I was the only one they called Dad.In the months following the wedding I only went home for two days before going back on the road. It was hard on me ...nowing Marci was married to another man, but what should I have expected.A couple more years went by. One day the boys told me I looked fatter. I laughed but they were right. Sitting on your ass fourteen hours a day will do that to you. So I decided to do something about it.I joined a national health club. Each night or whenever I got the chance. I suggest that the men tour the island again to mark the map while you women stay here and design our pool and central bar. We’ll deal with the boring stuff and you three can be creative. ”“Really?” Shelly asked. “You’re going to let us design it?”“Someone has to do it,” David replied. “Put your imaginations to work. Imagine what kind of bar and pool would turn you on. So you want a freshwater pool or saltwater? Do you want to have seats at the bar or a swim-up bar?”“I think we can handle it,”. It was as if attraction was overtaking her, as if something else was controlling her, a primal desire, a form of love that was bigger, something that was way bigger and way stronger than her. She walked to the other side of the desk. She put her hand on his shoulder and pushed him into his chair. ‘Oh, you’re ready are you?’ He said kind of surprised and kind of bemused. Gia was startled for a moment. Ready for what? She wondered. What was he talking about? She shook her head. . ’ She said to him, ‘I really am fine.’ ‘Ah but then I would miss out on your company which is certainly the most interesting thing going on here tonight and would of course miss out on speculating what you have beneath that dress as well.’ He said to her with an easy smile. She coughed to hide her surprise, blushing under his smile. He continued on regardless ignoring her, his eyes looking down her body again. ‘Your figure is superb, and I bet that gown contains all sorts of surprises..