. wait."He turned to face her. She glowered at him, tears streaming down her face. Narrowing her eyes she lifted her hand. Checking his instinct to ra...se his forearm to block her Ren took her slap across his left cheek.Ren turned and dashed out of her room, closing her door behind him. He could hear her sobbing and then wailing. Bounding down the stairs he got into Stuart's Lincoln and slammed the door. Pressing his hand against his face he could feel warmth in his cheek. He started the engine,. Rita jumped in right behind me and Stephanie behind her, the parents just climbed down the ladder or sat down and hopped in on the shallow end, like the old people they are. We messed around a lot, getting out jumping off the diving board, going down the slide; we were having a lot of fun. I grabbed Rita by the hips and did a “pick up and throw” across the water, but when I tried to do it to Stephanie, she just held onto me, pushing her breasts into my face and giggling, causing Rita to frown. The blower activates on the furnace and he becomes aware of the soft mechanical hum and the gentle whoosh of moving air. The predictable rhythmic tick tick tick of the quartz wall clock is the metronome to her peaceful breathing.He props himself up on an elbow to have a look at her in her slumber. She has the type of natural beauty that doesn't come along every day. Classic. Timeless. Enduring. Features that have been desirable for generations. Her hair spills onto the pillow and frames. Once I found it, I field-stripped and cleaned the three rifles and put them back together. I found the box of rounds and refilled the magazines stowing them in their usual place under the salon cushions.I had Sue take our pistols down to our cabin. I made another pot of coffee and waited for Dewey and the Coast Guard. Dewey was first with a cup in his hand. I told him about them taking the hull and telling us to remain where we were. Just about the time Sheila and Sue came up, the Coast Guard.