There was a surprise though.”I said, “Okay, what happened?”She said, “Put me on speaker so Pam can hear.” I did and asked Pam to join me and...listen. Lisa continued. “Melody met Mitch. I’m not sure which one was more entranced with the other. They shook hands and didn’t let go. It was funny except that they seemed to be overtaken by each other. They just couldn’t stop looking at each other! If they aren’t going to supper together this evening, I will invite them to go with us tomorrow.”That. They sat to watch the setting sun, and Frank ate the first hot dog. Judith just sat, not eating. Just as Frank finished the dog, the sun disappeared behind a hill. “So, do you live near here?” Judith asked. Frank pointed to the left. “Two blocks from that church.” The steeple was just visible above another hill, still lit by the sun they could no longer see directly. “Must be nice.” “They have a 5AM service every Sunday. I can never sleep through. I stopped at a stall run by Old Colony Mennonites: big, broad men in denim overalls and cowboy hats, gnarled, thick-knuckled hands hanging by their sides. They had purple-red shallots and garlic; a bakery provided a day-old baguette on sale.Standing in line at a gourmet chocolate stall, I texted Violet. Her reply was immediate; all was fine at home.A few other items and I was done. Pleased with myself, I headed back to the car. The sea air was already heavy with the smell of another incoming. The laugh died in her throat, and she looked down at the remains of her meal, all enjoyment gone. Misha watched her and glanced over to where she had looked, the two woman openly appraising him, and then back at Froo. Leaning across the table he picked up her hand and held it, smiling at her, the little boy chattering away. ‘Hey, how was your burger? You want anything else?’ ‘No thank you. Can we go now? I need to get Jace to bed before he gets over tired.’ ‘No problem, I’ll go pay the bill.’.