There were sounds of Rob rattling around in a drawer, then it got quiet. Rob returned to the foyer holding a key with a small steel ring in one hand, ...nd in the other a key fob and a thin stainless steel chain with a clasp."I didn't know if you wanted your car key sharing a ring with it, so I brought a fob." Indicating the chain, he said, "I used to wear it around my neck because I was constantly losing it. I'm better than I was, but I kept the chain just in case."He extended his hands to offer. Between the two of them, it didn't take long to catch up.Alexander had told her this morning that he had to leave at four, which wasn't a problem since Nicholas was due in at four-thirty. Astrid had momentarily forgotten that when she suggested he leave to go to the movies. That he was working a short day as it was might have been the reason he didn't want to make it any shorter. Any problem between him and Samantha might've been all in her imagination.By the time Alexander left for the day,. I was off doing something to the boat and I had no idea of what was coming.Sails ... yeah ... sails. That's what I was doing to the boat. You have to forgive me, writing down what happened is embarrassing.The local rep for UK Sailmakers and I were out on the lawn as he and I unpacked and unrolled the lot ... and there were a lot ... of sails. The Austin's had sails from Chicago, Sturgeon Bay, Dunedin NZ, Miami, San Francisco and most of them were UK made.Nylon, Mylar, Sunbrella, and canvas in. "You found us." She smiled."Yes. Being a City boy I packed the boot with survival gear, just in case. May I say you look lovely" She beamed with pleasure. I walked round to open the passenger door. I assumed that I wouldn't be introduced to her father just now."Thank you." She slipped into the car easily. She had learned the lesson of how ladies got into a car without displaying their undergarments. When I got in the car she was leaning over presenting her lips for me to kiss. I did. "Good! We.