We would have taken the offer without the vacation bonus thrown in. But the vacation was the icing on the cake; I hadn’t been able to give my wife a... nice vacation in over three years and now I could afford to take her on the most luxurious vacation of our lives.We arrived on the island and a limo waited for us at the airport. Our room was a detached bungalow on the beach. Every meal and drink was brought to our bungalow, the price included in the room. Normally the bungalow was $2,000 per. Do go and help, Joe, Val. He needs you more than I do. But thanks for the introduction."They had got on well after Val left, and he remained at her side until Joe Marcolina collected him at the end of the evening. Porter had promised to call Natalie before the weekend to set some sort of date. She had hoped he would kiss her, but he hadn't.Natalie was running a bath when the phone started ringing. Pulling her robe tightly around herself, she entered her small bedroom and picked up the. Doing sports as a girl was quite different. Doing gymnastics was evenworse. Mercy felt like a drunk newborn giraffe. She decided a bear in atutu would be more graceful. On top of it were some breast issues. Sofar she hadn't minded them. Sure sleeping was strange and a bitlimiting at first but she had gotten used to it. Now tumbling aroundthey were more noticeable.She had a sports bra of course but it often felt kinda off. She vowedto ask her mother to shop for a better one. Then she nearly. But for some reason that wasn't for me tonight. Not tonight. Something called me to the surf. Something strong, something I could feel deep inside.Looking out over the waves I could see the fishing boats ploughing their way through the dark waters. The red and green lights, like christmas decorations on a busy highway, showing their directions of movement. Perhaps my father was out there, dragging his nets, praying for the bounty that had supported our family as I had grown up. But that wasn't.