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“I thought we’d stay there for a while longer”

“It seems mad to have three homes”

I grin Probably better to wait to tell her about the other ones “We’ll spend some time in all of them”

Her foot hooks around o walk in the water?”

“Yeah Sure”

We take our shoes off, and we step down off the porch, over the sand, into the cool, blue water

“I love it Even though I was afraid of it,” she says, catching ain “I missed it How did you know?”

“I don’t know Because I knoife”

“Say it again,” she whispers

“My wife”

She sive you a thrill?”

“Every time”

“It really does?”

“Of course” I pull her close and leanyour husband is the ”

“I feel the same,” she murmurs