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“ Can we count on your assistance as an older sister?” Eddie asked.“ Yes Daddy. Definitely.”“ I expect you to watch out for each other.”“ We will,” they said in unison.“ Okay. A trial run,” Tanya said. Eddie kept his poker face as he listened to the air escape from both his children.
Eddie informed them the cruise they planned was non negotiable. Two weeks in the Bahamas was to be a family vacation. There was plenty to do for teenagers so they would not be spending every minute with the old folks. The question of what they were celebrating, besides Daddy being home, finally came up in the conversation.“ The Fear Factory was very successful. We are celebrating your father’ s bonus. By the way I have been thinking about that very subject. I want to thank you for offering to pay for our vacation. I think you should decide how you want to spend the rest of your bonus. If you want a Ferrari then I think you should get one,” Tanya said seriously.“ How much was your bonus?” Nicole asked, before she realized it was bad manners to ask such a question.“ Over a hundred thousand dollars,” Eddie answered casually, and turned to Tanya.“ I like the way we decide how to spend money. I don’ t want a car like that,” Eddie said, and watched Justin and Nicole exchange a glance. Eddie read it as they could not have heard correctly. Tanya looked in the rear view mirror and noticed the same thing.“ The reason your father was not home for the month of October was because he was earning every dollar of that bonus,” She explained to her children and passed on a thought.“ You could drive anything you wanted and Justin could have your truck when he turned sixteen,” Tanya said.“ Dad. You really need a new sports car. That truck is getting old, and if you needed to borrow it, we could just swap for the day,” Justin offered. The laughter filled the car as Tanya pulled into the driveway.
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