Lena followed Julian down to the crystal sands of the resorts beach. The sun had long passed its zenith and the late afternoon light held an amber magnificence one seldom saw outside of a paradise like this.<br/><br/>Lena skipped a little ahead, picking up an occasional flat stone and skipping it out over the ocean in a series of graceful arcs. Seeing a shell, she  tucked it away for a souvenir. As they walked, she kept her eye open for a private spot.<br/><br/>Surely, Julian had recovered sufficiently by now for a little oral satisfaction.