Chapter 18: The New Contract

Settling into life in the Cayman Islands was absolutely terrific. Each weekend we visited different places on the islands. One evening in June Cal said, "Bonnie, the twins birthday is coming up. Let us take them to Divi Tiara on Cayman Brac and we will take the them on an island tour." The Brac as Cayman Brac is known as is only fourteen square miles and has a slower pace than Grand Cayman. We decided the on the day of the birthday they will have dinner and birthday cake.

We arrived about eight pm after a rocky flight and picked up the rented car at the airport. We drove straight to the hotel as the twins fell asleep on the flight. We put them to bed. Callum and Cadian went to their rooms. They came back later to let me know they will be hanging out at the bar.

The next morning we went down to breakfast. We sang the happy Birthday song to the twins. They had pancakes with candles on them. Thanks to the Divi chef. After that I ordered ackee and salt fish with fritters , a local savory breakfast dish. The men had steak and eggs. We planned to visit the caves, then to the bluff and light house, and finally the beach. We did the island tour and visited the caves, each had fascinating histories of being hurricane shelters. After the trek the guys were still enegetic so they went kayaking while the pups and I stayed on the beach. The azure blue water with a white sandy shoreline drew us like magnets. We took several dips in the sea. The pups built sand castles then Beatrice asked, "Mama can we walk on the sand." I said, "Yes" Brady asked, "Mama can I build more sand castles." I replied, "After the walk we will build sand castles." We did both activities and swam a bit in the shallow calm side of the island where our hotel was located.

The weekend flew by quickly and we flew back to Grand Cayman.

In Christmas that year when the pups were three, we visited Little Cayman, this island is about 10 square miles. This time we flew on a 12 seater airplane. This was a calming flight and in no time we were at the airport. The hotel sent their complimentary ride from the airport. What the pups found interesting was the number of big blue iguanas on the road. As they were crossing the road our chauffeur stopped to let them cross. It is illegal to kill these indigenous animals of the Cayman Islands. The pups asked to touch them while chauffeur stopped for thr animals to cross the road and he took each pup over to touch the iguanas. Bea freaked out and started screaming. Cadie jumped to his princess rescue while Cal helped Brady to hold a baby blue iguana. He was so excited. He shouted, "Unca Cal can I put it on my shoulder?" Cal seeked guidance ftom the chauffeur who said, "Yes, you can put it on your shoulder." My brave little Alpha pup excitedly grabbed it and placed it on his little shoulder. It was a beautiful and quiet weekend. Filled with sitting in the hammock, swimming in the blue Caribbean Sea, or dining on the most delicious cuisine. I asked the brothers, "Can you please babysit the twins so I can get a massage?" They both said, "Yes." Cal took Brady on his shoulders while Cadie had the pup princess on his as they walked into the sea. I could hear the pups squealing as their toes touched the water. Overall this was a wonderful trip that the whole family enjoyed.

Cal met Loraine by chance at the supermarket while buying fruits for the pups. He instantly recognise her scent and he knew she was not human. He reached out to her because not many were-people lived on island. We are frienfly but kept mostly to our kind. Loraine is a swimming instructor. When she met the twins she thought they were Callum's pups until she picked up Bea and realised she did not have Callum's scent. By the time she was Cal's gurlfriend she offered them free swimming classes with the intention of seeing more of Cal in the weekends and accompanying her in teaching the twins how to swim.

Before we knew it the twins learnt to swim. On the eve of their fourth birthday, Cal asked, What will you guys want for your birthday?" Brady said, "Dolphins." and Bea said, "Turtle." Cal and I had a little chat and we decided we will give them a surprise. Cal said, "Bonnie let's take them on the submarine at ten am. Then we can take them out to lunch. We will take them at two pm to Dolphin Discovery so they could ride on the dolphins backs. After that we will go to the Turtle Farm." I said, "That's a great idea for that coming Sunday. Brady can see the dolpins and Bea can see the turtles. Then they can do the water slides at Turtle Farm." Everything was set in place and we were ready for a full Sunday activity.

The pups woke up early on their birthday. They were older and smarter and loved to make their own choices. We never cramped their selected choices because they were free spirited and outdoors kind of children. They jumped into my bed and shouted, "Mommy, wake up its time to go see the dolphins." I scrunched my nose and told them to go wake uncle Cal so I could get a few more minutes of shut eyes. I heard Cal say,"What the!" Then I heard giggles. I knew Cal had them in a tight hug. Whenever they woke him up he would open one eye and squint then he would grab each pup in an arm and pretend to squeeze them while they giggled. Nothing has changed with those three.

I quickly dresses and called the twins. I shouted. "Hiya pups! what do you want for breakfast?" All three shouted back to me, "Pancakes and eggs!" Sometimes I swear, I have four children. Cadie was the last to wake up. We sang happy Birthday to the twins, they had breakfast and we set off to the submarine dock. When we got there the twins bawled. They screamed, We want the dolphins! , and turtles!" We told them that they can see the turtles and more animals in the sea swimming. They calmed down and we boarded the submarine which took us one hundred feet below the sea in the Cayman Trench. The kids were excited to see the Tarpons as tall as an adult human, stinrays, angel and tiger fish and turtles. Soon enough we returned to the surface and went back to the dock. We were not so hungry so we drove to Dolphin Discovery where the pups were allowed to pet the dolphins then to hold on their dorsal fins and rode a dolphin in the water as Loraine went with them. My male alpa pup was in his element. He laughed and screamed with pleasure as he rode with the dolphin.

Our next stop was the Turtle Farm to pet the big green sea turtles and the leather back turtles. Bea was very exvited to see the turtles. As Cadie lifted her up to hold the baby green sea turtles she was shouting with joy. She watched the big mama turtles go to sand and dug a hole to lay their eggs. She had a lot of questions to ask about that. She saw the shark tank and said, "Uncle Cade, Shark!" Cadie took her to see them feeding of the sharks. She clapped her hands and jumped with glee. Brady said, "Boring!" as Cal started laughing. My Alpa pup needed more activities so I told Cal, "Please take Brady to the bird avery to feed the birds." He complied and we followed them shortly. We ate lunch at the Turtle Farm restaurant. The pups had fun that day as each uncle took them on the water slides. Cal at the top of the slide and adie received at the bottom until they were tired. Then we all swam around in the pool.

The next day, was back to work and routine.

As we entered the office an email popped up, Cadie said to get to his office as soon as possible. As soon as I put down my bag, I rushed to his office. He was bubbling with excitement as he said, Let's wait on Cal." I replied,"Ok,do you want cofee?" He gave me the thumbs up signal. I went next door to the coffee shop and got us all bagels, the guys had eggs and strawberry cream cheese for me. Black coffee for thebrothers and cappuccino for me.

I could hear Cal's voice. As I walked in, Cal and I ate in suspense. Cal cleared the garbage when Kadie said, "Look at that!" He banged his fist on his desk and shouted, "An absolutely huge contract!"