Jasper paced in the tiny guest bedroom, the date eluding him at the moment. It had been too long since he’d seen his beloved tropical island view from his back deck. The wind here was only cold. It didn’t whisper through the trees and rustle the grasses that grew on the hill behind his house. It didn’t push waves into neat patterns, or cause him to take a deep breath of the fresh air and be grateful for his island life.
At least his parents had agreed to move to Hawaii with him. He had a massively huge house, and they could live on the main level easily, where he could watch over the pair of them. His father had spent so many years of his life as the stoic, know-it-all, businessman that Jasper didn’t know what to make of the frail, older gentleman who couldn’t seem to make a decision to s
