We arrived at the lake and Leo handed us each a fishing rod. The boys carried the folding chairs and buckets, while we helped by carrying the bait for the fish. Leo fixed our rods,put the bait in the hook and taught us how to cast our reel. He was obviously very experienced in fishing as he had been doing it with my dad since young. I never liked fishing so I didn't bother learning.
I simply followed what Leo was doing and cast my own reel and waited for the fish to bite the hook of my fising rod.
"I think I caught one", Gabby reeled in excitedly,and we all joined in her excitement to see what she caught, but ended up having a hearty laugh as it was only an old shoe that came up.
"I hope you get a real fish next time",Aurora laughed much to Gabby's fuming.
The boys' buckets were filling up with piles of bass they had caught, while Aurora's and mine had a couple, Gabby's had none.
I had to excuse myself every half hour to rush to the make shift restroom the locals had set up nearby,for convenience of all, and I couldn't have been more thankful for that.
My nausea was hitting me as I was exposed to the smell of the fish and bait,so I decided not to fish anymore, instead,I went to the woods and tried to breathe in the fresh air. I even plucked some random leaves and tried in their scent, and it seemed to help me ease the nauseous feeling.
"Here, I brought you a sandwich,eat it",Joshua said as he handed me a sandwich and I could only smile and say,"Thank you old man, you always seem to come to my rescue".
I ate the sandwich and was really impressed with how thoughtful Joshua was, and just for once,wished if Roy could have been the same, but I knew that Roy could never be that person, to me at least.
"Feeling nauseous?",he asked and I nodded. "I feel better now, fresh air and the smell of the leaves seemed to help". "Wait here",he said and I watched him go to his car and I felt really touched.
"Here,take this medicine and drink this", he gave me and I popped the medicine and took it with the orange juice he brought for me. "Thanks",I muttered.
"You two not interested in fishing anymore?",Zeke came and joined us and came to my side. "Are you alright Issy?",he asked me. "The smell of the fish was making me feel nauseous earlier, but now I'm feeling much better",I told him.
"We've grilled the fish and left some for taking home,try it",Leo came and put some in my mouth. My nausea had already passed thanks to the medicine Joshua gave, and I actually liked the taste of the freshly grilled fish."Its yum",I said, and he looked like he had climbed Everest, and I could only laugh at him.
We went back towards the lake where Gabby and Aurora were busy grilling the fish and enjoying the ones already grilled. "Leave some for us as well you two",Zeke said and went ahead to help them.
We had the grilled fish with sandwich and I was glad that Leo was being the perfect host for my friends and he got along well with all of them.
After having the fish, while the boys cleaned up the spot, Aurora, Gabby and went and sat along the bank of the lake.
"So, it seems like Dr. Mcdreamy has the hots for you Issy",Gabby said and Aurora joined in,"I mean, he is just too sweet Issy, so who are ypu gonna choose between Zeke and Mcdreamy?"
"You're both just imagining too much now. They are just being kind",I told them and continued enjoying dipping my feet in the water.
"Sighs, this girl wouldn't know when a man fell for her even if we spelled it out for her",Gabby sighed out dramatically, and I rolled my eyes at her."They both like you and are vying for your attention Ms. Isadora Miller,and if I were you,I'd hold on to one of them and never let go",she added.
"Even if what you guys guess came to be true, I'm not ready yet,and I'm already pregnant with someone else's child",I told them and with a note of finality in my tone. I honestly didn't feel like discussing about being in a relationship right now when my heart was still healing the loss of my love.
"Issy, we only hope you know that not all guys are like Roy. There are some good men out there,like Dr. Williams and Zeke and even your cousin Leo",Gabby added and Aurora nodded,while I just smiled and murmured a silent thanks.