Also, tomorrow was going to be a bit busy with so many people coming to the barbeque that the cul de sac might get a bit manic with cars etc.Joan thou...ht it might be prudent for me to visit the other members of the cul de sac and provide some warning. Also, whilst we’d sort of met and waved to all over the past few years, we’d never actually chatted to any of them in earnest – perhaps they might be some others like Fran and Bill – one never knew. I agreed to pick that up this afternoon after. Corec breathed in deeply. It had been ten days since the last of his nausea had faded away, and even the smell no longer bothered him—out on the open ocean, it didn’t seem nearly as bad as he remembered. Perhaps it was the smell of the docks that he disliked, rather than the smell of the sea.A voice suddenly spoke. “So, what’s this Tir Yadar place, anyway?”Startled, he turned to see Razai standing next to him. He hadn’t heard her come up. They’d been on the ship for two and a half weeks, and it. Dan followed the instructions on the meal voucher, reserving a table for two.The elevator door opened on the main floor to reveal a couple locked in a lover’s embrace. “Sorry, we’re on our honeymoon,” Wendy giggled, taking Dan’s hand from inside the opening of her dress and walking past several admiring eyes.They walked along the ceramic tiled floor, the clicking of Wendy’s high heel shoes announcing her every step. She didn’t shy away from the eye-catching stares her sensually clad body. “You did real good, Jeff, real good.” she whispered.The party continued for about another hour, then people started filtering out. Jen and I found Carrie and thanked her for her hospitality. Carrie thanked us for coming and told me she hoped to see a lot more of me in the future. We waved our goodbyes and left.As I drove home, it came to me that not once that night, had I thought of Beth. In fact, I had a really good time, and felt totally at ease with Jen. We got on the interstate and headed.