" Helensaid with a huge smile on her face and gleam in her eye.Jessie? What was she talking about... did she mean me? Had she told herthat I was a boy...or was she pretending? Was she sending me up orMadeline? I had no idea how to react so I just smiled weakly and triedto hide my embarrassment."Yes Jessie, don't worry, Helen told me all about you... We thought itwould be fun... you know to call you by a girl's name... it matches thedress!" Madeline laughed. "I think you look gorgeous. I think. I felt some embarrassment and I sheepishly looked at Lily.Together Lily and I set up the table on the deck, "Guys? Breakfast is ready," we said in unison.We were already in the middle of the sea, but the coast was still visible."Mmm," Rhett said, clearing his throat, "I love the view," his eyes bright. He hugged me, moving his hand on my butt, and pressing his erection against my stomach.“I’ve never been naked in front of people, give me time, please,” I begged him, “How did you know I had the. ’ ‘That’s because Manhattan is an island,’ Benjamin said. Zac replied, ‘There’s more to it than that. Plenty of cities are on islands, but they don’t have Manhattan’s skyline. That skyline is a testament to the economic freedoms that existed here a century ago. Back then, governments respected property rights enough to let land owners build whatever they wanted on their land. That freedom make it possible for builders to meet the demand for working and living space by building as high as. And the jewelry was rightfully hers anyway.She shifted uncomfortably, feeling a little chilled from the autumn air and trying to avoid a pebble that was digging into her leg through a hole in her jeans. Brushing her tawny hair out of her face, she stole a glance at her watch in the fading light. The dials pointed to a little after six. “Not long now...” she muttered.Slowly, ever so slowly, the colors faded from the sky as the sun descended into the western horizon. In the tangle of trees behind.