Otherwise, I’d have a weird accent.”“Are all Welsh girls as blonde as you?”“No, of course not.”“So, Welsh means your family’s just fro...m some part of England, right?”She laughed, “Hell no. They were certainly not English. Probably some of them didn’t even speak much English.”“Why wouldn’t they speak English?”“Because they spoke Welsh, of course.”“So they had a different language?”“Oh yes, and different customs. So Americans think we all marry our cousins, and the English think we all fuck. You must be tired.’ ‘Yeah, okay,’ Camilla said. ‘Oh, where are my manners? Daddy, this is my best friend, Candice, Candice, my daddy. His name’s Agape.’ Shaking his hand, Candice said, ‘Agape, that’s a unique name.’ ‘It means ‘love’,’ Camilla said with an ear-to-ear smile, her eyes beaming up at him. She was fidgeting with delight, like a giddy little girl, at finally being with him again. ‘Let’s go,’ he said, putting his flask in his pocket and taking the girls’ heavier bags. ‘It’s raining. He leaves me to manage the household, enjoying somewhere else with his whore." She sighed, and continued, "I had thought about having an affair myself, but this is a small community. Where do I find men who will leave the secrets inside the bedroom? Or the bathroom," she chuckled. "But-" she paused, looking at Dan, "when you came it's like I rediscovered myself. It's better enjoying myself with you two, who I know won't betray me, than strangers. I don't regret anything we did, even if it was. The gathering was on the beach, just north of the historic Hotel del Coronado. There was a friendly game of football going on in the sand, volleyball and even a few people surfing.The Team was shipping out in less than a week. They were headed back to sector 12, where the Alliance was still fighting off a Federation invasion force in the Levari Six system. This was the last chance for the SOLARs and their families to see each other together.Eric had disappeared with some of his older officers.