" The tension in the air was so thick between the four girls that it was almost tangible. As they sat at the table, glaring at each other, Tiffany fi...nally broke the silence. "As you can see Barocca, we aren't that cowed by your threat of the exposé. Yes, it would wind up making things extremely hard and inconvenient on us. But there are some things that we simply aren't going to back down on, and this is one of them. We did agree with you that since everything on the Island revolves around. “Hey, guys, are you hungry?”Matt pointed at the hamburgers in the pan. “Feed me.”I laughed and began to serve them. We sat down and ate in silence. When we were done, I asked them what they were up to.“We are going to the mall,” said Clara.“Cool, have fun and I’ll see you later.”“Thanks for the food, Vanessa; it was amazing as usual.”“You are welcome, Matt.”When they were gone, I did the dishes and then went to my bedroom where I lay down on the bed. I turned my head and smiled at the photo of. “But you love us, crazy girls!” Lisa started to say, and Tempe joined in on the ‘crazy girls’ phrase with a roll of her index fingers beside her temples.“Will you think about it, at least?” Tempe softly asked as the others near our table turned towards us.“I can’t help but think about it, now,” I replied.“Think about what, Cuda?” Elizabeth said from the next table down.“Just an idea these two kooks thought up,” I laughed.“Three kooks. Sammy’s one, too,” Lisa chuckled.“I’m a what?” Sammy asked. Different, new and exciting. Everyone brought something—food, soda, beer, wine, and some other more interesting things. Manny and I, both culinarily-challenged, brought rolls, chips and stuff to drink. Helena met us there and brought containers of fresh fruit. Introductions were made, to friends and friends of friends. I couldn’t keep track of them all, but it didn’t matter. There were lots of women, and all beautiful. It must have been a law in California, at least on the beaches. I wasn’t.