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Isabella chuckled. “Wyatt may have followed in his father’s footsteps as far as going into finance, but he has a gift for finding great investments.”

“When I moved to Charlotte and we found our new home, I sold my house in Colorado and we saved a good chunk of that money. We invested it, but while Wyatt was in college he found a couple of opportunities and we gave him a sum to invest for us,” Kelsey explained.

“Let’s just say that it did quite well,” Isabella said.

“Anyway, we were able to buy our sweet little bungalow near yours,” Kelsey said.

“Without stairs,” Liz said, walking onto the patio.

“Liz!” Isabella exclaimed and hugged the older woman.

Alex hurried to the bar to get Liz a beer while Kelsey pulled up another chair.

“I remember Riley and Alex buying their house down the beach because they were tired of climbing those stairs above the bar several times a day,” Liz said.

“We appreciate you keeping an eye out for us,” Isabella said. “We couldn’t believe it when the place next door to you became available.”

“There are some perks to owning a bar.” Riley winked. “People like to talk, especially after they’ve had a drink or two.”

“I told Riley we needed to call you immediately when we heard the couple who had it was moving back to the states,” Alex said.

“It all worked out perfectly,” Kelsey said. She looked over at Isabella and smiled. “Like our lives have since we came here all those years ago.”

Isabella grinned and squeezed her hand.

“I saw your oldest daughter today,” Liz said.

“You did?” Kelsey raised her eyebrows. “Were you at the hospital?”

“I had to go in for a routine scan,” Liz said. “I’ll tell you, since she became Director of Nursing, that hospital runs smoothly.”

Isabella smiled. “We are very proud of Dana. It still amazes us that she and Mia got married and moved back here.”

“That was another reason we came back sooner than expected,” Kelsey said. “Carmen and Sylvie get to spoil our grandkids more than we do!”

Liz chuckled. “That family is good for the islands. As principal, Mia has turned the elementary school around.”

“Have you talked to Ellie and Allie lately?” Alex asked. “They want to take over the bar when they get to high school.”

Kelsey and Isabella laughed. “I’m not surprised,” Kelsey said. “Whenever we talk to them they have to tell us about going to see the aunts.”

“They come over just about every week,” Riley said. “Dana and Mia are raising two very smart young girls.”

Kelsey beamed a smile at Isabella. Not long after Kelsey and Isabella got married, Dana and Mia began dating. They fell in love, got married, and had twins. When the girls were old enough to start school they decided to move to St. Thomas because Mia’s parents were already there and Kelsey and Isabella had plans to move there eventually.

“What about Emma and Gus?” Riley asked.

“Emma has decided to run for Congress,” Kelsey said with a proud smile.

“Really?” Alex said. “She will be wonderful. I’m guessing her focus is on equal rights.”

“It is,” Isabella said. “You’ll never guess who is helping run her campaign.”

They all shrugged then Riley said, “Wait a minute. Could it be the young civil rights attorney, Augustus Burns?”

Isabella chuckled. “That’s right. Her baby brother, Gus, is her biggest supporter and does that man have ideas.”

Kelsey chuckled. “Believe me, they are a force!”