The Royal Contract

Chapter 627: Clear sailing from here on out

“Don’t make a sudden sound,” Alex warned her again, seeing the excitement in her eyes. She could hardly hold the pole correctly as her hands trembled on the handle.

Even he felt the rush of catching their first fish for the day. It did not matter if she was the one who was able to capture it as long as it would become dinner tonight.

“Oh, my!” She finally shrilled when the hooked almost slipped from her grasp. “I think I need some help.”

She quickly held it tightly as she fought the fish from escaping. She pulled on the pole, hoping that the fish would finally surrender to her.

“Just keep it steady and slowly reel it in.” He instructed as he slowly stood up from his position and moved towards her.

Instead of holding the fishing pole, he just watched and guided her on what she should do. Slowly, she fought the fish and reeled it in until it finally gave up and floated in the air.

“That is a nice size fish. You did a great job.” Alex hugged her, kissing her forehead as the fish lay on their feet on the boat before he transferred the scaly animal inside the box.

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“I think I can get the hang of this,” Dani said, still exhilarated from her extraordinary experience.

“Shall we continue with catching our dinner?” He believed one fish would not be enough for the four of them.

“Oh, you are on.” This time, she could feel her heart pumping her blood quickly.

After he had set up another bait for her. They had resumed their position. But this time, she kept her silence without bothering Alex, who returned to his position.

The next fish was caught this time by Alex. It was smaller than hers, but it is still a good catch. Then, the next one took longer, but Alex hooked another one. Still not as big as hers but good enough for dinner.

“I think we should head back for breakfast,” Alex suggested, feeling his stomach growling.

He only had coffee and a piece of bread, just like Dani, before heading out on this adventure. Now, he believed he needed a heavier breakfast to satiate his hunger.

“Yeah. I think I had enough of this excitement.” Although she only caught one compared to the two that Alex did. She still felt like she had hit a lottery. At least she had captured the biggest one.

As he took care of their poles and returned his arms to the oars, they slowly made their way back to the docks. He could feel the sun slowly making its might known as it started to prickle their skin.

As they approached the docks, she caught a glimpse of Jacky and Marcus waiting for them. Then, she remembered last night’s event.

“Alex, did you know if Marcus is planning something extraordinary special for Jacky?” If anyone knew what Marcus had been plotting, it would be him.

She still could not understand what was happening with the two. But she only hoped that they could resolve it soon before it became another problem that would tear them apart.

“Except for taking her on this trip so that they could bond, nothing that I am aware of,” Alex answered her, confused with her question. “Why?” He asked in return.

As far as he was concerned, this was entirely his plan. He just asked Marcus to tag along with Jacky. If he concocted his own personal thing. Then his friend did not mention it to him. He was just as clueless as she was.

“Well, I am just curious since they seemed to be going on so well.” She quickly replied, not wanting to spill her friend’s secret. “I just want to see the two of them happy, just like us.”

She could see from her angle that Jacky was smiling from whatever Marcus whispered in her ears. She could only wish that her friend was genuinely over her heartache.

“I am sure that Marcus is working hard to make Jacky happy. I assure you that he changed.” Alex told her as they neared the moor.

Maybe assuring her wife was not such a good idea, he thought. After all, Marcus still had a long way to learn about committing to someone.

He knew his friend had good intentions, but his experience had always been different from his childhood and adulthood. He believed he still had to overcome his past conception of love before reaching the level of maturity that he and Dani had.

“I hope so. Because I don’t like seeing Jacky hurt and crying.” She said with a forced smile, looking up to her friend, waving at her.

She could still remember the tears that flowed down her cheeks as she revealed her disappointment at where her relationship with Marcus was going.

“I am also it will never come to that,” Alex said his final words as they were greeted by their friends and helped out of the boat.

He assisted her first out of the boat. While Marcus extended his hand for her to hold as she climbed on top of the wooden deck. Then, Alex returned for their gears and the box with their catch.

Marcus, in return, invited them to their cottage to share the breakfast that Jacky had prepared. Everyone seemed to be in a good mood as they walked back to their place.

“We will just change and follow you guys,” Dani told Jacky, feeling the bids of sweat sticking on her back and neck.

She also noticed that Alex was slightly soaking from his sweat. He did wear his shirt once they started fishing, uncomfortable to be displaying his body for the birds and the animals to feast on. Well, those were his words. He said that his body was solely for her eyes only.

“I hope it will only take a few minutes because the food is getting cold.” Jacky teased them, thinking they might do something else after taking their clothes off.

It was an idea that did not cross their minds, but now. Well, a few more minutes would not hurt. As the two quickly rushed back to their cabin.

“We won’t take long,” Dani assured her, but that remained to be seen.

However, she still felt it would be better if her friend could also experience the kind of happiness she had felt when she married her husband.

She hoped that Marcus and Jacky would have a better relationship. It would be clear sailing from here on out.