What a far cry that was from 1860, I grinned as I recalled that the Palmetto State had the dubious distinction of being the first ever state to secede...from the Union back then.“Mind if I join you?” I heard a rather feminine voice as a very tall and elegant woman joined me in the dining car.“By all means, ma’am,” I smiled at her and caught sight of her chestnut locks as well as her dark green eyes.“Juliette Charbonneau,” she returned my smile somewhat awkwardly, “the shaved head is rather. Unfortunately, none of the other guys were out at night.Before Ava finished her shower I went and closed the blinds so that she was unaware. I did the same routine for a few nights and then one night finally one of my friends came over and sat down to chat and as soon as he looked around he immediately jumped up and said, “Holy shit, I can see your wife in the shower.”I said, "Yeah, I know isn’t that awesome."He couldn’t believe that he was watching her in the shower naked and that I was okay. " Right, Sebastian Fettle and Charles Peak," he said, "Strangely enough they don't appear on the police computer."Try Melcombe and Fanshawe-Dyce," Saffron insisted, "I'm Saffron Melcombe, Sebastian's cousin." And you'll vouch for them?" he asked as he put the new names into his computer, "You all live in Pewsey is that right?" "Oh yes," Saffron agreed, "Look, can we go only we have a train to catch." I suppose," he agreed, and he called Charles and Seb over, "Right you two hop it, and next time. Most were surfers, some were just there for the sunsets. The best thing about living on the island for so long was that he knew the best private beach spots, where the tourists hadn’t yet found. He looked up, seeing if the girl he’d noticed was still watching him. When he saw her, directly in front of him, he came to a dead stop. Flashes filled his mind immediately, flashes of dreams, flashes of disappointed mornings, and he gaped at her. It was the same girl he’d been dreaming about. He’d know.