Deb wasn't sure, but it was probably related to Patin's response to Kate's vineyard, or possibly a moment of tenderness for the very obvious attractio... between Lenore's young Midshipman shadow and the young La Royale Ensign.Barbara had it well in hand, though, and Deb was glad she did. Deb had enough on her own plate, already, and unfortunately, that was going to have to include DiPietro, since Deb wasn't sure what Lenore might do about the situation.Deb needed to talk to Barbara, though, if. "What up? ... I'm at Sheryl's ... No we just finished eatin' ... Why?"There was a pause, and then she heard Shawn say, "Okay, I'll see ya in a bit then." What's up?" asked Sheryl, wiping her hands on a dish towel."Seems like Cricket's gotten himself inta a little jam, and needs ta come over. Hope ya don't mind. I'm sure he won't stay long. He just needs ta be seen here ya know? I think he needs an alibi for somethin' that went down while he was conductin' his business."After the way Cricket had. ’ ‘Oh, I know,’ Kara impatiently replied, ‘But Michael is out there all alone, and he’s hurting inside like you wouldn’t believe, and the thing I hate the most about all of this is that I can’t be there to protect him, please try to find him, Daddy, please?’ ‘Listen to yourself, Kara,’ Ken pointed told her, ‘You and I both know well that Mike doesn’t need anyone to protect him, now, come on girl…what you need is to calm down give him some space, but most of all be patient with him, okay. He’ll. That's the difference with us naked girls and those girls who think they need nice clothes to be beautiful. Less baggage to carry around.On our walk over to the hotel, I noticed how different the climate was at the coast. Even when the sun was shining and the temperature was almost as high as inland, you always had a cool breeze going that came from the sea. And with my summer dress on, I was sure that the hem of my dress flew up sometimes and showed some people a little more than they would be.