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Chapter 24 Old habits never die

Johnny is on his way back to his cabin, the sun is shining brightly and he's enjoying it, he thinks about his perfect family and what he would do when Baby needs to go back to school, he sighs a little as he thinks about that he won't see them so often when Baby is back at school, maybe he could find a job closer to campus and live close to campus as well, then he can visit Baby and his son every day.

"Hey lover-boy," Vivian says as she sees him walking, Johnny stops and turns his head to look at her, she comes closer to him and lays her hand on his chest, "what are you doing here, Vivian?" Johnny asks, he's at the staff quarters, "I was looking for you," she whispers and bit her lip as she watch his face, he sighs deeply, "wasn't last year clear enough that I don't want you anymore?" Johnny asks, getting annoyed with her, "why not? You loved it so much, you told me so often," she says, his face became cold as he stares at her, "that was before I met Baby, before I realized that life is more than being a plaything to the bungalow bunnies."

"Oh, Johnny, you're so much more than a plaything," she says as she let her finger glide over his lower jaw, he locks his jaws a few times but doesn't say a word, "you're a real lover, the best I've ever had, and I miss you," she whispers, "I don't miss you," he says and takes her hand away, "come on, Johnny, you can't be serious about a little girl," she says, "that little girl is my fiancée, I want you to leave me alone, stay away from me," Johnny says, she looks at his cold eyes and steps a little back, "or I will tell Max everything about what you're doing every year," Johnny says, she growls at him, "you don't dare," she says, "I will do it," he growls a little, "leave, before I turn around and walk back to Max." Johnny says warningly, she growls again and walks away.

Johnny exhales deeply, the season hasn't even started and the bungalow bunnies are starting already, well he's used to it that Vivian always arrives in Spring already, she has been staying away from him when he was at work, what brought her back to the staff quarters was beyond him, he guess it's her old habit to sniff around at the staff quarters, he isn't the only one that she had and used, and he starts to feel disgust when he thinks about it, then he shakes his head and walks on.

He watches people arriving, seems to be a bunch of new waiters, he watches them stepping out and walking to the cabins that they got appointed from Max, he sees Maria checking the boys out and he chuckles about it, she sees him and smiles, "hey Johnny, is everything alright?" She asks as she came closer to him, "I'm alright, I just arrived with Baby," he says, "oh, has she given birth already?" Maria asks curiously, "yeah, she's in the cabin with Pen, you can meet my son if you like," he says, "I would love to," she says and then looks at the new waiters again, "another year of young college boys running after rich daughters," Johnny says with a sigh, "yeah, that will be one of their jobs to do, I don't get this rule anyway," Maria says, "guess Max uses the waiters to have the guests keep coming back."

Johnny inhales deeply and puts his hands in his pockets, Maria looks at him, "what has happened?" She asks, he looks at her and sighs again, "I just ran into Vivian," he says, "what did she do?" Maria asks, "trying to seduce me, what else? I'm so sick and tired of all those bungalow bunnies," he says frustrated and looks down, "it might change this year," she says, "I hope so," he says, "stay positive, Johnny, Max made a new rule by the way," he looks at her again, "when did he do that?" Johnny asks, "yesterday, more bungalow bunnies have arrived earlier than planned this year," she says and folds her arms, "what's the rule about?"

"Believe it or not, after what happened last year," she says and smiles, "he told the staff that bungalow bunnies are not allowed at the staff quarters anymore, he knows about the things that are going on and for a long time he has been ignoring it, but what Vivian did to you last year," she says and Johnny's eyebrows went up, "he's making a stop to it, more than half the staff has been celebrating it," she says and chuckles a bit, "how in the world does he want to keep an eye on it? And what will he do when one of the bungalow bunnies will be here?" Johnny asks, "he told us that we need to report to him if any of us sees a bungalow bunny around, I'm sure some won't do that, but I think you like this rule, Max seems to have changed his mind about you."

"Yeah, he's a lot nicer to me now, you think I should report Vivian?" He asks, "I would leave it for this time, but next time, I would report her if I were you," she says, Johnny nods and inhales deeply when one of the college boys walks to them, "what happens when they get reported?" Johnny asks again, Maria checks the college boy out and looks back at Johnny, "he said he would remove them from the mountain," she answers, Johnny's eyebrows went up, "hey, do you know where I can find the restaurant?" The college boy asks, they look at him again, "I'm gonna have a look at your son," she says and walks away, "the restaurant is in the main building, but your meeting with Max will be later today," Johnny says, the boy looks at Johnny, "do I know you?"

"I wouldn't know where from," Johnny says with a sigh, "wait, are you the boyfriend of that pregnant girl at school? What's her name," he pauses as Johnny straightens his back a little, "oh yeah, Frances," he says, "yeah, that's me, Baby is in my cabin," Johnny says and points at his cabin behind him, "fancy cabin, way better than mine," he says and Johnny only smiles, "has she given birth?" He asks, "yes, the day before yesterday," Johnny says with a smile, "nice, congrats man," the boy says, "thanks, but I need to go now." Johnny says, the boy nods, Johnny turns and walks to his cabin.

Later that day, Baby is enjoying her son's baby sounds as she's having him in her carrier, he lays comfortable against her chest and she smiles at him as she's talking a slow walk, Johnny went to help Penny, she needed help with a lesson, he has been helping Baby with her stuff and he has been cuddling his son, "your daddy is amazing." she whispers as she gives him a little kiss again, he has his little eyes closed, Baby looks around and smiles, she sees a few guests, mostly bungalow bunnies, she sees the staff being busy with preparing for the summer season, she slowly walks to the main building.

She walks slowly on the balcony, "here's where I saw your daddy for the first time," Baby whispers with a smile as she thinks about that evening, she hears voices and went to the window to look inside, Max is standing in the middle, giving a speech to the waiters, Baby looks at the waiters, many new ones this year, "there are two kinds of help here," Max says, Baby listens to him, "you waiters are all college guys, I went to Harvard, Yale, and even to other colleges, to hire you," he says, "and why did I do that? Why?" He asks as he points, "I shouldn't have to remind you that this is a family place," Max looks at one of them, Baby sighs, it's the same speech as the speech he gave last year, "that means you keep your fingers out of the water and your hair out of the soup, and show the goddamn daughters a good time!" He ends his speech there, he turns and walks away.

"Old habits die hard, is what people say," Baby whispers as she looks inside at the waiters who are talking a little and preparing the tables, "I guess that some old habits never die," she whispers to herself and turns, she walks to the other side of the balcony when Neil came outside, "hey Baby, I didn't know you would be here already," Baby looks up at him and smiles a little, "hey Neil, how have you been?" Baby asks, he came closer to her and smiles, he looks at junior, "I've been great, school is hard, but I had a good time, what about you? You're looking good, I can see that Johnny takes good care of you," he says and Baby giggles a little, making junior to move a little, "he does, meet our son, junior, two days old," Baby says and Neil smiles, "I'd never thought you would be pregnant so young."

"Why not?" Baby asks, but she keeps smiling, "I've always thought you would've been more careful on that department, using protection," he says, "it always happens spontaneously with Johnny," Baby says with a giggle and gives her son a little kiss while she waggles him a bit, "you know, I really liked you a lot last year, but I thought you weren't ready for it all, until you came out about your relationship with Johnny," he says, Baby only smiles and they walk slowly over the balcony now, "I had a hard time accepting that, and it took me a long time to do so as well, I've always thought of Johnny being way below anyone else because of what he did with the bungalow bunnies," Neil says with a little sigh, "he only did those things because he thought they cared about him," Baby says, Neil looks at her now, thinking, "I've been misjudging him so much, I've seen how hard he's working for you and your son, he even helped with renovating his cabin whenever he could, he has changed and it's good to see that he makes you so happy," Neil says, "thanks, Neil, that means a lot," Baby says, Neil smiles, "aren't you scared that he'll fall back into that life?" He asks after a moment, Baby stops and looks at him, "no, I trust him and I know he wants to better himself every day."

"Good to hear, grandpa has put up a new rule," Neil says, Baby looks curious at him, "he knows what the bungalow bunnies do every year, but he has been ignoring it for years," he says, "yeah?" Baby asks curiously, "yeah, but last year, with what Vivian did just to get it her way, he told me he no longer could ignore it, the bungalow bunnies are not allowed at the staff quarters anymore, if they go there grandpa will remove them from the mountain," he says, Baby walks on again, "that's a good thing, Neil, the bungalow bunnies are the worse to be honest, Vivian is nothing but jealous of me, I know how much she walks after Johnny, it's a little creepy to say the least," Baby says, Neil sighs, "yeah, anyway, I got to run now, grandpa want to show me how to do the finances, he wants to give me more responsibilities," he says, Baby stops again and smiles, "tell Max hi from me," Baby says, "I will, see ya later."

Baby watches him walking away and sighs, she looks at her son and smiles again, "some people never learn," she whispers, "I'll make sure you're going to be a good boy." she whispers as she walks slowly back to their cabin.

Johnny walks up to Baby when he sees her coming back with their son, she smiles and he gives her a loving kiss, "how was the walk?" He whispers and looks at his son, Baby lifts him out the carrier and Johnny takes him over, he smiles as he looks at his baby boy, "it was nice, I've seen Neil," Baby says, Johnny looks up, "has he arrived already?" Johnny asks, "yeah, he actually apologized for his behavior from last year, not in direct words, but he did," Baby says, Johnny smiles and gives her a kiss, they walk slowly to their cabin, "he told me about the new rule Max has made," Baby says, Johnny looks at her and sighs, "yeah, Maria told me earlier, he has made that rule yesterday," Johnny says, "it's for the best, Johnny, it's not good what they're doing," Baby says, he nods and looks at his son again, "what's the matter?"

Baby looks at him as they're silent for a few moments, Johnny stops and looks at her while waggling his arms softly, "I ran into Vivian when I came back from Max," he says, "what did she do?" Baby asks, he looks at his son again, "Johnny," Baby says, he looks up, "did she try again?" Baby asks, he nods, "yeah, I told Maria as well, since it happened here at the staff quarters," he says, "you should report her," Baby says, "I'm gonna leave it for now, I don't want to think about it," he says, they walk on again, "I know you're very stubborn, but please be careful with her or the other bungalow bunnies," Baby says, "I am, Baby, don't worry, next time I will report her," he says, Baby stops and he looks at her, he turns to her and she smiles, "I love you," she says, he smiles now and leans in to her, "I love you too." He whispers and they kiss.

"Let's go, I'm gonna cook something for us," he says and Baby giggles, "you don't have to, I can cook too," she says, they walk on, she lays her arm around his waist and he sighs lightly while smiling, "I want to, Baby, I've been practicing," he says and Baby giggles about it, "you're cute," she whispers and he chuckles about her face, "I want to show you that I can be a great father and husband," he whispers and looks at his son with a smile, "you already are, Johnny, I never want to lose you," she says, he looks in her eyes and smiles, they went inside the cabin and Johnny lays junior down in his crib, "this season will be different," Baby says as she takes something to drink, she takes a beer for him, he lays his arms around her and she looks in his eyes, "it will be, you're gonna be my wife," he says and Baby giggles, "looking forward to it." They kiss slow and passionate.