Gillian, interested in me? She'd been friendly enough, but she was such a stunner, it didn't occur to me she might feel that way about me. And she'd a...ctually come to Lucia about it. I briefly imagined Gillian's interview with Lucia but suppressed the thought. I wondered from what Lucia said, if Charles had also been staying away from the others. Charles's activities had been a subject I'd avoided dwelling on. "OK, get your pants down," said Lucia. I undid them and slipped them down. "Do you. I needed it to cool down a bit so I stepped back in front of the mirror. Even though Im chunky, I kind of look good, at least to myself. Id do me. My tits were only 36Bs but I liked them. My ass was big but it was still cute. My stomach is what I didnt like. It was small at the top and it gradually got bigger at the bottom. It was like carrying a spare tire. No matter how many sit ups or crunches I did, it never went away. I tested the water, it was perfect. I plopped into the tub and sat for. "My name is Jessica, and it's a pleasure to meet you, Samantha."She holds me away from her in one hand and shakes my little fluffy hand with her other hand.She then pulls me back in tight to squeeze me hard once more."I just love her, she's so awesome!"She gushes more to her mum, who is watching with a big smile."Look at the tag."Her mum instructs her. She turns me around and reads aloud the date printed on my small cotton label stuck to the small of my back."Born on the 23rd of May... Hey. Ben had to stay in the cockpit and steer. That’s when we became Benjamanda. We overcame. Together.”“Am I part of that?”Mandy looked up. “Yeah, I think so. I guess it’s Binkabenjamanda now.”Ben shook his head. “You two...”“We love you, baby,” I said.We watched the approaching storm with interest. Ben turned on the boat’s radar. It shows us in the middle and it clearly shows the banks of the channel on either side of us and it shows the approaching rain.“Bathing suits!” Mandy says.“Huh?”“Bathing.