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I turned to hied and smiled briefly Everyone it seemed had made it their mission to hook me up with a hot date

I stepped away to the side and was lashed in the face by kicked up sea spray as I stared at the obstacle course that still lay ahead of us We weren't out of the rough yet by any er and was arrested by the sight of the trail of a crystalline teardrop ht of the tear

I glanced at Ji I needed to do so I stepped closer and brushed the moisture from off her cheek Her eyes came to mine and sheback ahead to the fast approaching reefs

I nodded and said, "Pride gets the best of even the finest of sailors at some point"

Her eyes reflected relief at my tolerant tone and I realized at that irl with just my words alone I didn't want to do that

"I think she'd ht several strands of beaded hair that had fallen across her eyes and brushed theers

"Okay with you?" I asked

She quickly nodded, "Whatever you think best"

I headed forward and Jiether we took down a little sail, which did help us h the patches of coral a little easier

Keturah was a lot like hter had been I realized as I worked on the sail To yell at her when she'd done soood Instead she would freeze up emotionally and not hear a word of instruction I would need to refrain fro at her if at all possible, as it would do hts Why was I even worrying about such things as her emotions?

About fifteen minutes later we pulled free of the last of the coral reefs none the worse for wear Ahead of us lay a series of twenty to thirty islands

Keturah had been right The islands were tiny More fascinating than that were the floating wood platfore upon the crystal clear water of the lagoon surrounding the islands

Keturah been right about so Out of curiosity I leaned over the side and tasted it The water was literally sweet to the taste