I carried her out of the pool and lay her down on a pool chair. I knelt over her and brought my face to hers. Unlike our other kisses, this one was ve...y intense. We started to make out, mouths open, breathing each other’s breath. I forced my tongue into her mouth. She started to back away, but I came closer. I explored the inside of her mouth, urging her to do the same. She hesitantly put her tongue into my mouth. Soon, our tongues were intertwined. I wrapped my hands around, one at her head. The opposite of doubt is a closed mind. To doubt is to question, to be curious and receptive to new perspectives. The opposite of doubt is a closed mind, not being able or willing to challenge your assumptions."While I ponder this, Caitlyn takes a deep breath and continues. "The opposite of trust is the anticipation of deception. Don't you see, David? At the core, these are two very different concepts. To doubt is to be receptive. Mistrust is much more actively defensive. I'm not asking you to. We pulled a couple of beers from the cooler that was hooked up to shore power and talked about all of the plans that were being worked on.There was the building of the island, the ten stores, possibly more children than just Cassie to get a seeing eye dragon, and several personal appearances on TV that were planned. We talked for a long while then Fun called, "Mom, talk to me."In our heads Mom said, "Make yourself invisible so we can talk eye to eye."As we became invisible, Mom appeared right. But despite knowing the reality, Ray couldn't entirely help being peacock-proud of himself. There was no real reason for it, he knew. Would a cyclist be proud that he could get up to sixty mph when he's heading straight down a steep hill?But, hey, Ray was a guy, after all. For whatever reason, he was a great lover now.Even if it was all downhill.After their blissful single vacation week, however, both of them acknowledged that if Ray Pinsky was going to be anything other than an ordinary guy.