" Judith gestured tothe confused young man, who followed along behind her......but then, she stopped. She didn?t even turn around. "Bags?" Oh, yeah, r...ght. Sorry." He went back to pull up the handlebars, andthen pulled the trio of bags behind him as he hurried over to Judith,who was already at the front door of what looked like a large andparticularly wealthy residence."So! Why did you come out here, Den?" Judith asked as she unlocked,and then opened the door.Again, Dennis struggled to grasp. ‘We’ll give those sailors the show of their lives!’ ‘It looks like your problem is solved, or don’t you want Jordan, Charlie, and me to go with you?’ teased Gwen. ‘Are you kidding? I’d love it, but I hated to ask you to give up your holiday,’ responded a delighted Steve. ‘I do worry about the reaction you and Jordan will create onboard those ships. Those guys will be way over the top when they see you two walking around the deck. Would the Secretary mind if Gwen, Jordan, and Charlie came along,. Jeff toasted bread and set the table. Like everything we did in camp, all of us pitched in and shared the chores. After we ate, Mom and Beth did the dishes while I retrieved my camera from the bedroom.“I’m going to head for the blind and try to get some photos,” I said as I put the backpack on.“Are you taking one of the ATVs?” Dad said.“No, I’m going to hike to the blind,” I said.“It’s supposed to be hot today. I still want to get a tan,” Beth said.“Maybe I’ll join you later,” Mom. I accepted many years ago that my long-rangeplans were nothing more than an adolescent fantasy.Now through magic, here was a second chance to be with her romanticallybut it wouldn't come without a sacrifice. Would I be using a Secespitaon my own dreams?The rest of the day went by in a blur; we had several high pricedprojects in place that needed me to look at personally. Only Rikastanding in front of me, jingling her car keys kept me from stayinglate. The fund-raiser was only a few days away.