Dorothy's body quivered, her voice muffled. "Just wait a bit longer. I'll give you an answer." "Okay." In the distance, Jeffrey shouted their way, "Hey, keep up! Karen's saying she's starving and fancies some barbecue!" "Coming!" Dorothy hurriedly extracted herself from his embrace; her cheeks tinged with a bashful glow.

She was still not quite accustomed to public displays of affection with Everett, especially in front of friends—it always felt a bit off.

But he seemed so at ease with it, casually taking her hand as they walked forward together.

It kind of felt like that sweet, electrifying rush of young love.

The resort was sprawling, divided into several thematic areas, and they had only explored three spots when Karen, along with Abigail and Langston, began to complain about being tired.

Glancing at her watch, Dorothy knew it was almost nap time for the kids. Plus, Karen was already a bit of a sleepyhead, clearly just trying to power through.

"Should we head back for a rest? I'm beat, too." Dorothy stepped up and gently lifted Abigail, who was fighting off sleep with every blink, into her arms.

Everett kept pace, lifting his son beside him. "Sounds good. Let's head back." The consensus was unanimous, and Jeffrey secured a resort cart to take them back to their hotel accommodations.

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