She looked carefully and could barely make out the fine lines his beard had hid. ‘If his face was really as bad as he said it was—that plastic sur...eon must have been a genius.’ She leaned down kissed both cheeks, and grasped his hand. His uneasiness showed for it felt cold and clammy. She pulled him to her, and addressed his anxiety, ‘Listen to me, and you listen good. After what just happened, I feel so much stronger about us. I’m not naïve, I know we’ve only been on one ‘official’ date, but. This my husband, Mark, and in order of seniority these are our daughters: Davina, Livvie and Hettie." Nice to see you all at eye level for a change instead of up on horseback," said Richard, "although I saw you sprinting up the road like a gazelle," he added to Davina. "Are you training for something?" County Junior Cross-Country," she replied."How far?" asked Deborah."Five miles." Rather you than me," she replied. Davina grinned."Am I right in thinking that you were a cavalryman?" Richard. She quickly admired her figure in the mirror, and marveled at how the skimpy top was barely keeping her large bust in check. She grabbed the towels and lotion, threw on some flip-flops and headed for the lobby. She rented out a double folding beach chair and paid for a pre-packed meal and snack. The concierge informed her that they had a really nice secluded beach she could visit that was a bit of a hike but there would be almost nobody there.The hike to the beach had almost become too much. That really relieved some of the economic pressure she was under, but she had to maintain a 3.5 GPA in order to keep the support. She was studying Economics, Psychology, General Business, and Speech Communications this term.Suffice it to say that bedtime had been pushed to about one a.m. on the average and I had to be at an eight o’clock food prep class. This was a crazy term.“How are you going to approach it?” Mary asked. We’d been working on the latest Blankety project, entirely on applying.