The material of her bikini had special properties which caused it to adhere to her skin much like two magnets stick to each other. The effect was bett...er than if Rain had walked back on deck stark naked. Rain averted her dark blue eyes so that Seth would not see the mischievous look in them. As she turned her back and padded to the back of the boat she purposely caused her hips to sway seductively. He did not see the smile of satisfaction and success at his reaction that spread across her lips.. Just like your parents want to protect you and your sister. I think it’s natural.”“And how I’ll want to protect our kids?” she giggled.“Cute,” I laughed as I pulled into a parking spot at Marie’s Diner.I helped her from the car and we went inside. We ordered right away, and the waitress brought our drinks.“Tasha, all kidding aside, what do you want from me?” I asked.“Now? Or later?”“Both, I guess.”“Now? To be my friend. To visit me sometimes after you go to college.”“And later?”“I think you. The Inn itself is located on a knoll on the northwestern slope, justbeneath the largest bluff, a cliff some fifty feet high at the center ofthe ridge. Access to the inn is provided by a well-maintained road thatdescends into the valley from a county road on the southeast ridge,crosses the creek, then climbs up the northwest ridge to a small parkinglot in the inn's yard. Although the proprietors own the entire valleyand allow guests the privilege of wandering its many trails and byways,the. ”“Doesn’t hurt to check your scales are working right before we get to the rest of it,” and he waves at the bags on the desk. The man smiles again as he pours the weighed gold into a bag they have for such things before getting another of Will’s bags and pouring it into the bowl. For the next half hour or so he’s busy weighing the gold and writing the figures down. It’s easier for him to adjust the amount of gold in the bowl so he weighs one pound lots, bags them, and marks them on a sheet.When.