54 Paradise and a new Hell

Jasper

Ruby was excited about our trip. I handed the workshop over to Godwin. Kevin and Racheal were glad to run the showroom pending the time we returned. We loaded our luggage into the car Ruby made me buy, and it was time to go.

My mate had a permanent smile on her face, and it warmed my heart. She was eager to go somewhere different. I was grateful to Liam for making this happen. I did not have a passport or a valid identity card, so we could not use the airport. I thought Ruby would be mad about having to drive all the way there, but she was thrilled instead. I knew she genuinely loved me because things that would have been an issue to her before were now okay. I appreciated her effort, and I was willing to do more because she appreciated mine.

We drove for seven hours before we arrived at the Island resort. It was a lovely place. Liam told me that my mother loved the place, and my father took her there often before they had me, and I could see why. Ruby's face lit up when we