" She said "The first one is... ah- I didn't say yes when you asked me to marry you because I was afraid that if we got married, you'll be distracted ...nd you wouldn't be able to finish college." What?" Noah please don't argue with me. You've always wanted to be a successful lawyer and I couldn't stand in your way." And the difference between now and last year is... ?" he asked."Great difference." Her expression changed immediately into a wonderful smile."Would you like to demonstrate that a. "Alexandra, I think I'm cramping up."Alexandra closed the clamp, "breathe deeply until it passes Muriel."Muriel breathed deeply for a few breaths. She could feel her insides try to expand to fit both the warm water and the accumulated waste. She could feel the water loosing up several days of bad meals. The squeezing in her colon had stopped. "I'm ready again."Alexandra opened the clap again and let it flow for a few seconds. She squeezed the tube closed for a few seconds. She opened the tube. I think they’re a sailing club and a business doing bonding stuff. We have this race every month. It is optional, I stress that, but we all race to Tongar Bay. So about two or three hours. We all eat in a big restaurant there. We’ll collect money for all the food, but the first round is paid for by the company that loses the race. So we need to know who’s racing.” There is a points based scheme. Because there are three Artemia boats, the first three boats from each flotilla are counted.. My back was to the entrance, but I could hear the footsteps of people nearby over the quiet murmur of the fountain. A minute or two after I sat down, two sets of new footsteps made themselves, their sharp clicking sounds a marked contrast to the rest of the crowd. Whereas the other footsteps were slow and relaxed (as befitting people wandering about), these were crisp and decisive. And heading straight for me.I turned to see Penelope and her friend heading in my direction. Now, that was.