Mikah kissed Tina’s cheek excitedly and hugged her tight, "thanks mommy!"

Tina looked at Bette and mouthed out, ‘thank you.’

Bette signed ‘your welcome’ then moved to the wheel to start the yacht. The boat roared to life and Mikah excitedly went to sit beside Bette in the co-captain chair.

Bette smiled at her, "you know how to drive?"

"I’m really good at it but mom gets all panicky," Mikah said.

"That’s cause you almost crashed into a fire hydrant!" Tina said.

"Love," Bette said turning to Tina, "open that cooler there, there’s some wine. I’ll get us out in the sea then I’ll show you the lower deck."

"Can I drive this thing?" Mikah asked.

"Well there’s no fire hydrants," Bette said teasingly.

Tina chuckled and Mikah pouted, "she’s exaggerating, I came close to it but I not close enough to hit it!"

"Mikah it scraped some of the paint off the bumper!" Tina laughed.

"Well let me get us out of the dock, then you can drive us out of the harbor, once we hit open sea we can just sail," Bette said.

Mikah grinned, "cool thanks!"

"Wow Bette, this is some legit wine!" Tina exclaimed reading the label of the red wine.

"Can I have some?" Mikah said.

"No," Tina said.

"But I’m drinking with you!"

"You’re also 16," Tina said.

Mikah tsked and pouted. Bette laughed, "oh you look so much like your mother when you do that."

Tina sighed, "that’s why she doesn’t get her way because I know that look very well."

"At least a sip," Mikah said putting her hands together in a please gesture.

Bette glanced at Tina seeing what she would say.

"Fine, just one and that’s it," Tina said.

"You’re gonna hate it," Bette said to Mikah, "unless you like bitterness."

Mikah furrowed her brow in confusion and curiosity. 

"Scooch," Tina said sitting on the same chair as Mikah as Bette steered out of the docking port. She handed Bette her wine then sipped her own.

She handed her glass to Mikah and Mikah sipped it tentatively.

Bette watched with interest and Tina laughed as Mikah scowled in disgust. "Told ya it was bitter," Bette said.

"It’s gross how do you like this!" Mikah cried.