They made their way back to the car, got in, and Stan headed further south, finding a state park where there were some comfortable picnic areas overlo...king the ocean.They parked at one of these and took their lunches; they enjoyed the food, the sun, the ocean air, and each other's company.Later that afternoon, when they were again walking down the beach, they realized that they really liked the outdoors. They agreed that when it got warmer in another few weeks, they would head to some of the. She slowly turns her head in his direction, eyes seeking him out. His fingers arrest her movement as they close over the fleshy muscle where her shoulder and arm meet, fingers suddenly applying firm pressure along the joint. Another hand grasps her elbow and, without warning, rips it outward. She screams out as her shoulder flares, her arm being torn from her. Somewhere within her mind, the tiny bird screams with her and cowers within its shrinking sanctuary. She floats between worlds… aware. "Steve said, "Tiny told me they were going to head home after sleeping a little while. He thought they should be home by tomorrow evening. If they wanted to motor straight through, it's only like twelve hours at their thirty knots low cruise speed. Depending on how long they sleep, they could be back late tonight."Steve was smiling, "If I know those two, they'll have to stop at Panama Beach, leave there tomorrow morning, and will be back tomorrow evening. You know how those two girls are. They. You happen to be lucky enough to have one of the best teachers on the coast," he bragged. "What about you, Janet," he asked, turning his head to look at her."Fine," she said, wishing he would keep his eyes straight ahead. The traffic was too heavy to be looking around and not paying attention to the road. Finally, to take her mind from Martin's driving, she turned to Darleen and tried to concentrate on what she was saying.They all continued to talk. Greg was more relaxed with Martin now, and.