I guess it was a strange place to be debating these thoughts. But the sea air seemed to wash away the daze of love I was flying in, to bring clarity, I hoped. But was I being silly to worry about something impinging from Timothy’s past? It was true that Timothy hadn’t reacted to Terry or Bob in a jealous manner, but more as . . . well, a prince of a realm, mandating that others keep their distance. Timothy was rich, handsome, and eternally young. I supposed it was natural that he’d get uppity sometimes. Perhaps that would be my job one day, to remind him that there was no longer any social status among humans.
And being truthful, it was a lie not to see the echelons of social status even in today’s world. It was all around us, like renting a private yacht trip which most people could never afford. Or doing those special tours at the zoo and Sea World that others were not able to save up enough money to spend so freely.
As the yacht slipped through the water, sliding waves to the side, splashing and weaving through the boats of others perched, or was that anchored, I nodded from my soul searching.
Timothy hadn’t reacted to Terry or Bob in a jealous manner, but more as . . . well, a prince of a realm, mandating that others keep their distance. Timothy was rich, handsome, and eternally young. I supposed it was natural that he’d get uppity sometimes. I guessed that would be my job, to remind him that there was no longer any social status among humans.
Except, I reminded myself, Timothy wasn’t human. And, it was a lie not to see the echelons of social status. It was all around us, like this private yacht trip which most people could never afford.
But musing on such worries and thoughts isn’t all it’s stacked up to be, not when it pulls you out of joy, and joy is where I should be on this beautiful day with the man I loved. Besides, we were probably only minutes from seeing something exciting. I released the apprehensions that kept nibbling at my thoughts and tuned to glance at the captain who was describing the various kinds of whales we were going to see that day.