<em><strong>Kaspar makes an entrance</strong></em><br/><br/>Kaspar drove along the coast highway in his Beamer feeling the wind in his hair.  The day was perfect, the sky was beautiful, the ocean was gorgeous, and the car was purring along like the fine tuned machine it was.  So why was he so conflicted?  The annual event filled him with turmoil this year.  His sister had gotten married and he had announced his engagement all within the last year.  Everything, it seemed to him, had changed.  And he wasn't sure it was for the better.<br/><br/>Mind racing, Kaspar pulled the car off to the side of the road near the beach.  He needed a moment to think before arriving.  Pulling his blue tee over his head and taking off his boaters, he decided to take a quick walk along the beach just to clear his mind.  He rolled up the cuffs on his khakis just in case he wanted to dip his toes.  He was already well-tanned thanks to an extended photo shoot he had just completed.  Some beach shots for International Male Underwear catalog.  He always wondered if his family knew he did the more risque modeling as well as the more standard print jobs.  Someday, he'd ask his sister, but not today.  She was part of the problem, right now.<br/><br/>Kaspar didn't fancy himself a jealous type.  He was always generous with his things, to the point of exasperation on his parent's part when he was young, since he kept giving away toys to his less-fortunate friends.  So why was he so unhappy with Joseph?  He should be happy that his sister found someone to love, but instead he felt like Joseph was stealing his sister from him.  He could still remember when they were young, maybe 10 and 8, and he had asked Hannah to marry him.  She had said yes, and they held a tea ceremony, and it was all so cute.  Since then, he had felt some sort of possessiveness of his sister, which was stupid, since they were two kids playing house.  He had to let it go, had to let her go.  He was getting married, and Victoria was beautiful and driven.  Almost everything he could ask for, but something was still missing.<br/><br/>Kaspar tired of the mind games with himself and returned to his car.  Slipping his shirt and shoes back on, he finished the short trip to the beach house where they were to congregate.  A quick scan of the parking area showed that most everyone was here before him.  Excellent, hopefully they had already broken open the food stores and chilled the beer.  Kaspar took his small case and strode to the house.<br/><br/>Opening the front door, he heard voices down in the kitchen direction and out back, probably the porch.  He put down his case in the entryway waiting to store it until he knew which bedroom was his...his and Victoria's, he reminded himself.  He swept towards the kitchen and almost immediately ran into Victoria standing in the doorway.<strong>"Hi, baby."</strong>Kaspar wrapped his arms around Victoria's waist from behind.  He kissed the back of her neck and after she turned her head, gave her a good buss on the lips.<strong>"Who's here already?"</strong>Just then he glimpsed his sister and Joe in the kitchen.<strong>"Hey sis!"</strong>Kaspar ran to his sister and caught her up in a bear hug.<strong>"Ready to party down by the ocean, eh?  Howdy Joe.  I see you managed to sneak out of the office."</strong>Kaspar in a direct attempt to be sociable with Joe despite his mixed feelings, grabbed his hand in a hearty handshake.<strong>"Well, sis everything looks great as always..including you and Victoria...if you would just point me to my and Victoria's room, I need to drop off my stuff and take a swim and relax from the long drive.  Victoria, you can join me or keep socializing here if you want, just be careful of that Joe, he's a saucy one."</strong><br/><br/>Following Hannah's instructions, in short order, Kaspar had put his and Victoria's stuff in their bedroom; changed into a Speedo; and headed down to the beach waving at Jason and Cassie on the way by with promises to chat later.  Soon he was nothing but a floating head in the ocean waves as he let the natural rhythm relieve some of his internal stress.