. for 49 bucks.The thing about big water? It’s water. Salt, brackish or fresh ... it’s water. AND ... if you can’t see land in any direction ......it’s an ocean ... even if it’s a lake. It gets old ... and new.We ... the three of us ... left Ludington on the tide ... not that there’s much of a tide ... there’s not ... but old habits die hard. We left with the tide.Bea said, “Not Beatrice ... Bea ... and NOT B-e-e ... Mom was a little religious ... Beatitude Simmons.”I had a thought... “Thinking. They make you the man you are. And watching you react that way — so strong and powerful and yet at the same time so open, so exposed and vulnerable — made me feel like a goddess, like Lady Rati herself. It did not feel quite as good as your fingering me, but it was very close. In a moment like that, I only need one hand." I still want to keep fingering you—" You will, believe me, you will." But tell me one thing, I have to know..." Yes?"Tony's face was red, he could barely meet Manjula's. Whoever was doing this was good, Jordan knew.The next morning, at 9:30, Dave called Jordan into his office. "Mr Golden, Iknow you have an impeccable service record at this company." Yes, sir," Jordan replied."So I am giving you this new assignment because I know you'll complete itwell and flawlessly, correct?" Yes, sir," Jordan repeated. "Pardon me, but what about--" Never mind that. This is just the next phase of our investigations intoC.P.F.'s dishonest business dealings. I want you to. Wonderful... I think."Her response didn't surprise me. I fully expected her to have some ambivalence about my new plan. On the one hand, she'd feel gratified that I was interested in lawyering -- of any variety. On the other, she'd worry -- some -- about what Daddy might think. Would he feel rejected? And supposing he did feel rejected? How would Mom feel about that? Good? Bad?... Both?My parents were complicated citizens.Her next question, too, was predictable. "Where would you go to law.