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• A Common Fate   Exception

  Now a nap would be good."“Yes, you can't swim with a full stomach anyway. Get some sleep, I'll be busy with the kids. We could look for shells and pretty stones. "You didn't have to tell Dave or the girls that twice.Melissa and Josie grabbed their buckets, Rose quickly pulled on her shorts.Dave watched the three ladies go to the water to look for clams. He found himself staring at Rose's bottom, which really showed off in those shorts. Somehow, it had never occurred to him that Rose was a really pretty woman.She usually wore her hair in a braid and she mostly wore jeans and trainers. Now, however, she wore her long hair down, her pants barely reached a hand's breadth above her bottom and she only wore this bikini top.From a distance it looked like Melissa and Josie were out with a young girl.Dave tried to focus on the sea. He didn't want to look at Rose like that.It seemed wrong to him somehow. After all, they wer

• A Common Fate   Tasty

  Stones and shells marked the windows and doors."We want to dig another moat, but the castle is too far from the water," Josie told him. "Maybe you can help us, we didn't think about it before."She looked at him pleadingly. Dave didn't have to be persuaded for long.Together they dug a ditch around the castle with the shovels. Then they made a small channel that led to the water. So with every wave a little more water got into the trench.Melissa and Josie were happy that they now had their trench."Do you have any idea what time it is?" Asked Rose suddenly.Dave shook his head and showed her his bare wrist."I think I left my watch at home," he said. "I'll just have a look at my cell phone."He strolled back to her seat and searched his pocket until he found his cell phone. It was actually after eleven! Dave was genuinely amazed at how quickly time passed.He went back to the children and Rose."Imagine it's jus

• A Common Fate   Worked hard

  Oh, Mommy," laughed Melissa, "today you put me in all the time."Dave had meanwhile chatted with an older man who came here every day to swim and knew the whole area like the back of his hand. He had assured him that this beach was also suitable for children and non-swimmers. The waves weren't too big when it wasn't storming. There were no dangerous currents or whirlpools here either and the water was pretty shallow if you didn't go two kilometers out.“Well, you two, that means you can also splash around a bit on your own. But there is no quarreling, pushing, dipping or pulling on the legs. You keep your water wings on and stay in sight. And of course we wait an hour so that the water is at least a little warmer. "The children thought that was fair.First of all, the others changed their clothes too. All had their bathing suits under their clothes. Rose tucked all of her clothes in a bag so they wouldn't be covered in sand when they wanted to put

• A Common Fate   Beach

  The morning was still pleasantly fresh after the storm that had raged until late in the evening.Rose had picked up Dave and Josie by car.They left shortly after nine so that they could get a good seat.Dave had brought his parasol so that they wouldn't have to sit in the blazing sun all day.Rose had two huge bags with her. One was the food that would keep warm for a few hours, the other was the drinks and four ice packs.In addition, everyone had brought a huge picnic blanket, sunscreen, sand toys and swimming aids for the children and of course some change so they could buy an ice cream later.Melissa and Josie were sitting in the back of their child seats and were terribly excited.They had no idea what the sea was like.Sure, they'd seen pictures and you could often see them on TV, but being there was something else entirely.They drove out of Monterey on Del Monte Avenue, then parked at the end of Del Monte Beach,

• A Common Fate   Debate

  He went into the small bathroom that was next to the kitchen.There was a strange smell there too, but Dave couldn't see the cause.The toilet was clean, as was the sink and shower.But then he opened the trash can.A smell came towards him that made him choke.There were used sanitary towels and tampons with maggots crawling around on them.Flies buzzed from one blood stain to the next.Dave quickly dropped the lid.Suddenly he didn't have to go to the bathroom anymore, but he forced himself to take a few drops so he didn't have to go straight back.Then he washed his hands very thoroughly and went back out into the living room.He didn't show anything, but suddenly he no longer had an appetite.He didn't want to think about what else Sandra might be hiding.Meanwhile, the smell he had smelled earlier had given way to a smell of Bolognese sauce and cheese."We can eat soon," announced Sandra.

• A Common Fate   Expectations

  When we looked at the house, someone of your father's acquaintance saw us. And on other occasions when we were out with Dave, someone apparently saw us too. And those people used to tell your daddy and Uncle James too. And because everyone thought Dave would want to move into the house with us, your daddy and uncle James thought I had known Dave when we were still living with daddy. "“And what would be so bad about that? You know a lot of people, ”Melissa asked.“Well, you know, they thought I was in love with Dave. And if you're married and fall in love with someone else and then meet them secretly, then you're cheating on your husband. And you don't do that. You always have to clean the table first before you start something new. "Melissa didn't really understand what it meant, but she did understand that everyone had thought their mother had done something bad."You know what, Mommy," she consoled Rose, "everyone who thinks that of