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"Told you that he'd agree. He'll stay out of our way and let us do our thing."
"Are you sure? Because he didn't look very happy when you were talking to him just now." I say, glancing back at the boat with no Seven left in sight.
He hasn't reemerged after ducking into the enclosed cockpit of the large fishing boat.
"Oh that? That was about something else. Don't worry about it," she says, swatting at the air as if their conversation was no big deal. "I told him that you've never gone ocean fishing before and it's on your bucket list. He's cool with you coming along, I promise."
My bucket list?
My pulse jumps at the mention of her telling him about my "Fix Me" list.
"Wait, you told him about the list? What exactly did you tell him?"
Oh God!
I hope she didn't tell him that I checked off the "Have a fling in Mexico".
That one night together is why he avoids me when he can. How would he react if it seemed like I used him to fulfill a checklist of things I wanted to do before Daniel and I got back together?
Cammy grabs for the handle of the passenger side of the truck and opens my door for me. Now I'm not so sure I want to get out.
"Nothing. Just that you have a list of things you want to check off before you go home. That's all. I told him that I want to help you mark another item since you're leaving in a few days."
Something tells me that there is more to what she told him, but she and I don't know each other well enough for me to drill her without making this awkward. Whatever she said to him, I'll just have to face the possibility of him trusting me even less than he already does.
I unbuckle my seatbelt and then slide out of the truck.
"Has he ever told you no?" I ask, already witnessing that Seven seems to be much softer regarding his niece.
Cammy shuts the passenger door behind me as I step out of the way.
"Are you kidding? He tells me no all the time. I'm convinced that the word makes up fifty percent of his vocabulary," she teases as we start towards the docks. "People think he lets me get away with everything, but that's not even close to the truth. He's just a lot harsher with most everyone else."
That's not as comforting as she probably thought it would be.
"I just don't want to make things worse between us. I only have three more days and I don't want to make enemies."
"It's going to be fine, trust me," Cammy starts to feel around her pockets as we walk.
Seven's boat comes closer and closer with every step we take. "Shoot, I left the keys in the truck. I should grab those really quick before we leave on the boat for the rest of the day."
I do as she suggests. Maybe there are a few words that Seven would like to have with me before Cammy returns. I'd rather she doesn't hear all the gory details of why he doesn't like me.
"Ok, I'll meet you at the boat," I say.
Cammy turns and heads back speed walking towards the truck.
The moment I reach the boat, I prepare myself for whatever Seven might say.
As I approach, I hear the loud humming of the boat's six engines running, all lined up agains the back of the boat. The water swirling from the propellers underneath. Seven finally walks back out of the cockpit.
"So, you're coming out with us?" he says.
"Cammy said she would teach me to fish. I've never been deep sea fishing, and there's no better time to experience it than right now before I go home."
"Speaking of Cammy, where is she?" he asks.
"She forgot the keys in the truck and ran back to get them. She'll be right back."
