She stepped in with the dog at her heels. He smiled and opened his arms for a hug. She accepted and returned the hug instantly feeling at ease. He lau...hed, ‘Sorry about the greeting, I hadn’t planned it this way You caught me just as I stepped out of the shower.’ ‘Well it is one way to make a girl feel welcome, I suppose.’ She said. His laughter and easy manner made her feel comfortable in spite of his being totally nude. ‘I really don’t meet all my guests at the door like this.’ He said with a. "Just right through there, everyone must shower before entering the park. Enjoy your stay, sweetie."Jake wondered why the girl was acting so strangely, he shrugged it off and changed into the trunks Anya had given him. They were red Speedo's, he didn't care much for the fit or cut of them but figured they would be okay for one day. Tomorrow he would bring his own trunks.Jake stepped into the shower and went ahead and lathered up with the liquid soap that was dispensed from the container on the. He had spent most of his adult life alone, no real friends, never had a real relationship with a woman, was he waiting for her? He looked again, such beauty. Had it filled her heart with arrogance and cruelty or was her heart as sweet and as perfect as her face? He imagined walking hand in hand with her, on the beach, the warm sand between their toes, the full moon above. Touching her, smelling her, feeling her heart beat against his as they held each other close. Then he came back to reality,. Turk uttered a muffled "Ooooffffff." And collapsed to the street onhis side in a fetal position. Susan now stood over the prone figure in the street, "I could killyou, you fucking bastard. I could crush your head right now." Sheraised the bat over her head as if to do just that as Turk trackedthe bat with his one visible but bloody eye. Turk shook his head,grunting for forgiveness, his battered eye wild with fright. On the other side of the street three of Turk's companions lined upand.