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it?” Matt walked to his wife and took her chin in
his hand and turned her head to look at him.
    “I didn’t like wearing bathing suits before,” she frowned.
    “Before?”
    “Before I had this extra fifteen pounds of post-pregnancy
flab.” Janie looked down at her middle in total disgust.
    “You are the most beautiful and desirable woman I have ever
seen!” Matt murmured as he leaned in to kiss his wife. “Why do you not see
that?”
    Janie sighed. “Thank you, but…”
    “No buts! Seriously. You’re sexy as hell. Go put on your
suit and let’s go play in the pool!” Matt slapped Janie’s ass as she turned and
headed for her suitcase.
    *****
    The Lathem clan had checked into the hotel in two groups on
two different days. Checking out, however, was a different story. Chaos reigned
in the lobby as every bellman was called to assist with the mountains of
luggage and an extra car was needed to accommodate the passengers and car
seats.
    “We’re only going a mile,” muttered Tyler, Janie’s son, as
they all tried to find a seat. “I could walk and be there faster!”
    Matt threw his stepson a bag and asked him to keep it on his
lap. Tyler shook his head and climbed in the van.
    Finally, the hotel staff breathed a sigh of relief as the
cars pulled away and headed for the cruise ship terminal.
    “You’re sure everybody is here?” Janie worried.
    Matt patted her knee and calmed her fears.
    “Yes, everyone is here. And really, all I care about is that
you’re here,” he grinned.
    “And the kids!”
    “Yes,” he smiled. “I know if you’re here the kids are here
too. You wouldn’t leave them,” he grinned. “Now, we just need to get on the
damn boat and then we can relax for two weeks and not worry about a thing!”
    *****
    “Thank heavens for porters!” Maureen exclaimed as the Lathem
clan finally dispensed with most of the luggage after arriving at the cruise
ship terminal.
    The five vehicles were all unloaded and everyone but Matt
casually strolled inside to the registration desks. Adam was pushing the
stroller that held Ella. He was a very proud big brother. Janie had the diaper
bag and was walking with her other son Tyler, who was pushing Christopher. And
then there was Matt. He had refused to deposit several items with the porter as
he was sure they would need them before all the luggage would be delivered to
their suite. Over one shoulder was the bag full of diapers; two sizes, one for
his daughter and one for his son. On the other shoulder swung a bag of Ella’s
things that he was sure she couldn’t spend a moment without. There was her
blanket and her bear and a doll that she sang to. There was also a jacket in
case she got cold and a variety of her favorite snacks in the event they
couldn’t find anything she liked to eat. Janie had assured him several times
that there was so much going on Ella wouldn’t need her toys to comfort her and
she certainly wouldn’t need a jacket in Miami when the forecast said sunny and
eighty degrees. She had also told Matt that a piece of fruit and chocolate chip
cookie was enough to keep her going most of the day so food wouldn’t be a
problem, but Matt had insisted, “just in case.” Janie just smiled and let him
do his thing. So in his right hand he carried the new pack ‘n play they had
purchased specially for the trip for Christopher and in his left hand he lugged
the travel crib for Ella.
    Mark slapped him on the back. “You’re a great dad,” he
smiled.
    “And an excellent pack mule,” he replied.
    “Oh no!” Janie interrupted. “This was your idea to haul it
aboard. We could’ve left it with the other luggage.”
    Matt just grinned and kept walking.
    The Lathem family headed straight for the VIP desk. Maureen
and Peter were first in line. They were congratulated on their anniversary and
given their packet and they headed off to the priority boarding waiting area.
Andrew and Rory were next to the desk and so it went, through all the