.."zzzzzzzzzzz" Carl!" DD?"DD groaned ... she shifted ... her mind was on fire..."Carl, I need to get up. Please, Carl ... wake up. I need to be up ..... NOW!"It wasn't the sound of her voice that finally woke Carl ... it was the reaction to the sound of heavy breathing when she slid her legs off the bed ... remembered Lamaze training had Carl on his feet and looking for the 'baby now suitcase' before he even looked at DD.DD was on her feet, fumbling for her crutches by the light of the. The waves that had barely put her to the shore still engulfed her over and over as if the sea was trying to reclaim her. Though she was only a short distance away, Gethen had been badly injured, his leg broken, and could not move fast enough. As his fingertips brushed her cold skin, one last surge and the ocean stole the love of his life away with more permanence than death itself. He finally was able to return home weeks later, but with nothing. The village had took pity on him at first,. I couldn't help noticing the bedsheets looked as if a small army had bivouacked there last night. The opportunity to take a leak was overwhelming and so into the bathroom I went, and happened to glance into the waste basket by the toilet at what proved to be a condom sitting on top of all the other trash that would normally be found in such a place. Worse yet, upon closer examination I ascertained that it contained a goodly amount of the white stuff, not yet dried out. Part of me went into. "And based on this photo you traveled all this way..." To see you, yes," said Sarah. "It says in the article that this was a wedding picture. I assume the someone special you lost was..." Yes, my mate." it must be lonely for you." I manage, especially when lovely detectives come calling." Then you are Tammy Cameron?" I didn't say that. Let's just say you can stop looking and let it go at that." Fair enough." And you detective? Tell me about yourself."Sarah knew an opening gambit when she heard.