We had never had a conversation like we did that morning, and I desperately wanted to revisit it. We had been walking for quite awhile when we approac...ed a gathering of trees, and a sign. 'Clothing Optional Beyond This Point - No Phones - No Cameras' Vanessa looked over at me, shrugging playfully. "Might as well, seems to be that kind of vacation." On a whim we continued through the brush. At first it wasn't noticeably different than the portion of the beach that we had just left. We continued. .. are you staring at?"Derek shook his head, muttering under his breath as he orchestrated the troops through the multiple streams of information as they came in.Clearly Silver had an ability to pull herself together if needed, but tended to break down during the idle time such as what was at hand. She was a woman of action, not of inaction, and feeling powerless to change any outcomes was very definitely weighing heavily on her shoulders. However, her fretting and stressing was mostly harmless. " How does your coach feel about that?" He's the one who brought it up to begin with." Really?" Yeah. He pulled me in his office after last period and we talked for about twenty minutes or so. He asked what my plans were for swimming after high school and I told him I wanted more out of college than swimming and wasn't sure if I was willing to put in the time to go out for it. Then he asked me why I stayed after school every day. I told him it was something I'd always done, since I started with. I did not.Sunny told me what would be happening at the dinner and when I seemed confused, she explained."There are two main reasons to have the dinner and you can fashion it to accomplish either or both."There are guests coming in from out of town. They may not be familiar with the area. They may have no idea where to go or what to do while they are in town. One of the purposes of the dinner is to thank them for traveling to be with us. It also avoids the need for them to find someplace to go.