It was another perfect day to lie on the sand, and to enjoy the sunshine and the waves without the hassle of the promenade and its beach.Linda scanned...the blue horizon and the quiet sea, her hand screening her eyes from the sun. As Zoë had grumbled, the beach was deserted. Linda felt and heard the sea breeze flurry against her face and hair, and the grass growing on the sand dunes. A few seagulls glided above her, looking for food down in the ocean."Nice place, Nikki."Nikki drew breath to. I spent the day cleaning and sat down for a few minutes of rest, when my cell rang. It was Aston, I had assigned him a special ringtone. "Doreen is out of town," he said. "She has been looking for a job in south Florida. There was a voicemail for her yesterday, giving her a date and time for an interview. She had to leave today for Miami. " "What a coincidence, Tim left today for Miami also. Do you think they are hooking up down there?" "She hasn't stopped talking about how much she liked the. But since speech occurs during exhalation, these short, terse utterances were particularly difficult and painful. Mostly she just moaned. The taunting and mockery was so frustrating that she couldn't contain herself. She shook her head violently and cursed her tormentors the best she could but this only encouraged them more. The stream of insults from the people was non-stop. Several times she even forgot herself and banged her head back against the stipes, driving the thorns of her crown deep. " Ah, yes. I'm guessing you'll be going up Friday evening for that." Yes, I think Sandy's Mom is getting married on Saturday and she particularly wants me to be there."Sam smiled, and said, "That's the first I've heard about that!" Well, Walt only proposed on Christmas day. It's going to be a very small event, only their families. I guess I almost count as family by now." Refresh my memory, when are you getting married?" The first Saturday in April. Needless to say, we're planning a honeymoon.