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It was a glorious day in summer, not too hot, and I decided to go to the Beach Club at the Resort for a quiet and peaceful lunch. It was a perfect day to read a good book, with the ocean as the perfect backdrop, and I had brought with me a Janet Evanovich book I knew might make for easy but enjoyable reading. The seas were so calm the waves just lapped on the shoreline. I had just taken an iced tea sip when I noticed the hostess escorting a couple to a table nearby; it was to my right, which gave me a perfect, but not obvious, sight line. Great for a ‘people watcher’ like me. The man was about six feet tall, with sandy blond hair, and was wearing white corduroy shorts, a royal blue polo shirt, and Sperry Docksiders with no socks. He was a …show more content…

I love you, more now than ever, but I wanted us to get to talk about how we can get back to where we were. The way things were.” “I don’t know if it’s possible, but I want to try.” Lee leaned forward, taking his right hand and lifting up her chin so she might look at him. “Honey, remember when we took a trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium?” “Gosh, it was so long ago!” “I want you to close your eyes and try to remember it.” Dana sat back in her chair and closed her eyes. In moments, she had a smile on her face. “What do you see? What do you remember about it?” “I remember it was a campout at the Aquarium, and how excited Arthur was when he found out we were going. It was one among our favorite places, and his. Oh, my God. He was eight years old! It was so long ago!” “OK, but tell me what else you remember.” “We brought a tent, the blow-up mattress, three sleeping bags, a cooler, and our CD player.” “What else do you remember?” “When we checked in at the Aquarium, we saw the overhead tank, with over two thousand glistening sardines all swimming in unison. We set all our stuff up right next to the big aquarium tank. The divers were feeding the fish in the main tank, which was lit up through nightlight …show more content…

“Yes, thank you for reminding me.” Now it was Lee’s turn to smile. He got up from his chair, walked around to hers, and gave her a big hug from behind. She leaned back into his hug, as though relishing the intimate moment. “Ok, Dana. How do we get back the magic we had? I know we both want it, and Arthur does too, so what do you think we should do?” Dana leaned forward, with a big smile on her face. “Let’s take another trip, us three! We can plan a special vacation, stay at The Villa at Pine Acres Lodge, eat at some among our favorite places like Gilbert’s on The Wharf, visit the Point Pino lighthouse, visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and just relax and do whatever we want. And you know what? If we have enough time we could even drive up to the wine country. Arthur could enjoy it, as he’s now old enough to drink.” Lee was happy about how Dana seemed planning the trip, and clapped his hands. “You got a deal, baby! Let’s do it!” What I had expected might be a rather sad ‘people-watching’ afternoon had taken a different turn. Maybe I didn’t need to read a book after all. Maybe I could go somewhere. It could be just what I needed to get over losing my beautiful wife. Amazing how total strangers can touch somebody and not even know

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