I said, “Lin, Dad is down at the dock and wants us all to go out in the boat. We have to act normal. You and I can talk about things later. He will ...uspect things if we stay up here too long.” She hugged me again and then nodded. We made our way down to the dock as if nothing had happened. I helped her into the boat and Dad backed it out and we headed out to the open water. Lin was a little nervous because she wasn't a good swimmer. The lake was a little rough so the boat bounced some. Lin. ‘If everyone could take their seats? If everyone could— Thank you. All right then, thank you.’ Zach glanced over: he recognized that voice. Sure enough, the mop of curly hair, the grin, the lanky frame— Gavin Strickland as MC? Would wonders never cease. ‘Well, folks, it looks like we’re in for a long haul, speeches, wedding party, dancing, so on, so in the interests of world peace, the bar is offering free drinks for the next five minutes—’ It was a tasteless joke, but a lot of people. She gathered a pair of white bikini panties, a matching bra, tanshorts, and a blue tank top in her arms and walked to the bathroom. "I'llbe out in a sec," she said and shut the bathroom door.As fast as she could she changed from her bikini into the outfit shechose, keeping her gaff and the sandals she wore to the pool on, then sheapplied foundation and mascara. She fluffed her dark wig out, grabbed alipstick from the vanity and applied a coat on her pouty lips. She didn'tunderstand why two. My guys came by; a pretty neat Yoda, Anakin and R2D2. They talked for a few minutes but the little kids kept coming up and I finally gave up and told them to go ahead and have a good time. None of them had been raped as far as I could tell.By 9:30, the traffic had died down. It was about twenty minutes since the last kid had been by around, so I turned off the porch light and put the candy on the end table next to the couch. I turned on the TV, but there wasn't anything on I was interested.