The time passed quickly and as scheduled, a finely decorated birlinn was pushed off the shore and ten men rowed down the loch, until they reached the ...outh and raised the sail. The off-shore breeze quickly filled the arcing canvas, straining it tightly and soon hair was blowing back, as the boat skimmed over the waves. Arabella and Braedon sat with the guests, enjoying the early morning warmth of June, their affections quite clearly showing, by the way Arabella sat close and laid her head on. It was just a bed in a building designated to house American service people on ‘TDY’ or temporary duty, the sort who passed through where she was on their way to somewhere else. It was clean, though it looked pretty antiseptic from her point of view. She wouldn’t be here long anyway, she thought, from her vantage point in the bed. She’d be picked up in the morning and taken to where she was to go so that she could present herself and begin the process of taking a ship which she didn’t want and. Ravi stood embarrassed as the shop keeper and the men surrounding the store stared and admired Vandhana's body.She would choose a scarf and putting it on her kameez, swirl around slowly, asking Ravi whether he liked the scarf. Finally she chose one, much to Ravi's relief and the disappointment of the men around.As they walked away from the store, the found a crowd gathered round a snake charmer, Ravi joined the crowd. Vandhana had joined the crowd behind him and was pressing her body onto. We had just rounded a bend and were heading back towards Kaia's place when a running figure caught my attention, already familiar at this distance. The brunette hair was pulled back into a no-nonsense ponytail, and then I was able to make out the elfin features of Mrs. Robinson, running to catch up to me.Out of breath, she finally managed to scold me, "You're not picking up your phone!" I'm busy," I gestured to my girlfriend. "She needed to talk to me."Mrs. Robinson rolled her eyes, and Kaia.