Melia-Irrevocable Journey (Sequel to Irrevocable Quest)

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The next two weeks of filming were grueling, but the best of her life. Kell and Steve were hilarious, working harder than she'd ever worked, laughing and joking, sharing ideas like they'd never done before. They included her constantly, and Steve was the one to diffuse her, even telling Ryan politely that he could go back to the states and work on his own projects as he had Melia covered. They didn't talk to Ryan about it as she'd feared; in fact neither of them ever brought it up again, not in her face like they both had on the houseboat. But it was there, in the underlying dynamic, and it was also clear to her that things had changed.

The reunion was over the weekend. She and Megan had made plans to travel together, the guys were traveling separately, as they had stop over's in California to finish up business. It was nice to have someone to help her on the plane with the girls. It was very nice to have someone to talk to on the ten hour flight. It was even nicer to have her sister back full force and be able to have a little girl talk now that they had both experienced marriage.

On their layover in Denver, Megan took Hannah walking and Melia stayed with the baby in their designated area when Robert called her.

He called her fairly regularly, but was very careful to only talk about work and work related subjects. He never broached the what if subject with her again after that time at the airport, and she didn't bring it up either, preferring to wait until Ryan announced the annulment publicly.

No matter what went on in their private lives-- and Ryan's not so private life, as he lived it up with Alicia now-- on set and off; she wasn't going to change anything by publicly freaking out about it. It was better to do as her dad had always said, keep family business private. Never talk about it in public, ever. No matter who else did, even if someone else in the family did. Never comment on it at all.

It was nobody's business but her own.

"Hello Robert." She said his name with a French accent, naming him Ro-bear and sometimes adding an oh at the end.

And he called her, "Hello there my Tia Melia." His voice was happy, as it always was. He tried very hard to be positive when speaking to her. She knew he still grieved, he told her so, but he also managed to keep it upbeat between the two of them.

"Where are you?" she asked, feeling the calm that pervaded her whenever Robert called.

"I'm in the Atlantic Ocean, on my boat, near The Cayman islands."

"Oh! You didn't tell me you were going on another trip."

"I thought I did. Well, no matter, you wouldn't have come with me anyway. So I brought a couple of guys I work with and my dog."

"Your dog? You didn't tell me you have a dog. Robert, what's all this about? I thought we were better friends than this!" She was teasing him and he knew it.

"There is so much you don't know about me!" He used his Spanish accent to perfection and she laughed again. "I wish you were here. It is absolutely breathtaking. I know why half the world wants to party in Cartagena. It's got to be one of the most beautiful places on the planet. Have you been here?"

"I think when I was really little my mom took us on a cruise, me and Danny and Megs. There are pictures of us there... somewhere... Jamaica... Port Au Prince.... Something like that. Aruba... is that a place?"

"I would like to take you to Aruba, darling." He said in a very sexy voice and she knew she was blushing so she busied herself looking through the diaper bag for something.