She remembered hitting the water, but the next thing she remembered was waking up on a beach. She blinked her eyes and looked around. It seemed to be ...bout the same time, the sun was still hot, and the ocean was the same color. She looked around her and found the island was a riot of green, going right down to the ocean.How unusual, she didn't remember anything. She also noticed the trees, while looking familiar, had strange fruit, purple and red and shiny and seemingly burning. Not knowing. The milking went quickly, with Pete showing the girls how it was all done, and showing them how the milk was stored. They were fascinated by the whole process, especially when Pete explained that, in the winter, he had to wash his hands in warm water so they wouldn't be cold when he touched the cows teats. It affected them the same way as it did the girls, he told them. They ran the last of the cattle out the door and Dog and Pup moved them to the night pasture. It was closer to the house, and. It was already dark outside so Steven turned on his overhead light to do some reading. He took a thick sheaf of printed sheets of paper out of his shoulder bag, the first was a copy of an e-mail he had received almost a month ago.From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: PapersHello,I'll dispense with pleasantries, we'll deal with those at a later date. I am going to be consulting on a case in Vancouver on the 14th, let me know if you want to get the divorce. The power is in her name but I paid. The telephone is in mine ... I paid. The rent ... I paid.She designs imaginary clothes for imaginary people on the internet and gets paid with REAL money ... but help out with the internet costs? Not on your life.It's not my fault she's really good at it."Bring me back something yummy," she said. The unspoken was... use your own money.The limo ride to Island Home airport was luxury personified."Booze is in the pulldown between the seats, Mr. Austin," the.