“Si, and our bungalow faces the ocean, Papi,” he added with a conceited lift of his chin.
Turning to focus to Nick, he asked, “How long do you have the chalet?”
“Two weeks,” Nick groused. “And I’ll see his bungalow and raise him a Jacuzzi on the deck of the chalet and a masseuse on-call 24 hours a day!”
“Ohhhh, that sounds nice,” Sami whispered to Molly. “I’d go with the chalet.”
Looking over his shoulder, Mannie turned his angry eyes toward Sami. “Yet another Judas in my midst. Et tu, Brute?”
“You’ll get over it.” Sami shrugged carelessly.
“Do both,” Devil stated decisively.
“Huh?” both men questioned in unison.
“Do both,” Devil repeated. “Allow me to save the world from some scorched Earth. I’m ordering you to take some extra time and visit both locations. I have it on good authority that your boss will give you both the time off,” he offered with a shrug. “He’s already got your replacement lined up,” he informed them, turning to wink at a beaming Molly.
“Really?” Armando squeezed, cupping his junk as he jumped up and down in his red velvet tuxedo.
“Really,” Devil confirmed, rolling his arms at Mannie’s theatrics while Nick looked at the plane tickets in his hand.
“I hate to break up the party, but if we’re doing this, we gotta go. Our flight leaves for Aruba in ninety minutes,” he told Mannie.
A flurry of hugs and goodbyes ensued and a short time later, Devil and Molly were waving off the trio of friends. Mannie and Nick were off on their honeymoon adventure and Samantha was driving them to the airport.
Leaning her head against Devil’s chest as she held their baby in her arms, Molly sighed as she watched Sami’s convertible disappear around the curve. “Well, she whispered, “It’s done.”
“It is,” Devil agreed, tightening his arm around his wife. “And all we got on this crazy trip was a few scorch marks to remind us where we’ve been,” he added with a grin.
Tilting her head, Molly laughed. “Better to be scorched by my Devil than burned by anyone else, honey.”
Smiling widely, Devil nodded and pressed a kiss to Molly’s forehead. “And don’t you forget it Molly. Don’t ever forget.”
The End