“What? No... I won’t go.”
At the thought of going out to sea, Hayden had a touch of resistance in her eyes. She hurriedly waved her hands, “I can’t go.”
As soon as she finished her words, she felt her sleeve tightened. Looking down, she saw Noah held her sleeve pitifully and look at her expectantly. He held a sticky note, on which there was a line: “I want you to go with me.”
Hayden was stunned for a moment. Stroking Noah’s head, suddenly she became soft-hearted.
“All right. I need to change my clothes if I go with you.”
Noah didn’t have a mother and Joseph was indeed a careless father. When they stayed in the hotel yesterday, he could make Noah get a sunburn. Hayden couldn’t imagine what would happen after they went sailing. Besides, Joseph also mentioned that Noah couldn’t swim.
“Okay.” Joseph looked expressionless, but he felt delighted inexplicably.
Since the early morning, he had seen her drinking coffee for the whole morning at the gate of the cafe. After asking the staff of the TV program, he got to know that Freddie had taken the little girl sailing. This news really delighted Joseph all morning.
They took a speedboat to the island. Since putting on the life vest, Hayden started feeling dizzy. After biting the bullets and getting on the boat, she shrank on her seat and avoid looking into the water.
“Excuse me, Sir. Please slow down,” she said to the boatman.
Her voice sounded frightening, and even Joseph sensed something wrong.
“Are you OK?”
“I’m fine.” She smiled as if nothing was serious, hiding her reluctance. She exhorted, “Please buckle Noah’s sunshade cap for him. If the wind is strong, his cap will be blown away.”
Joseph nodded and adjust Noah’s cap. When he turned around, he found that Hayden hadn’t buckled her own sunshade cap with trembling hands.
“Are you really all right?”
Joseph frowned. “If you are not feeling well, we’ll cancel the trip.”
“Nothing. I’m all right. It’s just the boat was a bit swaying. I can’t buckle it.”
Joseph hesitated for a moment. Then he bent down and grabbed Hayden’s hands. “Let me help you.”
Her hand back was suddenly wrapped in his warm palm. Hayden was stunned for a moment as if she had forgotten the feeling of seasickness at that moment. She blankly watched Joseph help her buckle the sunshade cap in a daze. Shivers came from her chin under his unintentional touches, which almost made her hard to breathe for a while.
“Done.”
His deep voice rang in her ear. Only until then did she come back to her senses. She immediately looked away. “Oh. Thanks. Thanks a lot.”
“You are welcome.”
Joseph gazed at her. “Are you feeling hot?”
“Well, not really.”
“Why are you blushed?”
“Really?”
Hayden suddenly covered her cheeks and stammered, “No. No way. Perhaps, perhaps the sunlight is too strong.”
As she spoke, she pointed to the sky. “It’s the sunlight. Hurry up and button up Noah’s sunblock shirt.”
Joseph curled up his eyes slightly and his lips formed into a meaningful smile. It seemed he was not convinced by her explanation.
Noah seemed to be curious about everything. He pointed here and there, keeping asking questions.
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