He pulled out a chair for me to sit and kissed my cheek, softly but quickly, and told me he would have breakfast ready in a jiff. "After that I will fill you in with my plan..."

I looked at him and thought for a moment. I could go on the cruise with my son. Fuck Eric and anyone else that might want to say something. I was going to have the best time of my life and I wouldn't let that son of a bitch ruin it for me. I had wanted to go on a cruise all my life, and by god I would. Even if it was...