"Mandy?" Miranda turned away from the table slowly looking in surprise to see Christopher standing in the kitchen doorway." Christopher what are you d...ing here?" Christopher held out a large package "I came across this in Italy, I wanted you to have it." Miranda carefully unwrapped the package glancing every so often at Christopher, Miranda ohhhhhhh'd holding the musical instrument carefully "it's called a Mandolin, it's sort of like your mothers lute." Christopher told her waiting to see what. The woman laughed. I wondered if she was on holiday on her own, and what had brought her here. I pointed out at the boys playing in the waves body surfing. ‘I noticed you watching them, I can teach you how to do that if you want,’ I suggested. She replied ‘Oh, that is so very kind of you to offer, but I just don’t know. Is it dangerous?’ ‘Not really,’ I said. ‘Those aren’t big waves by anyone’s standards.’ I replied. ‘You teach?’ She asked sitting upright. ‘Multi-talented then, aren’t you the. " No!" I -exclaimed. "Not that! I'm not the thief! I can explain, really!Don't call security, I can't let them see me like this!" Like what?" the blonde who seemed to be the leader of the group spokeup,. "Stand up and let us get a look at you!" I can't," I protested, "I'm -uh- I'm not wearing much. People will seeme!" Not if we crowd around and block you from the sidewalk," she replied,"but they sure will if we call Cop, which is, just what we will do ifyou're not up out of those bushes in ten. She easily overheard the entire exchange“Hey Sue,” called out the young man. “How are you doing tonight?”Suzan’s looks should have been warning enough that he would be wise to run the other way but he didn’t recognize it in time. “My name is Suzan, not Sue. You don’t know me well enough to use a pet name for me. But… I have an idea. How about if I call you Jackass, or Asshole? One of those will be the name I use for you the next time I see you… Okay.” She said while smiling at his discomfort..