After dinner we went up to walk the outer deck and watch the stars. Finally I led her back to our suite. When I closed the hatch she sighed and I turn...d her and started to strip her. She caught my hands and I shook my head, "are you going to ruin the gown?"She let me go and I removed the gown and took it to the ship laundry slot. I listed it and put it in to be cleaned before I undressed and added my clothes. I crossed to her and switched the lights to dim before pulling her after me. First to. A short while later after slipping into their swim suits, they both ran from the porch of their new home laughing and giggling like kids towards the beach located a little over one-hundred yards away just past a six-foot high sand-bluff and tall strands of beach grass. Once on the the beach just past the bluff, Vanessa challenges her father.“Last one in is a shit head....So you better run fast Daddy.” “Hey now,” he shouts running after her playing along. “Watch your mouth young lady, you. At the mall a lot of my old walking buddies passed me as usual. I alway smiled and said good morning as they went by. It cost me nothing to be polite, and someday it might pay off, I thought.I missed Tiny Dancer, so I must have been early. I was halfway through my four laps when I heard Jame's voice behind me. "I see you don't walk so fast with the bad leg," he said being honest if not tactful in his observation."No, I don't walk fast at the mall, but I can keep up when I have to," I said."So I. ”She sat at the table, placed her mug down after the first sip, sighing with pleasure, looked at me, and stood.“You’re supposed to have your leg up,” she told me, pulling a chair out and lifting my leg. Satisfied with her handiwork, she sat again.It was strange. At thirty-five, Cara was in the prime of her life. She was really quite spectacular looking and in her features I saw Michaela, her mother. The Cara I knew was a fireball in constant motion and crises. The few times I’d visited her in.