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Some of you asked did the prisoners catch on to Christian's last name as Trevelyan. They all said his last name as Trevelyan but they couldn't believe that Christian married Ana. Just a little country bumpkin. Then come to find out that she is a Trillionaire. They all focused more on Ana than Christian well except Bitch troll but she said hell he loves her and has always loved her. You will have to read and see if Elliot changes his last name.
Yes, Mia is pregnant by a prison guard. I will say more about that when we get to the chapter of the prisoners.
Right now there are more important things going on. LIke Doctors without borders and homeless shelters and homes the abused and so much more.
Chapter 14 Recap
Yes the island is theirs.
Well let's see they put the property in both their names.
A lot of lovin going on.
They are going to invite Jacqueline and her family to the house. It will be a surprise for Ray.
Seems like the family had a great time too. Going out to eat, shopping and Opera and spending time with everyone from the doctors and their wives to all their friends that stayed behind when they went on their honeymoon. They all made friends with everyone and they were all adopted by them. They all became family to them.
They are home and surprise the family and tell them they found an island attached to their land and now they own an island. Let's see what is going on in Chapter 15
When we left the last chapter Ana and Christian surprised the family by being there when they got home from town.
"Did you say an Island Annie?"
"Yes daddy and Island. How about that? It is not a small one either. We don't know the size of it yet we are having it surveyed to find all that information out."
"Bro how do you have an Island?"
"Well El it's like this, it was under water when I bought the land and villa for Ana. No one knew it was there, not the realtor nor the surveying crew. The water receded and the Island became visible. It touches our land. In other words it is attached to our property."
"Oh wow that's awesome."
"Yes it is and the best thing about it is that we don't have to buy it because it was already ours when I bought it even though it wasn't revealed until now."
"Ok now Annie said y'all saw the Island when y'all were out on the Angel Anastasia right?"
"Yes we took her out that morning and we went further this time. Dav said it wasn't really that far from our land. We decided to check it out after the guys did their thing you know? Making sure it was safe."
"Dav came back to the yacht and told us it was uninhibited. So we decided to go and look at it. We grabbed a cooler with water for everyone and was excited to check it out."
"We got to the Island and saw the guys as we were walking and they said no humans or animals but they did find something. I can't tell you what it was but I will show you tomorrow. It is nothing bad, it's just it will be a surprise for everyone. So don't ask me what it is."
"Ok we won't ask Annie Rose. Right y'all?"
"Yes granmomma we won't ask them."
"Well my lovely family, I am tired and ready for bed. I will be making breakfast in the morning with Boo's help. It will be buffet style. I love all of you and I am glad we are home and y'all had a wonderful time with all our friends. Goodnight my family."
"Goodnight Ana and Chris we will see you both in the morning. We love yall too."
They all say goodnight and head to their rooms.
Walking down the hall the conversation between Elliot and Paula.
"What do you think they found? Do you think it was a treasure chest? Oh my goodness they could have found diamonds, gold and jewelry. What do you think Paula?"
"Well if you are done I will tell you what I think it might be."
"Ok honey what do you think it might be?"
"El they might have found a treasure map or maybe an old boat that was moored there years ago. Or how about skeletons from the shipwreck? Oh I know it might be Blackbeard himself."
She said busting out laughing at his face.
"Oh you are not funny you know that."
"Well you were going on and on about a treasure chest and what all might be in it. I am sorry I just had to mess with you. You know me I had to make it sound real for a minute and I had you until I said Blackbeard."
"Well yeah I know but you might be right. There might be a shipwreck on the Island."
"I think they would have told us that. I bet it is not really anything too important."
"What do you want to bet honey?"
"What, what do you think it is something important?"
"Yes I do. I saw the look in their eyes when Ana said it."
"Ok if you think it is important what do you want to bet El?"
"I'll bet you five hundred dollars."
"Oh man you got a bet."
"Come on honey, let's go to bed so I can dream about what I am going to spend your money on."
"You think you are so sure of yourself don't you pookie?"
"Of course I do."
"Ok let's double the bet then Mr. I know what I'm talking about."
"You are on sugar bear, honey bee."
"Come on you let's get some sleep. Goodnight I love you."
"Goodnight I love you too."
Meanwhile in Christian and Ana's room
"Did you see the look on their faces when I said we found something else?"
"Yes angel I did. I wish I was a fly on the wall listening to them try to figure it out. Especially Elliot, I bet his mind is going in a hundred different directions."
"I don't doubt it at all. I bet Paula is telling him to shut up."
"I can just hear him now saying what if it's a treasure chest and they brought it home for all of us to open. Or maybe it's a treasure map with an X on it."
"Or how about they found a pirate ship moored on the Island."
"Oh well love let's get some sleep and they will all find out when I bring the cake and pie out for dessert."
"How are you going to keep it a secret from them till then?"
"Oh that's the beauty of my plan Boo. You are going to take them all into town for lunch. I want you to call all our friends in the morning and invite them to lunch with all of you. Then bring everyone back here for supper. I will have plenty of cakes and pies made for all of us."
"That's a good plan and we can talk to the doctors and their wives about Doctors without borders. I hope they have all the paperwork approved for them. I can't wait for this to happen love."
"I know what you mean Boo neither can I."
"One last thought, since you inherited your grandfather's three jets, are you going to use his pilots more? Now with those three and your two and my one we have plenty of transportation for them and our family. No one will be without a way to fly if they need to go somewhere."
"Hold on Mr. Christian Trevelyan we are married right? So that means that everything I own and you own are now ours correct?"
"Yes love we are and yes ma'am you are right everything is ours. Now answer the question if you can. Are you keeping your grandfather's pilots?"
"I want us to talk to them. Daddy knows them better than I do. He is the one that hired them for my grandfather and uncles. So you know they have been vetted and had background checks done on them."
"From my understanding with daddy they are ex Marine pilots. They are trustworthy but you and I don't know them."
"I see what you are saying and yes we need to talk to them and dad. I am sure he knows a lot about them. By the way, how many did he hire for your family?"
"I think he had or still has three Captains and three co-pilots for each jet. He had two large ones like I have and one smaller one."
"I imagine they are not working now unless your father has them on call or something."
"No I don't think daddy does' cause he would tell me since I now own the jets."
"Ok well we can talk to him later after we find out about what the doctors are going to do. You know I was reading an article about Doctors without borders and they work in over seventy countries."
"Wow I didn't know it was that many. You know we need to talk about helping families back in the states. Like dental, medical, prenatal for young girls and women that need birth control. I am sure with your status in Seattle and mine in Georgia we can have a lot of help with volunteers and yes we will help with their wages."
"I know in Georgia they have doctors, dentists and so forth volunteering their time at schools and health departments. I am sure there are some all over the states doing that."
"Good points love, we can mention that to the doctors they might know some that would like to help back home. Now let's rest our brains. We have a long day tomorrow. We have a lot of talking and planning to do."
"I love you Boo goodnight."
"I love you angel sweet dreams."
They hug and kiss goodnight.
Everyone was in the kitchen when they came in.
"Wow y'all are up early."
"Well you said you were cooking breakfast so we wanted to be here bright and early for it. The guys are on the patio drinking coffee and shooting the sh…breeze."
"Good save Elliot."
"Yes ma'am I caught it."
"Don't tell me our grandmothers are getting on your case for cussing Elliot?"
"Well yes they have either verbally or physically by popping me in the back of the head. I have just about curbed it. I am tired of getting hit all the time."
"Poor baby but you are learning the hard way. That's tough love El."
"Well now Christian that goes for you too. I will not listen to any bad language out of you either."
"Yes granmomma and gran."
"Alright now you all get out of here so we can cook please. There are too many people in here. I love you all but I need room to move around and work."
They all grab their coffee and walk into the dining room and sit down.
"Now I can see you all right there and we can talk. Now tell me what all you have done while we were gone for a few days. By the way thank you ladies for doing that for us. We didn't expect it but we loved it. Y'all are the best and we love you dearly."
"Well like we said last night we have been shopping. We went with all the ladies and we had an amazing time. The doctors' wives are very sweet ladies and Annie Rose, your FBI gals are something else. They love to party."
"Well we didn't really party but we did go to a nice night club called Vogue. It was for families, not one of those night clubs like you owned in Seattle Christian. No loud music, just a calm atmosphere with a piano and a few other instruments. There was dancing, we had a nice dinner and drinks afterwards."
"All of your friends have adopted all of us. We told you that last night. Even doctors and their wives. We are going to miss them when they go home."
"Well Christian is going to take all of y'all to town for lunch with everyone and then the doctors and their wives are coming back here so we can talk about Doctors without borders. We need to see if they have all their paperwork back and in order."
"Christian while I am cooking, why don't you and Jason go and make some phone calls please."
"Alright angel, we'll be back in a little while. It shouldn't take too long and I will help with breakfast."
"No Boo go and do that I will get Paula to help me."
"Come on Annie, what do we need to do?"
"Well I guess I am not needed."
"Oh Boo I will always need you love now shoo."
They all laugh.
"Paula we are going to fix biscuits and sausage gravy with bacon, eggs and a fruit medley."
"Sounds good to me. What do you want me to do?"
"You cut up the fruit and break two dozen eggs and add cheese and mix them really well."
"Ok no problem."
They get to work fixing breakfast and have it done by the time Christian and Jason walk back in the kitchen.
"Sure does smell good angel."
"Have a seat love and I will fix your plate."
"No ma'am you have a seat I am going to fix yours."
He kisses her on the nose and smiles.
They all fix their plates and sit down to eat. The guys come in with their plates and leave saying thank you for breakfast.
"How did the phone calls go?"
"They all agreed to have lunch with us in town and then come back here to talk."
"I bet it was a surprise to them that we were home."
"Yes angel it was. I invited everyone if they wanted to come back with us. They said no that we had business to talk about. They all said if it was alright with you they would like for us to have dinner with them in town tomorrow night."
"Oh that sounds lovely doesn't it y'all?"
"Annie love, I think they were talking about you and Christian sugar."
"Um no grandmomma they were talking about all of us. I quote "Tell all them lovely ladies and gentlemen they are invited too. They are all family."
"Well alright if you all want us to come with you."
"Yes ma'am we do but if you all would rather stay home that is fine with us."
"We will let you know later this evening."
"Alright that is fine just so I can call and tell them how many tables to reserve for all of us."
"Ok now come on let's eat. Our food is getting cold."
"Sorry love you are right. Let's eat up y'all."
They all laugh at Christian's southern drawl.
Breakfast is over, the dishes are done and they are sitting in the living room talking.
"Ok now we have had breakfast, discussed lunch and talked business about your doctors and wives. Now it is my turn to talk."
"Alright Elliot the floor is yours."
"Thank you Annie. Now first on the agenda is your company in Charleston. I have a video of what they have done and how everything is going. I would like for you to look at it sometime today then we are going to skype my forman and let him walk us through the plant and explain what he has done. It has been done to your specifications. I have made sure of that."
"That is great news El thank you. Now how much do they have done? I would like to give my managers and employees some kind of a time frame if they have one for me."
"I will tell you now you will be surprised with how much they have gotten done. I gave him the authority to hire more guys and yes they were vetted by yours truly your dad. I have worked with some of them at one time or another and they know what they are doing."
"Ok well that sounds good."
"Now for a time frame let's talk to my foreman and he can give you better updates since he is right there."
"Ok we can do that. I guess the best time to talk to him would be right before supper. See if he is available tomorrow evening? Not today though I have too much to do. Don't any of you ask what it is. It is a surprise is all I am going to say."
"Ok I will let him know after we look at the video he sent me."
"Ok, that works for me thank you."
"Annie Rose, are you bringing Chester and Clyde Patterson back after you reopen the company?"
"Yes granmomma I sure am. I promised them a job and I am sticking to my word. Dav has been staying in touch with them keeping them updated on what is going on."
"Good, that's good. I thought you were bringing them back. They both were in pretty bad shape when they couldn't get you and Christian out of there with them."
"I am sure they were but they never said anything to us. I guess they figured it was too soon to bring it up when they saw us in the hospital."
"Lordy honey they saw Christian carrying you and then next thing they saw you and Christian were flying through the air and they lost y'all."
"Oh my goodnessI didn't know they saw that. I bet Luke did too?"
"Yes he did and he wanted to stay and find you both but a wood beam or a piece of the ceiling fell and hit him then blocked his way to y'all. He said he heard you yelling for Christian and for him to listen to your voice."
"I bet that was a nightmare for all of them. Did he or the brothers ever tell you Boo?"
"No love they didn't."
"Well as soon as we see this video and talk to Elliot's foreman. I will have an idea of when the plants will be up and running. I will talk to them myself."
"Christian do you have the papers you and Ana signed when they changed everything over after the island was discovered?"
"Yes sir, they are in my bag. Want me to get them now for you?"
"Yes, if you don't mind I would just like to look at them. It's just the attorney in me. Nothing wrong, just want to make sure all is good."
"Ok I'll go get them be back in a few minutes."
Christian walks back in the room and gives the folder to his grandpa.
Theo reads the lawyer and the realtor's for sale papers and agrees that it is all in good order.
'What were you looking for grandpa?"
"Well I just wanted to make sure that if the island went under water again if you and Ana had to do another bill of sale for all of the land again. But you don't because right here…he is showing Christian..it says the land is yours with the island."
"Ok yes we saw that and they told us the same thing you just said."
"Ok did you see this where they mention that you and Ana can name the island?"
"Yeah we saw that but we are just going to add it to the name of the villa."
"That's a good idea to have it all in one name. Good for you."
"Sorry to interrupt but it is time to leave for town Chris."
"Ok do you have the cars ready that will bring the doctors and their wives back here?"
"Yes I think we only need one extra car."
"Alright let's gather everyone up and head out."
"We are waiting for you and Theo son."
"Angel, we will be back later. Will the afternoon give you enough time?"
"Perfect time thank you."
"Alright we will see you this afternoon. I love you angel."
"I love you too Boo. Have a good time and enjoy lunch."
They kiss and they all walk out the door and leave.
"Nick, they are gone. Please come and help me with the coconuts."
"I'll be right there Ana."
He brought a couple of the guys up with him. That way they could set them out and break them open for her.
"Well thank you Adam and Jake for helping Nick. Now since you all three are here can y'all make holes in them first and drain the milk out then crack them open for me?"
"Yes ma'am we sure can. Just give us something to put the milk in and we are good to go."
"Here I have a pitcher here that y'all can use. I am sure it is big enough."
"Yes Ana it will be fine. There's not that much milk in them. Are you making cakes or pies? Is that why you had Chris take everyone to town?"
"Yes Nick I am making both and yep it is a surprise for them. I am making enough for everyone."
"That's what we all thought when we saw everyone leave but you."
"Yes, now let's get busy times a wastin."
"Good thing you have that double oven over there. It comes in very handy right now."
"Lordy yes I am glad I have it too."
The guys drained the coconuts and cracked them open. Ana took the coconut out of them with the guy's help. They all laid it out on pans to put in the ovens.
Ana was surprised to see how much coconut milk she had out of all the coconuts.
She fixed the batter for the cakes and the filling for the pies. They took the pans out of the oven to cool so she could get the coconut ready to put on the cakes. She put coconut in the pie fillings and on top.
After all was said and done she had four two layer cakes and three coconut pies. They just got everything put away right before everyone came home. Ana made sure to put some air fresheners out so they would hide the smell.
Christian and the family in town
They pulled up to the hotel and walked inside to greet everyone. They knew they were all going to eat at Chef Ronaldo's across the street.
"Well hello everyone. How are you all doing this lovely morning?"
"Gran we are doing wonderfully. How are all of you? Christian you look like you had a nice few days away for a honeymoon."
"We are all good, thank you Beverly."
"Yes ma'am, it was very nice of the ladies. We appreciated it so much. It was unexpected."
"Sometimes those are the best surprises."
"Yes Beverly I couldn't agree more. Now are we all ready to go have lunch? I do believe Chef Ronaldo is waiting on us."
"Oh my goodness yes please let's go. His food is delicious."
They all walked across the street to Chef Ronaldo's and Dav and Luke opened the doors for them.
"Well Mr. Trevelyan, how are you and your lovely wife doing?"
"We are doing very well, thank you Chef Ronaldo. How are you today?"
"Could be better sir. If you all will follow me I have your tables set up for all of you."
"As per Ms. Ana's orders I am preparing your meals for you all. I will serve them shortly. I will have Rebecca as your waitress bring your food out with some help."
"Yes thank you and we would like a bottle of your finest wine. I will let you choose because you made an excellent choice at my dinner."
"Very well I will return with your wine."
They all had a delicious lunch. Chef Ronaldo used Ana's recipe for Cracked Chicken salads and Cracked chicken sandwiches. He also fixed steamed vegetables consisting of Broccoli, cauliflower, kale, baby carrots and spinach. Served it with a delicious cheese sauce if you preferred cheese. For dessert yes of course he made a chocolate cake for Christian.
"Chef Ronaldo, the meal was perfect and you couldn't have chosen a better wine that was perfect with our meal."
"Thank you Mr…I mean Christian. Please thank your lovely wife for the recipes she sent me. Please let her know that these recipes will only be used for you and your family and friends. None will be served here in my restaurant. I will not abuse her generosity and try to make money off of her."
"I will tell her when we arrive back at the house. Thank you for telling me that. I know she wouldn't think you would do that. Now if you will send Rebecca and her help back over with the check I would appreciate it very much. We will see you in a few days. I am sure Ana wants to bring you something she is making at home."
"Oh my goodness, another masterpiece of hers. I can hardly wait. She is such an amazing lady and cook. Hell she is a Chef herself. I will see you all later."
"Mr. Trevelyan I hope you and your family enjoyed your lunch. I didn't want to hover over you all. I know how some waitresses and waiters can be a pain."
"No Rebecca, everything was delicious. If there is any of our cracked chicken left over in the kitchen, have Chef Ronaldo make you and your helper Carl a sandwich or salad. It is Ana's recipe. Tell him I personally requested it."
"I will and thank you. I knew we never had that before here but I didn't know it was Ms. Ana's recipe. I hope there is some left because it looked delicious on your plates and smelled divine."
"This is for you and Carl and thank you so much for your wonderful service."
"Thank you again Mr. Christian we appreciate it so much. Tell Ms. Ana to come and see us."
"I will do that and we will see you in a few days. Have a great afternoon."
"You all as well goodbye for now."
She walks off and they all get up and leave.
"Ok now Troy, Perry and Maxwell you and your wives are coming back to the house with us right?"
"Yes Christian we are."
"Alright and everyone else we will see you all for supper correct?"
"Yes Christian we will be there. Ana said seven o'clock."
"Yes Maddie, seven o'clock. We will see you all there. The guys will be coming to bring you all to the house. We purchased a very nice bus to use for our family and friends. It is very comfortable."
"Yes we know we rode in it the other day. Very nice indeed."
"Oh well I didn't know that. So you all know what to look for when they get here to pick you all up. I guess I need to be updated on what has been going on."
They all laugh.
Christian and guest on the way home
Christian and his guest arrive at the house. Ana is waiting for them as they walk in.
"Hello everyone, welcome. welcome. Come on in and have a seat. Would anyone like a beverage? I have ice tea, coffee and homemade lemonade. Did the family come back with you Boo?"
"No, they stayed in town, they said we had business to conduct."
"I bet that was granmomma."
"You would be right."
"Oh my lemonade sounds lovely."
"Lemonade for everyone then?"
"Yes please Ana."
"Alright I will be right back. Christian would you help me please?"
"Sure love. Excuse us for a few minutes."
They walk off to the kitchen and fix the drinks and come back to the family room.
"Here you all go. I also made some cookies if you would like one."
"Thank you Ana. Oh my, this lemonade is refreshing and so good."
"Thank you Beverly so glad you like it."
"Yes Ana it is very good. Ok now I taste coconut in these cookies."
"Thank you Allison and yes I made coconut macaroons this morning after I got the family out of here. This is going to be a surprise for them after supper tonight. So don't let on that y'all had cookies."
"Our lips are sealed."
While they were eating their snacks.
"Now Chris and Ana we have all the paperwork back for working with Doctors without borders. Everything's in order. Your grandpa looked all of the paperwork and contracts over with a fine tooth comb. That's what he said."
"He told us we could have our attorneys look them over."
"We told him we didn't need our attorneys looking at them. Matter of fact we have hired your grandfather as our attorney. We know he is semi-retired but he was more than happy to be our attorney."
"Oh wow that is good to hear. Now we will be paying for grandpa as y'alls attorney."
"No Ana you will not. We are taking care of that. You all are doing so much for us we can't allow you to do this. Theo told us you would say that."
"Are you sure?"
'Yes ma'am we are. We have told our attorneys we had prior to this that we would not need their services any longer."
"Alright but whatever you all will need you will let us know. I am referring to clothes, shoes, unmentionables and so forth. I have found out that they have tents for the doctors that are working in whatever country. So we are sending you all very good tents and bedding with you when you all are prepared to leave. We are furnishing extra bedding and tents for the ones that need one."
"Ana, Christian you two are more than generous. I just don't know what to say except thank you and I know the doctors that are there will appreciate your generosity."
"We just want to help where we can. Now if any of the places you'll go to need any cots or cover please let us know. By the way we have some ex-Military that are in the medical field like you are and they will be traveling with you all. They will be your security also. I don't want to hear you don't need them because you never know."
"Thank you for that. We were worried about our wives because if we are in separate places working we would be worried about them."
"Now you don't have too. There are women and men both that will be with you all. You will meet them in the next few days. We need to know where everyone will be going so we can divide the security up for you all."
"Ok, that will be nice to meet them."
"Do you know where they are needing you all at?"
"Yes, we have our papers. Allison and I are going to Malaysia for two years."
"Beverly and I are going to Bangladesh for two years."
"Naomi and I will be going to Ethiopia for two years."
"Ok good now we can see where the other medical teams are going. Never fear there will be some with you all."
"I am sure you both have worked that out for a generous donation."
"Yes we have. We can't have anything happening to y'all."
"We appreciate that more than you know."
"Well we are the ones that asked you all to do this. You didn't volunteer so we felt like we had to keep you safe. You have families here and they want you all safe."
"Now we have all that taken care of where you all are going. There will be a jet for each couple and their security. The jets will be stationed in the country you are working in. If there is an emergency at home we will get you back home as quickly as possible."
"I am just going to ask and you y'all don't have to answer us but how can you afford to do this? Not just out of the country but what you both are planning to do here and in the states.."
"We have been waiting on that question for some time now. Not too many people know that I am a Trillionaire. Everyone thinks I have my money from my work at the FBI and my companies all over the world."
They all sit there looking at each other and then at Ana and Christian.
"Um what..did you say Trillionaire Ana?"
"Yes I did. My third or fourth great grandfather struck oil back in the day. From then on they became rich in oil, oil fields, oil refineries and selling oil. My grandfather and uncles god rest their souls they left everything to me and my dad Ray. I am an Oil Baron. Ever heard of M.J.S. Oil company and refineries in Texas? Well that is me and Christian now."
"Oh my god no way."
"Yes way."
Ana is laughing and she has everyone laughing with her now.
"What about their families?"
"Daddy and I are all that is left of the Steele family. My grandfather and two uncles were flying home from Hawaii and their jet crashed. There were no survivors. Their wives had already passed away years ago from a very bad train derailment. There were no children so like I said, just daddy and I are left."
"Oh my goodness I am so sorry to hear that. I will say that I met your grandfather years ago when my dad and I flew to Texas to look into moving there. We were checking out some land but didn't know it was private property. There were no signs posted."
"Oh my goodness really? That is awesome, yes grandfather was a very kind man. He would help anyone."
"I remember Mr. Melvin was really nice to us and invited us back to his mansion for a glass of ice tea. I will never forget that day."
"Oh my you will have to tell daddy about that day."
"I will and another reason I will never forget it is because he had his sawed off shotgun pointing at us. I have never in my life been so scared but safe at the same time. He had a friendly face, not a mean one."
"Oh lordy daddy is going to love that story. Yes I know all about the sawed off shotgun. I have it at my home in Myrtle Beach. I would never shoot it but it was left to me. I tried to give it to daddy but he said grandfather said it was mine."
"Angel why would your grandfather leave you a gun not to mention a sawed off shotgun?"
"Well he and daddy taught me how to shoot when I was little. I could shoot a rifle that was in a stand when I was four five years old. Oh come on Boo don't look at me like that. I was perfectly safe. I couldn't hold it but with it in a stand I could shoot it."
"Oh my lord, five years old, come on Anastasia that is way too young."
"Yes it was but I learned from the best."
"I will tell you now no child of ours will be learning how to shoot any kind of firearm at the age of four, five, six and so forth. I know you are very good and safety conscious but please wait until they are older."
"Yes Boo I will and they may not want to shoot a gun and that is fine with me. I wanted to learn cause we lived on a ranch with a lot of wild animals."
"I understand that and I am proud of you for being taught the right way and the reason you wanted to learn."
"Troy, how long ago was it that you met my grandfather?"
"Oh I am guessing probably thirty or more years. I was just a teenager. I wonder if Ray was there then? I know there were some younger guys with him."
"I don't know but if it involves that gun I bet he remembers about it. That's not easy to forget."
"I will ask him when he comes back home. I know he stayed in town to talk to the guys."
"Yes he did. He has to know the up and up on everything. He also had Barney do some checks on the places you all will be going too."
"Now back to the jobs. We are going to pay you three times what you are making right now in the states. No, no, no I don't want to hear it. You all are risking your lives and going into a situation that you know nothing about."
"We have you all on our payroll and we have you and your families covered with medical, dental, eye care and life insurance. All we need for you to do is sign these papers for insurance coverage and beneficiaries for your life insurance."
"We were not expecting all of this and we hope you both know that."
"Yes we know and grandpa has the papers for you all to sign. Now is there anything else we need to cover or are we all good for now? When you all meet the other medical teams we can find out what time you all will be leaving. Now I know you all want to go home before you leave. So the jet will be ready to leave whenever you are ready to go home. I am sure you all want some personal items to carry with you all."
"Yes we would like to see our families thank you and take some personal things with us. It is a godsend that we will be traveling in a private jet. We still can't thank you both enough for what you are doing for us and our families."
"No thanks needed, we are very glad that you all decided to do this. We thank you all for your contributions to help the sick over there."
"It is our pleasure as you know we have wanted to do this for a while now."
Yes we know and now we have another offer for you when you come back from the countries you are willing to help. We are going to do the same thing back home for sick people that can't afford medical help. That is homeless and abused as you already know."
"Yes we know about that and it is extremely needed."
"Alright now our offer is we want to set up free clinics for them and we would like for you all and your friends to help with medical care if you are interested."
"Of course we are interested and we know some doctors and nurses who would be glad to help out."
"Now this would only be done when you all have free time. We are not asking you to quit your jobs. We know Perry as a back surgeon is in demand. We do not want to take you or any of you away from your jobs. We are not saying any of your jobs are anyway less demanding. I hope you understand what I am trying to say?'
"Yes Ana we do and appreciate the way you said it."
"Whee I thought I was going to insult you all."
"No never and you are right Perry does perform a lot of back surgeries and sees a lot of patients in his office."
"Alright now we have all that out of the way. It is almost time for everyone to arrive. Ladies, would you like to help me get everything ready for supper? I have already prepared it and the guys that I trust with my food are cooking or watching it."
They all are laughing.
"Angel, who did you leave with the food?"
"Dav and Nick."
"Good choice."
They ladies walk off to the kitchen.
"How's it coming y'all?"
"Very good Ana and it smells delicious. We put it in the ovens at the time you said. We also finished the bread for you all you have to do is put it in the oven right before everyone gets home."
"Y'all two are something else. Thank you so much. I am going to have to give you both a few days off."
"I hear the bus pulling up."
"Ok ladies let's set the table and get everything on the buffet ready for supper."
"Um Ana the table is set. All you ladies need to do is take everything to the buffet table."
"Well thank you guys. Will you please get Christian's wine he serves with my lasagna?"
"Yes ma'am I think two bottles will be good."
"Yes Nick, if we need more we will let you know. Thank you. Now you guys fix your plates and tell the rest to come and fix theirs."
"Already did they on the way."
"You two are on the ball tonight."
They just smile at her.
"Ladies, I am going to tell everyone it is time to eat. If you would like to fix your plates please do so. There is lasagna, my salad with a little bit of everything on it. My homemade Vinaigrette Raspberry dressing and fresh garlic bread."
"Dang Ana you have been busy."
"Oh I have had help. These guys are awesome and they help when I don't even ask for it. I'll be right back."
Ana walks to the family room just as Christian is opening the front door.
"Hello everyone just in time for supper. If you all need to rest for a bit we can hold supper."
"Oh no, no we are ready to eat. Ana, you made lasagna, didn't you?"
"Yes Maddie I did now come on y'all grab a plate and the food is on the buffet table. Help yourselves there is more than enough. I hope you all enjoy it. I have a special treat for dessert, well a few treats for dessert."
"Uh oh Annie Rose has been experimenting with desserts."
"Yes granmomma I have and you will enjoy what I have come up with. Now come along and let's get our food and eat."
They all got their plates and sat down to eat. Everyone was bragging about the lasagna not to mention the raspberry dressing and the fresh bread.
"How is everything? I hope you all liked it and have room for dessert. We can have it now or a little later in the family room."
"Well I for one would like to have whatever it is now please sis."
"Yes you would El. Alright, does anyone else want it now?"
"Yes please, we all do. The suspense is killing me."
"You would say that Maddie."
"Yes I would, you always liked to do that when you are fixing something new."
"Alright, alright. Boo will you help me bring it out please?"
"Oh course angel. We will be right back."
"Hey why does he get to help you?"
"Because he knows what it is."
"Now sit there El and be quiet."
They walk in the kitchen and the guys have the plates ready for the desserts. Cakes, pies and cookies.
"As I said a while ago, you two are too much. Thank you and take one cake, one pie and that plate of cookies to your house and enjoy with the guys. Thank you both for helping me today."
"Ana, we have told you we are happy to help you. You are so good to us. We thank you for taking care of us and feeding us."
"Alright you two get out of here."
They put all the cake plates, pie plates and cookies on two large trays and carry them into the dining room.
"Alright now we have cake, pie for now and the cookies are for later."
"What would you like to try first? We are going to bring the trays around to you all and you pick what you want to eat. Don't taste them yet until everyone has their plate."
Well the majority took the cake. Gran, granmomma and the doctors wanted pie.
"Ok now that we all have our dessert you may eat."
Ana and Christian just sat there watching them take their first bite.
"Oh my god, where did you get the coconut to make these pies, and cakes my dear daughter?"
"On our island the guys found them. I made cakes before we left the island and then made them again today with the help of Dav and Nick."
"Damn Ana this is delicious my lord I knew you were a cook but my god you are a Chef among Chefs."
"Thank you Cora and everyone else. I love to cook. It is my passion among other things. I am going to try and corporate this coconut recipe into my baby food desserts with some fine tuning cause there is way too much of this and that. You know like sugar, salt and so forth."
"Yes I understand that and I am sure it will be a hit just like everything else. If you need a food tester I am available."
"I will keep that in mind."
"If you are all done, let's retire to the family room it is more comfortable than these chairs."
"Would you all like a glass of wine or coffee with the cookies?"
They all say coffee.
"Boo will you bring the cookies and napkins in please and I will get the coffee and cups."
"Yes ma'am sure will."
He kisses her on the cheek and follows her into the kitchen.
"I told you angel they would love the cake and pie. Did you see their faces, they were so surprised?"
"Yes Boo I did and I am so glad they liked them."
They walk back to the family room and pass out the coffee and cookies.
"Now you are just showing off. Coconut macaroons Ana? Oh lordy they are as good as the cake and pie."
"Yes I know what I can say. I love to cook."
"Well did you all get everything squared away with Doctors without borders?"
"Yes daddy we did and grandpa they all need to sign the papers for medical and all please."
"Yes we will take care of that before they leave to go back to the hotel. Want to get that out of the way and taken care of as soon as possible. By the way, all your medical and all goes into effect today. Your children also."
"Wow, thank you for that."
"Oh with the best insurance available you do not have to keep yours unless you want to. I want to look it over and decide but it doesn't have to be done this minute. Just know that you all will be covered now."
"Alright wow thank you. I think we will go home and tell the family about it then cancel the family plan."
"Oh one more thing we forgot to tell you. Here this is for you Perry and Troy please look it over with your wives and tell your children. Yes it is all taken care of. The kids will be notified in a few days but you can call them and tell them."
"Christian and Ana, we can't accept this."
"Yes you can, it is done and dusted."
They all laugh.
"Well thank you so much we will call them later."
AN
Well that is all for this chapter. I am sorry I wanted to post it yesterday but I was down with a very debilitating one.
I hope you enjoyed this one. I know there was no sexy time. This was business and family time.
Chapter 16 coming next week.
Be on the lookout for Chapter 4 "From The Smoky Mountains to Cambridge and Back" it will be up Tuesday.
Thank you all so much for the reviews and all the love.
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