But it was time for the class to begin, so I read the roster aloud, calling off names and trying to form connections between names and faces. After ha...f a dozen names, I came to ‘Fiore, April.’ ‘Here,’ she said, simply. My groin resonated again. Now I knew her name. Somehow, I carried on. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ For the first couple of weeks of class, things went along almost routinely in that advanced calculus course. Almost routinely, that is. Usually, after the first few days of a semester were past, I. .. her, you know ... the clean water witch ... she come under the deck with a rope and tied it to the mast. We rolled and were out. We immediately took to the pumps. The higher up she rose the easier it was to see we were in the surf ... The lads wanted ashore. Boatman said 'stay, I'll tow you in... ' Here we are, and right thankful for it." Giants?" Aye."When the average height on the islands is five feet 5 inch, and that's the men, anyone taller than six foot is a giant.The water between. “Instead of Allison?” Melody teased.“Melody. I’m in competition, remember?”“Yeah. I just hope I get there while you are still playing. I can’t wait.”“Me either.”“Speaking of which...” Melody said. “It’s a big lonely house and both Kate and I are used to sleeping with a roommate, so I thought, if it was okay, that we might...”“You want to sleep with Kate?” I asked. Shit! So do I.“Not actually with her. Just in the same bed. Do you mind?”“Honey, you know how I feel about Kate. You are free to. “Jake Marsh,” she sighs. “He will be a sophomores next year. I’ve known him since elementary school, but he doesn’t give me the time of day and hangs out with the football jocks. But anyway I have friends and I enjoy school and work here during the summer. And I have great parents.“I’d give up everything for loving parents,” I say ending the conversation.It is Friday, the first week in August and the last weekend before I head back home next Friday. The Walkers have kept me busy learning the.