It was so noisy. Tyra could hardly think straight, but to have so much family at Boone and Maddie's place was driving her stir-crazy. Tyra's mom was there too. Naturally, her mom and Naoki were having a drink together.
"Ma, don't you think Maddie and Boone want to be alone?" Tyra finally spoke up an hour later. However, the party wasn't winding down.
Boone and Maddie were newlyweds with presents still to open. His brother Alfie was there with his family so everyone got to pass the baby around, who was already trying to stand up.
Tyra was beginning to think Alfie's theory was right. That baby was a month older than he should have been. Even, Naoki was playing with the baby.
It was a pleasant surprise. Tyra watched both of them. Suddenly, the name Naki came to her. She thought it would be the perfect name for a baby. She shook the thought. What was happening to her?
"Is everything all right?" Maddie seemed to be the only one to notice Tyra's state of mind.
"Oh, of course," Tyra was quick to smile. She asked about the honeymoon.
"It was great," Maddie nodded. "Overwhelming. But good. One thing I wish Boone and I had done more, is traveling together. Couples find out a lot about each other, that way."
Tyra hadn't thought of that, but she knew it would be good if she and Naoki traveled together. "I've just never had, you know, like a vacation." Tyra shrugged.
"You two should go on one." Maddie told her it would do them booth good.
"I know, but I haven't had my job that long, and well, I don't know, I don't think about vacations." Tyra hoped Naoki didn't wake up one day and feel he'd been slumming his life away with her. It was a sad feeling.
Yes, it was great seeing all this happiness, but Tyra wasn't sure any of it would ever be hers. A chill came over as if she might be coming down with something, but she picked up dirty dishes to rinse and put in the dishwasher.
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