Chapter 2
Lee was up early the next morning getting ready for his golf date.
As he put on a pair of shorts and a polo shirt he asked, "Sweetie what are you going to do while I'm golfing?"
"I called the spa while you were getting ready and they had an opening this morning so I'm going for a pedicure, manicure and massage."
"A massage?" Lee said rubbing his hand on his forehead. He didn't want another man touching his wife.
Without asking Janet knew he was upset about the massage. "Honey, I made sure the masseuse was a woman," she replied grinning.
Smiling he relaxed saying, "We'll meet you for lunch at the deli when we're done which should be around noon."
"Okay, sounds like a plan. Enjoy yourself."
He kissed her goodbye just as there was a knock on the door.
"What's Janet going to do while we're golfing?" Chip inquired as Lee opened the door.
"Going to the spa," he said as he closed the door giving Janet a wink.
Okay, she'll have someone to keep an eye on her while we golf," Chip thought sighing with relief.
Lee and Chip met the admiral and Jamie as they left their rooms. Chip gave them thumbs up letting them know Janet wouldn't be alone.
She left a few minutes after them for her morning at the spa while the men headed to the golf course by the ocean.
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Janet enjoyed having a manicure, pedicure and the massage was fantastic. She was so relaxed after the massage she felt like jelly. She arrived at the deli about 1200 hours and sat down at a table under an umbrella just as the rest of them came in. They saw her sitting there and went over to the table where Lee gave Janet a kiss and checked out her nails and toes.
"Who won?" Janet asked as she returned his kiss.
"Who else," Harry said disappointedly looking at Chip.
Chip as usual won the golf match but Jamie did improve on his putting technique. They sat down just as the waitress came over and handed them some menus. She told them what the specials were for the day before she took their drink orders and left them with some chips and dip.
"Adm...Harry what happened to your eye," Janet asked when she saw his black eye after he sat down.
"Ran into the closet door in the room during the night, don't worry I'm fine," he fibbed.
"Oh," Janet replied as she looked back at the menu trying to decide on what to have for lunch.
All of them ordered turkey sandwiches on wheat bread with some lemonade. They sat outside enjoying their lunch and discussing what they were going to do that afternoon.
"Jamie, now what are we going to do since you're today's sitter," Janet asked with a smirk.
"Whatever you want to do. You get to choose since we went golfing this morning. I'm going along just to watch so you two don't get into trouble."
"I would like to go shopping. I know it's not the most exciting thing to do but..."
"Shopping is fine with me," Lee agreed and Jamie nodded his head too.
The admiral and Chip looked at each other and decided they didn't want to go shopping.
"Chip, Harry what are you two going to do since you don't need a sitter?" Lee wondered.
"We're going to the Dolphin Cay," Harry told them as that was all he could think of at the moment, "I just want to see how they interact with them."
"Yes, we're going to the Dolphin Cay," Chip agreed quickly.
"Chip, would you mind taking some pictures of the dolphins for me?" Janet asked handing him her camera.
"Sure no problem," he replied taking the camera from her and snapped a picture of her and Harry standing there.
He caught them totally off guard and it actually was nice picture of the two of them even with Harry's black eye.
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Janet, Lee and Jamie wandered down to the shopping area and were looking in the store windows. They came across a jewelry store and looked in the window when something caught Janet's eye.
"Lee, look at that watch," she said. "I really like it. Do you think we could see how much it is?"
Taking her hand, they walked into the store with Jamie following close behind. Lee asked the shopkeeper the cost of the watch. It wasn't very expensive so he bought it for her. They were both looking at the watch as they left the store and weren't pay any attention to where they were going when a boy on a bicycle rode in front of them. Jamie saw him coming and stepped in front of the boy before he hit Lee. The boy and Jamie both fell to the pavement with Jamie getting the worse of it. The boy got up, apologized and rode off while Jamie got up with a nasty gash on his arm after hitting it on the pedal of the bike.
"Jamie, are you aright?" Lee asked helping Jamie up and seeing the gash on his arm.
"Fine but I better go back to the room and take care of this," he replied taking off his shirt and wrapping it around his arm.
They hurried back to the hotel where Lee and Janet went with him to his room. As he washed it off in the bathroom, he knew he wouldn't need stitches but it was still a bad gash. He again took out his suitcase full of medical supplies. A Band-Aid wasn't going to work so Janet helped him put on some antibiotic cream and bandaged it for him using gauze pads and tape.
When Janet, Lee and Jamie finished taking care of his injury, he took some Tylenol for the pain. He didn't want it to sit on an empty stomach so he decided to get some ice cream so they went back to one of the restaurants on the beach. Jamie had found it earlier when he was exploring the resort and saw they had some pretty interesting ice cream creations. As they got to the ice cream parlor, they saw Harry and Chip on the way their way back from the Dolphin Cay. Janet went to get them before they walked by. Harry and Chip saw Jamie's bandaged arm.
"What happened to you," Harry asked anxiously.
"I'll tell you later," Jamie replied sighing.
Chip looked at Jamie and then at Harry. He could tell by the looks on their faces the rest of this vacation wasn't going to be fun. He gave Janet back her camera and she looked at the pictures.
"Thanks Chip for taking the pictures. These are fantastic."
Chip, Jamie and Harry each ordered a huge ice cream sundae while Lee and Janet shared one.
As they were eating their ice cream Harry heard Chip mumble to himself, it's going to take a lot more than ice cream for us to make it through this vacation.
Harry just smiled knowing he was right. They finished up their ice cream and walked out to the beach. It was a beautiful day and after eating the sundaes they needed to take a walk. Harry, Jamie and Chip kept a look out for trouble as both Lee and Janet were too busy talking to notice where they were walking. They had walked about a mile on the beach before turning back. As they walked back to the hotel they were deciding on where to eat dinner. Hopefully they could enjoy a nice meal without any problems.
"Let's go to the steakhouse for dinner tonight," Chip said, "I have a taste for a nice juicy rare steak. Why don't we meet a little earlier at the bar for some drinks before we eat?"
"Sounds like a fine idea," Harry concurred. "How about wearing just a nice pair of pants and collared shirt."
"Good idea," Jamie added, "Far too hot for a suit."
Lee and Janet agreed with the rest of them and they walked back to the hotel with no issues and each went to their rooms. As Jamie got ready for dinner he carefully took off the bandage on his arm and the gash was still bleeding a little. He took a shower but would need help re-bandaging his arm.
After getting dressed Jamie called Chip on his phone, "Hey Chip, I need a favor."
"Sure what is it? Do you want an additional 'Crane sitting' day," Chip snorted.
"No," Jamie exclaimed hastily, "I need help putting on a new bandage. Could you stop on your way to dinner and help me?"
Chip putting on his shirt replied, "I'll be there in fifteen minutes." Chip finished getting dressed and knocked on the door to Jamie's room. Opening the door, he was still holding a towel on his arm.
"How did you get hurt? You only went shopping," Chip asked as he took the supplies from Jamie and put them on the desk.
"Those two weren't paying attention and Lee would have been run over by a bike, if I hadn't stepped in front of it."
Snickering Chip said as he put on the new bandage, "Those two are trouble magnets."
"I agree with you and no wonder Harry doesn't want them going on vacation alone. Thanks, Chip," Jamie answered as they walked out the door meeting Harry on his way down to the bar. He asked how Jamie got hurt and Jamie told him. He took a deep breath and kept walking.
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Janet brought a new short pink sun dress and white sandals to wear to dinner. Janet and Lee showered together as usual and he was ogling her as she got dressed. She winked at him so he came over and started to get a little frisky.
"Honey, we'll be late if you don't stop," she told him as he kissed her neck while she was putting on her make up.
"So we're late again. The others won't mind, remember we're on vacation," he said now kissing her shoulders.
"Remember where you left off and we'll finish when we come back," she replied wiggling away from him.
Smiling he stated, "I'll just have to start over at the beginning."
Grabbing her wrap, "Okay by me," she told him patting his bottom as they left the room.
They walked down to the lobby only to discover the rest of them hadn't arrived yet. Lee looked at Janet letting her know they could have finished what he started as the rest of them arrived a couple of minutes later. Janet looked over these four handsome men and was glad she had them all to herself. All the women were eyeing her men when they went into the bar.
As soon as Janet saw Jamie she anxiously asked, "Jamie how's your arm."
"It's fine," he replied patting her arm letting her know he appreciated her concern.
They found at a table in the back of the bar. As soon as they sat down, a young good looking waitress came over to take their drink orders. She stared at the four fine-looking men at the table and winked at Chip who winked back. He looked her up and down as she walked away. After having a couple of drinks they headed to the steakhouse. Chip paid for the drinks leaving the waitress a nice tip.
Arriving at the Seafire steakhouse, they had no trouble getting a table and were seated immediately. Harry ordered round of drinks before dinner. They enjoyed their drinks just having a good time talking to each other about anything but work. After a wonderful steak dinner with baked potatoes and a salad, they were deciding what to do next since it was still early in the evening.
Putting her napkin on the table Janet told them, "Gentlemen, we are going to the night club for some drinks and dancing."
"I'm too old to go clubbing," Jamie said quietly. Harry was nodding his head in agreement.
"No one is too old and it will be fun," Chip smiled hoping to find a nice looking woman.
"You only have to stay for four dances," she informed them. "I get to dance with each one of you."
They all groaned including her husband. He's not a dancer but if she wanted to dance he would dance because it made her happy.
"No groaning allowed," she told them as she took her wrap off the back of the chair, "you might actually have a good time."
They left the restaurant, and walked to the nightclub. Lee and Janet walked hand in hand while the other three followed behind making sure they didn't run into any obstacles. When they walked in Janet saw the women take notice of the four men and watched them as their eyes followed her men as they headed for a table. It wasn't too crowded and the music wasn't too loud yet. They gave their drink orders to the waiter that came over to their table. As they were sitting there listening to the music a woman came up to Jamie.
"Would you like to dance?" she asked noticing he was sitting at the table moving to the music.
"Sure why not," Jamie said without hesitation.
He took the woman's hand and led her out to the dance floor. Janet didn't know what a fantastic dancer he was and couldn't wait for her turn to dance with him.
A tall sexy brunette along with an older but good looking red head also came over to the table.
Looking at Chip the brunette asked, "Hey handsome would you like to dance?"
"I would love to," Chip replied leading her to the dance floor.
"Would you like to dance?" the red head asked Harry softly.
"It would be my pleasure."
They also went out to the dance floor. Not wanting to be left out of the picture the gorgeous woman Chip ran into earlier in the week stopped by the table where Janet and Lee were sitting.
"How about a dance?" she asked in a husky sexy voice.
"No thank you. I don't think my wife would approve," he snickered as he grabbed Janet's hand and led her out to the dance floor holding her close as they danced. She rested her head on his shoulder. She loved being in his arms.
They were all having a good time even if they didn't want to admit it. They had ordered a few more drinks and danced several more dances with their partners before Janet finally got to dance with her men. When Janet finished dancing with the admiral who was her last dance partner for the night she looked at her watch and was surprised to see it was 2400 hours. She had to admit she was tired and a little tipsy. They left the night club and as they made their way back to their rooms, they were debating on what to do tomorrow.
"You men can do whatever you want," Janet said tiredly. "I'm sleeping in. I know that will upset some people," she said looking at her husband grinning. "But I will decide at the last minute what I'm going to do. Harry, I believe you have 'Crane sitting' tomorrow. Depending on what Lee wants to do, you may get a reprieve."
Putting his arm around her waist, "I'm with her. No schedule for us tomorrow. Just do nothing, be alone and relax," Lee agreed.
"Well, Harry seems you get the day off." she said with a smirk. "But there's always tomorrow."
When they got to their rooms before going in, she kissed three of her men goodnight and thanked them for a wonderful evening. The fourth man would get a lot more than a kiss, which he did and enjoyed it immensely.
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Janet woke up early the next morning with a headache knowing she had too much to drink last night. She got up, put on her robe and opened the doors to the balcony. She stood out on the balcony listening to the ocean and breathing in the fresh air. Lee was still in bed which was very unusual for him. He had a little too much to drink too. She quietly returned to the room, grabbed her camera and took his picture as he woke up.
"Why did you take my picture," he asked a little annoyed.
"Because I can," she responded with a wry smile and took another one.
"Why don't you come back to bed? It's still early and I have some plans for you for the next hour or so," he said seductively. "Do you remember where I left off?"
"No but that's okay, you'll just have to start over," she replied as she took her robe off and climbed back into bed. He kissed her passionately as he ran his hands over her body. She returned his kiss and his caress. It's a good thing the "Do Not Disturb" sign was on the door and they were on the fourth floor because she didn't shut the door to the balcony or close the drapes. They played in bed until 1000 hours. By that time they were both famished and deciding on what to order from room service when Lee's cell phone rang.
"Hello," Lee said softly as Janet lay next to him rubbing her hand on his chest.
"Are you going to stay in bed all day?" Chip teased him.
"Maybe, why do you have something better to do?" he said winking at Janet.
"Yes, how about going scuba diving. They have some exotic marine life, a few wrecks, and coral reefs to explore. Do you think Janet would mind if you went?"
"I wouldn't mind going scuba diving," he hesitated looking at her for an answer.
She nodded yes it was okay to go. She didn't mind and she couldn't go as he hadn't taught her how to scuba dive yet. She was supposed to be certified as required by regulation on Seaview but he never got around to it.
"Sweetie, are you sure you don't mind," he asked for the second time as he put on his swim trunks and shirt.
"No, please go. You love to scuba dive and it relaxes you so go and have fun playing with the fishes. Chip will be your 'sitter'," she chuckled. "What about breakfast?"
"Don't want to eat before I dive. What are you going to do?"
"I'll call Harry and Jamie and tell them I will be at the pool so they know where I am, okay," she replied giving him a kiss.
"All right, thanks. Love you," he said returning her kiss.
"Love you too."
Janet called the adm...Harry she still can't get use to calling him that and told them she was going to get some breakfast and then go to the pool.
"Breakfast? It's almost lunch time," Harry said laughing. "You weren't kidding when you said you were going to sleep in. Is Lee going with Chip scuba diving?"
"Yes. I told him Chip was his 'sitter' today."
"Good, they both need to relax and enjoy themselves. Chip called and asked if I wanted to go too but I'm going to stay around here today. Jamie and I were going to get some lunch. Come with us and you can have breakfast. We'll pick you up at your room," Harry told her.
"I'll be ready in fifteen minutes." She slipped a short skirt over her swim suit, put on a blue shirt, tied it at the waist and put some mascara on the lashes. She grabbed her bag and was ready to go in thirteen minutes. Lee would be proud she was ready ahead of time.
Harry and Jamie knocked on the door. When she opened the door, Harry handed her the "Do Not Disturb" sign. Both of them had huge grins on their faces.
"Ready to go," Jamie said.
"Let's go," she replied embarrassed as she took the sign from him. "You both get to 'sit' me," she said as she linked her arms in theirs and walked down the hallway.
They went to the outdoor cafe and had a marvelous lunch together. They indulged themselves with a hamburger, french fries and key lime pie for dessert.
"I'm very happy none of you have gotten sunburn. It's pretty hot down here," Jamie remarked as they finished up their lunch.
"We've been putting suntan lotion on every time we go out," Janet assured him.
"Well if you do get sunburn, I brought a couple bottles of aloe but still please be careful with the sun."
"Yes, we will," they both answered.
After lunch Janet was going to sit at the pool and wait for Lee and Chip to come back from scuba diving. Harry and Jamie didn't want to let her out of their sight so they found some lounge chairs and sat with her. She got warm and decided to take a dip in the pool. As she stepped out of her skirt, her foot got caught on the edge of it and she lost her balance. Jamie saw that she was going to fall and hit her head on the ladder into pool so he lunged for her. He caught her arm before she fell but twisted his knee as he stopped her from falling.
Damn, that hurt, Jamie thought as he tried to stand.
"Thanks, Jamie," Janet said not realizing Jamie was hurt and walked down the ladder into the pool after taking off her skirt and shirt.
The admiral saw what had taken place and went over to Jamie.
"Are you okay?" he asked helping Jamie stand up.
"No, I've twisted my knee," he whispered under his breath. "How long before we leave?"
Snickering, the admiral replied, "A couple more days."
Jamie limped back to the lounge chair with Harry's help. They both held their breaths as she got out of the pool, redressed and sat down next to them. Once she sat down they exhaled.