Chapter 1898

Before Debra could finish, Marion swept her up from behind and carried her to the bed.

She yelped in surprise, but he didn't let go.

"It's the first day of our global tour," he muttered. "And they are crashing it."

"Come on. You know Liza doesn't mean that," she said, wrapping her arms around him. "We haven't hung out in ages, so she's extra excited."

She sat on his lap and added, "We've got plenty of days to travel. Let's chill on the yacht today. Tomorrow, we'll hit your fancy presidential suite."

Marion blinked. "You know?"

"Your bank alerts pinged my phone," she revealed.

Over the years, Marion rarely spent money. All his savings were kept in Debra's account. He had forgotten about the bank notifications.

"So, all those birthday and holiday gifts I got you..." he groaned, "You knew about them ahead of time?"

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Marion sighed. Age had dulled his sharpness.

"So, you've been laughing at me all this time."

"I wasn't. I just didn't want to ruin your surprises."

"You had all those chances to mention the alerts," Marion said, poking her cheek.

"You did it on purpose. How should I punish you?"

"Not up to you," she said, kissing his cheek.

"That won't settle it."

"Another kiss?"

"Not good enough."

She swatted his shoulder. "Name your terms then."

Marion pinned her to the bed, kissing her deeply. "Never enough."

Randy and Erica waited on the deck, glancing at the cabins.

"What's taking them?" Erica asked, trying to get up. "Should we check?"

Randy pulled her back. "Chill. They're probably getting cozy. Nothing to see."

Erica gaped. "How do you know?"

"Didn't you see Marion's grumpy look just now?"

Liza blinked. "Grumpy look?"

"Trust me," Randy said, grinning. "I know this guy from the inside out."

Erica rolled her eyes. "Inside out? Gross."

Two hours later, Debra and Marion finally emerged.

Randy and Erica were surfing.

Liza ran up to Debra. "Girl, come with me."