Chapter 719

• Story 224
• Bahamas - Part 8
• I hadn't seen my cousin, LeAnn, for almost 20 years. It was at her wedding. I was only six or seven. Her husband had died in some sort of boating accident about 5 years ago. I recognized her as we approached the dock. I went and retrieved my bags and waited on deck. LeAnn was standing there with a teenage boy and girl. I learned later it was her 17 year-old son, Ronnie, and 18 year-old daughter, Crystal. After getting off the boat my cousin gave me a big hug and introduced her children. They were both a little shy. We walked a short distance to their house. Originally LeAnn had arranged for my fiancee and I to stay in a small cottage. However since Debby had died LeAnn had decided I could stay with them, since I wouldn’t need as much privacy. We talked throughout the day, caught up, and learned about each other. After supper I went to bed early, since Ronnie and Crystal had asked me to go to the beach with them the next day while their mother worked and I hadn’t slept much the night before.