By the time Raeleigh woke up, they had arrived at their designated fishing spot. When she opened her eyes, she was met with the sight of Jepherson sleeping. However, as she stirred in his arms, he, too, woke up. Raeleigh told him, "Sleep a little longer."
"It's already dark outside. We haven't had anything to eat for the entire day. Let's go out and grab some food," Jepherson replied, getting up and stretching as he did so. He then led Raeleigh out onto the deck. The sea breeze was a little cold at night. So, he took out a thick coat and helped Raeleigh put it on before leaving the room.
Hadrian had already prepared their meals. They were to have dinner on the deck.
When Raeleigh went onto the deck, she noticed that a grill had been lit and all sorts of food were laid out for them. Scarlette beckoned to Raeleigh to take the empty seat beside her when she spotted her. Jepherson sat down too. They began grilling their food. Opposite him, Santiago was already seated, dressed in a white T- shirt. Raeleigh had been wondering if he was still intent on going shirtless in the cold night. Well, he wasn't.
Cynthia kept her head lowered, feeling a little shy. However, she was a quick learner, and soon, cooked some skewers for them under Santiago's guidance.
Although she was from a rich family, Cynthia was amiable and approachable. To Raeleigh, that was a valuable trait.
Santiago was in charge of the grill. An enticing smell soon wafted through the air. Jepherson took a slice of brisket for Raeleigh. However, Raeleigh had no appetite. Noticing that everyone found that the cod was particularly delicious, Jepherson gave Raeleigh a piece of cod instead, which Raeleigh then began to eat. While eating, a thought suddenly occurred to her and she asked, "Where's Stuart?"
"Raeleigh's Grandma has some matters to attend to, so she needs someone to help her with that. Stuart is back home helping her out. You won't be seeing him for the next few days," Santiago replied. He ate heartily while drinking beer, seemingly content. Cynthia sat beside him, not saying a word, as if she was non-existent.
Raeleigh looked around at the people on the yacht. If it wasn't fate that they were able to gather here together, then what was it?
Raeleigh ate for a while more. When she had her fill, she got up. At that juncture, Scarlette suggested that they should play some poker. She even assured them that she had come prepared. The group exchanged glances with each other. It was a long night and they had nothing to do, so they agreed.
Raeleigh already knew how to play. Naturally, Scarlette did as well. The only person they potentially had to worry about was Cynthia.
"Do you know how to play?" Santiago asked Cynthia. Cynthia thought about it and replied, "I played Caribbean stud poker while I was abroad."
"Wow!" Santiago erupted in laughter all of a sudden. "Look at her! She knows stud poker. I don't even know how to play that."
Santiago's words caused Cynthia's face to flush immediately.
Raeleigh said with a smile, "I've just learnt how to play that."
"Then, stud poker it is. The three of us will play while the girls back us up," Santiago decided. Raeleigh glanced at Jepherson, who said, "Sure."
They then cleaned up before making their way back to the table. The six of them sat down and began to play. They stayed up and played all night. Hadrian lost overall. Santiago won, whereas Jepherson remained neutral.
At the break of dawn, Scarlette chided Hadrian for losing.
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