Bailey and her Boys

Chapter 20

The sun was already up when Bailey woke up. Rolling over to look at the clock on the nightstand, she was shocked to see that it was already ten. There was a text message on her phone from her mom which stated that she was to sleep in and order some room service for breakfast. ...relax, do whatever you want with the rest of your morning. Your dads and I went into town to look around and we will be back in time for a late lunch with you! She went into her bathroom to shower before ordering food. It was still early enough for a continental breakfast, so she had room service bring that to her room. Sitting at her small dining room table, she read a book while eating when a chime came through alerting her to a FaceTime call. It was from Marco so she pressed the button to answer it. His handsome face came on the screen and smiled at her. "Hello beautiful. How are you feeling today?"

Bailey smiled back at him, "I'm doing good. I slept in until ten this morning so I feel rested. How about you?" Marco grinned at her, "I'm good. Just taking a break right now before I go to a meeting. Your dad is a slave driver." Bailey giggled, knowing it was only half true. Her dad Preston was a hard worker and treated his employees well. Preston was grooming Marco and Alessandro to take higher positions in his company. "So that is my day," he continued, "What's on your agenda?" Bailey tapped her cheek with a finger pretending to think hard, "Ummm... Swimming, eating and probably a nap." Marco gave a soft chuckle and said, "Sounds like fun. You make sure that you get plenty of rest and cake. I miss you already." Bailey smiled at him, "I miss you too." After hanging up with him, she sighed. She really did miss them. It seemed like they had just gotten to talk again and now they were apart for a whole month. She was anxious to find out how they were going to make it up to her.

As she thought about it, there was a knock on her door. Opening it up revealed a smiling woman who was wearing a hotel's uniform and holding a box. "Bailey Jenkins?" she asked. Nodding, Bailey answered, "Yes, that's me." Handing her the box, the lady said, "This delivery is for you and there is a card inside. I've already been tipped so have a nice day!" before hopping into her golf cart and leaving. Mystified, Bailey brought the box inside and opened it to reveal an assortment of gourmet cupcakes. Gasping with delight, she reached for the card tucked into the side. Bailey, we hope that you enjoy your favorite treat and think of us while you eat them. Love, Alessandro, Marco, Roman and Massimo.

Now Marco's comment about enjoying cake made sense! She thought to herself. Picking out one with fluffy pink frosting, she took a bite. It was strawberry flavored with a touch of lemon and melted in her mouth. Setting it down she reached for her phone and group texted them a thank you with a picture of the partially eaten cupcake. Four different You're Welcomes pinged in response. After finishing that one, she put the rest into the kitchen's refrigerator and decided to read some more while lounging on her balcony with a bottle of water. Since it was shaded and there was no direct sunlight on her she was able to stay out there for over an hour without worrying about getting burned. Resting so much made her restless, so she put on some sandals and took her purse to walk around and see what was there.

She quickly found the shopping area and walked around to see what was there. There was an exclusive designer shops area and she didn't really find anything to suite her so she headed to more of the fun souvenir type shops. There were of course the resort themed items and other things like that. The local made gourmet jams intrigued her and she purchased a jar of coco plum and pineapple jams. She figured they would be good to eat with toast in the morning. The cashier offered to have it delivered to her room later if she didn't feel like carrying a bag around and Bailey gratefully took that option. Continuing to walk around, she came across a shop that had fresh squeezed juices and smoothies. They offered one that had orange, pineapple, guava and passion fruit mixed together. Bailey ordered a small one and paid for it. They handed her a clear plastic to go cup with a lid and straw. The juice was a pinky peach color and she took a sip. Instantly she fell in love with it.