I'm so sorry and I never meant to hurt you, Ray. I don't know how to do this, so I want you to tell me what's not working and what isn't, okay?"
He shakes his head. "Can you do the same? I told you before not to be with Jon without me, but the same goes for Danica and the others. Okay?"
"OK. I can do that."
Ray sighed deeply and took me in his arms. "Good. Now I have one more surprise."
I am instantly alive. I love surprises. "Should you?"
"Yes. Come with me."
I follow Ray through the house and through the back door—I now have a back door—I go up to a small concrete patio, up the side steps...
"Oh my God! You bought me a jacuzzi!"
"I bought us a jacuzzi. Technically, it is common and open to all herd members. There is a logbook in the cafeteria."
Seeing that I don't care if he's a partner or not, he grins at me.
It's a goddamn jacuzzi!
Literally, there is nothing better than a long soak under the stars on a cold night.
