"So much fun!" Jake bounces in her lap. "We're gonna make the best paintings ever! And Aunt Sophia said I can stay up late on Saturday."
"Did she now?" Sabrina raises an eyebrow at me.
I shrug, unrepentant. "He's on vacation too."
She's wavering. I can see it in the way her shoulders relax slightly, in the way her fingers trace the edges of the ticket.
"Well, now that you’ve mentioned it, I've never been on a cruise before," she says softly.
First time for everything." I lean back, trying to seem casual. "There's activities, entertainment, good food. And most importantly, no cell service for most of the trip. You'll be unreachable. Forced to actually rest."
"No cell service?" She looks alarmed.
"They have wifi if there's an emergency. But it's expensive and spotty. Which means Dusti
