In the center is a thin strip of vegetation, made up mainly of palm trees, which gave the place its name “Coconut Grove”. In the middle of this is...a sandy beach that encircles a peaceful lagoon. The smell of taros lends an irresistible aroma to the overheated atmosphere.The pavilion is built on stilts, near the beach. The coral soil gives the meter of water that covers it an intense emerald green color.She had arrived a few hours earlier. The trip was peaceful. She was the only passenger on the. It didn’t happen every night, but I never went a solid week without getting off with some member of my family.’ Why are you telling me this? Are you trying to destroy me? I can’t bear the pain you’re unloading on me. It’s too much for me to handle. ‘My bed was never a happy place, so I made it a point to be happy at school. Always cheery, always happy. Make new friends, new family. A real family.’ Tears had started to fall. She didn’t seem to have the energy to sob like she did last night. Oh,. Are you hiding any more surprises in those pockets?" Well, there is one more little thing."Mark gathered up the paperwork and dropped it to the end table in front of him. Then he reached into his pocket and pulled out the jewelry box.Tessa gasped when she saw it and her hand trembled a little as she accepted it. A whimper accompanied the minuscule creak of the box opening when she saw the diamond ring inside."I... I..." she stammered as she glanced back and forth between the ring and his. She lies on the blended leather couch in my basement, her Passionate Pink lips pursed with frustration. Of all her problems, she worries most about the bunching of her sweater and the uneasy shifting of what I’m guessing is a monument of a bra.The way she complains is amusing, grumbling at how I’m no different than all the others. She has no idea – I’m nothing like the others. The cuffs she tried on weren’t the fake cuffs I had demonstrated minutes earlier, but I’m not going to tell her this.