A Leap of Faith (Part 2)

Chapter 17 - Buffet Again

It is now the following day in Hawaii, and after the group swam with the turtles the previous day, they just returned back to their villa, and had a lazy evening, swimming in the pool again, eating more yummy food which they ordered from the hotel. The family still have not actually cooked anything in their magnificent kitchen that they have in their villa. It is becoming a sort of theme now, and it's going to continue, as today, for lunch, Kara and Lena have planned for them all to go back to the buffet which Kara and Lena went to the previous week. Of course, Kara is the one that is most excited about this, and has honestly been craving all the yummy food that the buffet served, so she is extremely happy that they get to go back to the buffet today with the girls. Kara just knows that both Morgan and Alura are going to be just as excited to get to try the wide variety of foods that the buffet serves.

"Is everyone ready?!" Lena calls out, as she waits for Kara, Alura, Morgan and Eliza by the front door of the villa, with the car that is going to be taking them to the buffet now waiting outside.

"One second!" Kara calls out in response.

Lena is then joined by both Morgan and Alura, who come running out of their rooms, each with smiles on their faces.

"What has got you two so happy and excited?" Lena asks her daughters.

"Cause we are going to the buffet!" Morgan says, excitedly.

"Oh?" Lena says, slightly suspiciously, thinking that Morgan and Alura are acting a bit too excited just because they are going to the buffet.

"Yeah, and mommy said that at the buffet, they have a bunch of desserts, and also ice cream! She told us that we could have as much ice cream as we like!" Alura says, excitedly.

"That explains it." Lena says, with an eye roll, very much not approving of Kara saying that to Morgan and Alura.

Eliza now joins Morgan, Alura and Lena, stepping out from her own bedroom, and moving into the entrance area of the villa.

"I see you are all ready." Eliza says, with a smile.

"Yeah!" Alura says, with a big smile.

"Eliza, Kara and I spoke, and we thought that after we have eaten at the buffet, that we would just walk around Honolulu for a while, letting the girls see all the local stuff that goes on there." Lena says.

"Oh, that sounds like a nice idea, but, if you don't mind, I actually think I might split up from you all once we have finished eating." Eliza says.

"Oh." Lena says, slightly surprised, "Do you have something planned?"

"Yes." Eliza nods, "I want to go and visit Pearl Harbour, as my grandfather, on my dad's side, was stationed there during world war 2. He actually died there."

"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know." Lena says.

"Don't worry." Eliza says, "I, of course, never met him, and even my own father didn't really have many memories of his father, as he was very young when it happened. I don't think I have even told Kara about it."

"Well, are you sure you don't want us to give you some company?" Lena asks.

"No. I'll be fine on my own." Eliza replies, "And I know that you and Kara went to see Pearl Harbour last week, and I don't think it would be somewhere that these two would be that interested in. Nor do I think they really would understand the context of it all. And it's probably best we don't explain it to them."

"Hmmm yes. Fair enough." Lena nods.

Before Eliza and Lena can say anything else, they are interrupted by Kara, who is walking out into the entrance area of the villa in normal clothes, but has a handbag over her shoulder, one of Lena's handbags, as Kara isn't really a handbag type of girl.