Grab you bowl and plate.’ Eve followed him to the wastebasket, where they scraped off any remaining crumbs. Then they washed the dishes and put them...in the drying rack. ‘Easy stuff. Life is full of excitement like that. Now it’s time to brush and floss your teeth.’ There was always a spare toothbrush in the medicine cabinet, just in case someone forgot to bring one or there was an unexpected guest. Tim made a mental note to replace it. After dribbling some toothpaste onto her shirt, Eve. Your body, in the sun and sand is well-muscled and tanned, stature approaching that of the gods you've glimpsed only in the occasional painting or statue that passed through town. You know you are handsome and desirable, but you've ignored the glances of the young women (and men) in the village alike - too focused on being as strong and ready as possible before you make your way. Shortly after your 19th birthday, the day finally comes; a farewell feast has been held and you are packed. Just. . well ... I suppose ... yes ... this is my first time too.” Then he added, “But I’m ... I’m ... I’m ... I’m enjoying it much more than I thought I would. In fact just this morning before I came out here I wasn’t even going to take my clothes off. I was just going to enjoy the day in my shorts and shirt then go ... then just go ... then just go home.”Tom tried to sound casual and in no way nonplussed about this confession but it didn’t fool anybody. His naked friend just leaned across again and. At around 11.30am the phone rang. I was shocked and horrified when a voice at the other end said: “Hi Rosetta – it’s me Ollie from Saturday” I said: “What? – How the fuck have you got this number?” He refused to say at first but then asked me if I’d missed anything from my handbag. I said “No” to which he replied that one of the group had found my mobile phone which he said I must have dropped at some stage. “Yeah, right” I said, “You mean one of you bastards lifted it from my bag” “Don’t be.