“I’m not going to ask for particulars. I do know she’s nonetheless in it otherwise you’d be in your method dwelling.”

“She is,” he mentioned. “She left about fifteen minutes in the past. I can’t provide you with particulars as a result of I don’t know a lot aside from among the meals she’s ready and the place she’s positioned.”

“I’ll get all that from her when she comes dwelling,” Melanie mentioned. “I’m extra involved about how properly she is holding up.”

“Like a champ,” he mentioned. “And he or she says she’s going to be one too.”

Grace’s mom laughed on the opposite finish. The grand prize was 100 thousand {dollars}. Grace didn’t want the cash, however she’d mentioned everybody else talked about what they had been going to do with the winnings. She’d simply saved it quiet.

It appeared nobody knew that she was a part of the Bond household. Or in the event that they did, it wasn’t introduced up round her. He wasn’t certain how anybody would discover out anyway. Grace had mentioned among the contestants had been hanging out and getting drinks on the finish of the day, however a couple of others went again to their room to arrange.

He wasn’t certain what making ready meant, however she’d been on her laptop and taking a look at recipes and substances and anything that meant little or no to him.

He wished to say he didn’t should be right here, however he knew he’d need to be to make sure she was secure and in a great frame of mind. He simply wished more often than not wasn’t spent worrying and pondering of her as a result of he had nothing else to do.

“I’m certain she is doing everybody proud.”

“You already know it,” he mentioned.

“We’re very joyful you might be there together with her,” Melanie mentioned. “And we don’t need you to assume unwell of it.”

“I don’t,” he mentioned. “I’m glad to be right here and assist in any method I can. She has it coated although.”

There had been a couple of moments the place he thought he could be taken benefit of when he was approached after which squashed it. If Grace weren’t a member of the Bond household and on this competitors, he would have wished to be right here however knew he’d by no means get the break day of labor.

It labored out the best way it ought to have and he’d wish to assume possibly her household was pushing extra on a private stage than enterprise. He was positive with that too.

“She at all times thinks she has it coated,” Melanie mentioned. “She places a entrance on for a lot of after which on the worst time that curtain is lifted and all her insecurities are there for the world to see.”

Since he’d been witness to a few of them prior to now, he understood what was being mentioned. “And also you’d relatively it not occur on TV?” he requested, grinning.

There was a part of him that was upset that a lot stress was being placed on Grace’s shoulders over this.

He understood how a lot was a stake, nevertheless it bothered him nobody requested her to do that however relatively informed her.

He knew the household cared. All of them informed her to do her greatest and, whatever the final result, it was a win for the island and the publicity.

However Grace was onerous on herself and he didn’t like seeing her that method.

Which was why he was right here, he reminded himself. To get her to not try this and attempt to get pleasure from it for what it was relatively than what may come out of it.

Possibly there was one other motive behind this. Pondering again, he did assume there was extra occurring in Steven’s thoughts after they had their discuss final week.

Although Grace was doing what she at all times wished to do in her life, she additionally wouldn’t threat an opportunity at her island and her household legacy to get a pleasant enhance.

It went again to the Bonds not sitting on their wealth and hoping every thing was handed to them in life.

However the island additionally could possibly be placing some sort of life lesson in there too. It’s not as if he hadn’t seen that earlier than. He’d by no means been one to assume a lot of the lore and legend…however he could possibly be proper smack dab in the course of it too.

He ought to have by no means held again for thus lengthy approaching Grace as a result of he lumped her in the identical class as Lara.

That was him being sucked into one thing that he didn’t have numerous management over. Letting another person play thoughts video games with him when he’d mentioned he was higher than that.

“I feel she does have it coated although,” he mentioned. “Only some extra days. They’re filming outdoors right now. I’m going to see if I can get shut by.”

“Nice,” Melanie mentioned. “I’ll preserve my fingers crossed for her right now.”

He hung up a minute later after which went to get some meals. He ate rapidly, bought a espresso to go and began to stroll the 4 blocks to the beachfront. No motive to take the automotive he’d rented. He wasn’t certain he’d discover a parking spot anyway.

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