“That’s not all bad. We’ll actually hype up the ‘just getting started’ aspect and play on people to support us with that. The important thin... is getting the basic structure down and making sure you have a private viewing area for your patrons as well as a storefront to sell your merchandise.”“What merchandise?” Cindy asked. I was wondering, too.“Starting with this,” Desi jumped in. She opened a bag and pulled out a T-shirt.“Wow! When did we do that?” I shouted. People in the cafeteria turned to. It won’t be years…’ Then he grinned. ‘But I figure I have a better shot at going to Heaven if I’m already there when I die.’ She hugged him, and he held her, and for a moment, it was as if no time had passed. He was still strong, still in control. He cupped the back of her head and kissed her, gently. ‘Come with me, Amy. Go naked in Paradise for me again, for as long as it lasts. For as long as we have. Come with me.’ ‘I will,’ she whispered. He kissed her again. Then, ‘Set up weekly. Damn, Lydia! Damn her to hell! This was too much!?Jeanne, will you make me the happiest man in the world? Will you marry me?? Jeremy held her hand across the table and looked at her with puppy-dog eyes.She looked at him for a long minute and said nothing, just squeezed his hand. After all she had endured, after all the pain and humiliation that she had suffered in the past seventy hours, could she throw it away by saying no?But, could she promise to marry this man falsely? Could she say yes. We shared the odd kiss, but not deeply or provocatively and our fingers kept to ourselves, mostly. None of us were in the mood to make love, here and now, and so we waited for our next ride. The virgin tropical wilderness here was uninhabited, apparently, so even if I had my cell phone, it didn’t seem to be a promising place to get an Uber, either.I could feel time moving here, so time was no longer on our side. Still something felt faintly odd about the when and where of our present.