Today Roberta came to sit down with me before Elizabeth or Janice could join me.“Hi,” she said quietly.I looked up and returned her greeting waril.... “What’s on your mind?” I asked to open the conversation.“I asked Beck to talk to me after school,” she said softly.I nodded. “I was there,” I reminded her.“I don’t know what I’m going to tell her,” she said anxiously.“Seems like you’re planning on telling her how you feel,” I said, keeping my tone neutral. “Otherwise you wouldn’t have been so. William Moore also lived outside the US. He worked as graphical designerin Barcelona and already with just 27 years old was directing a team ofdesigners. Unlike his brother Peter, Willian was planning in returningto the US. The financial crisis had hit Spain hard and there was apossibility of losing his job despite his skills. He was an excellentdesigner, which also implies a larger salary. Many clients of theadvertisement company where he worked, where looking for cheaperalternatives. If. We got out of bed, changed the sheet and headed to shower together. Although there was touchy feely under the shower we both were too exhausted to take the matter further. Returning to the bed we slept in each others arms.The next morning we were awoken by the telephone ringing on the bedside table. Chris answered it and in my sleepy state I heard him say “Hi Mike, how are you, yes she is still in bed, boy we really turned one last night, drunk as a couple of skunks. Just a minute I will get. We need the money. Sue can go back with you if she wants." The girl shook her head and then glared at me, pulling her gaping bodice closed over her high, pink orbs."Our home's over there, top a'that hill," she said, pointing. She had a light and pleasant voice. "We don't live down on the dock."I hoisted the anchor back in and then had to jump off the bow into knee-deep water to push the boat free of the sand and get her back in the stream. Nancy took the rudder, and Sue and I got the sails.