I turned. “Hey, what's your name?” If she didn't answer, no loss.“Connie,” she said, looking up.“Well, Connie, if I see you on the beach, I ...et you a beer to make up for hurting you.” I didn't wait for an answer. I jumped up on the diving board, did a forward tuck flip, and disappeared into the water. I swam back to shore underwater until it got too shallow.I sat on the beach with Tom and Paul listening to Spotify, ABBA was singing when Connie and two other girls came up to us. I said hi to. Heads turned toward me as I sheepishly exited the deceased vehicle. I tried to make myself invisible as I began unpacking the car but some of the neighbours saw me and waved a friendly welcome home then returned to their own affairs.I had everything piled beside the car ready for the last leg of the trip up the stairs to my room and I took a moment to wipe the sweat off my brow as I leaned against the side of the car. I pulled the bottom of my dampened Tshirt up to wipe my face. It was at that. Walking in, it became apparent that this was my kind of place. It was a bar with booths and neon beer lights everywhere. The bartender told me to take any booth and the waitress would be over in a moment. I only had to wait a few minutes before who I guessed was Heidi walked in and then walked up and introduced herself.“You must be Barnim. I’m Heidi Terho.” I stood up and shook her hand.“I am and it’s nice to meet you.”“Nice to meet you as well.”We sat down and began looking at the single page. "Jim looked up into the tall black man's face, and Jessica turned, dropped her chin in surprise, and then blossomed into a dazzling smile. "I've been admiring this beautiful lady from the end of the bar, and I just had to view her splendor up close." Jim was at a loss for words at the man's bravado, and finally stumbled out a "Thanks for the drinks." Jessica stared, enthralled, into the man's eyes, and could feel her body tingling. She finally got out a "Yea, thanks," and kept beaming. As she.