
*gif of a child holding hands over ears and singing loudly*
Joy Maddux
You certainly don’t.
Chloe Jarrett
I’m torn between wanting to high-five my daughter and sending her to her room for a month.
Donald Atwell
Isn’t the bogey staying there now?
Chloe Jarrett
*full screen of poop emojis*
June Atwell
They’re headed to Charlotte’s Bridal for the fitting right now. We need to kick this up a notch.
Gail Keck
Can we get that drug addict to get them to BIMBO?
June Atwell
He’s not a drug addict.
Gail Keck
He smells like dope all the time.
Strick
He does love Mary Jane almost as much as he loves my sister.
June Atwell
That is so hard for me to imagine.
The sister part.
Strick
Do yourself a favor, and don’t try to imagine it.
Just. Don’t.
Donald Atwell
I think pulling a fairy godmother on the Skipper won’t be enough. We need to sever the ties that bind.
Bolt Jarrett
100% Don.
That’s why we’re going for a foursome this evening.
Thorn Pryor
Bolt - that doesn’t mean what you think it means.
Bolt Jarrett
Four people. Mixing it up. Seeing where the evening takes them.
What’s wrong with that?
Thorn Pryor
I suggest you search Urban Dictionary for “foursome.”
Bolt Jarrett
(…)
Joy Maddux
Wait for it.
Several minutes later
Bolt Jarrett
Holy shit!
You’re right. I didn’t mean that.
We need a different word than foursome.
Four way?
Thorn Pryor
Still no.
Donald Atwell
You took much longer to look that up than I thought you’d take.
Bolt Jarrett
Oh. That’s because the dictionary suggested other definitions.
Did you know in Australia, a fanny doesn’t refer to someone’s backside?