The year was 1984 and Candy was now working as a real estate agent in the town of Schooner Bay. Claymore had retired from his job and was enjoying the time off. For the first time in Claymore's life he did not have to come to the office everyday.

Candy Mur had come to work for him, just shortly after she graduated from college. She was a beautiful and smart woman and reminded him of her mother. Candy had lived most of her life in Schooner Bay and had decided to make it her adult home as well.

She had moved from her mom's house and missed Gull Cottage and the good times that she had growing up. But she saw Captain Gregg and her mom nearly everyday and she was happy having her own life. She had now bought the real estate business from Claymore and was looking forward to a good life.

Summer rentals were soon going to make the office very busy and so she had asked her friend Gretchen to come and work with her for the summer. Gretchen had grown up in Schooner Bay, too. She was Candy's age and was now married. She wanted to make a few extra dollars to help out her family and was glad when she was offered the job.

The office was going to be very busy once the summer season started and she knew that Candy and her would not have any dull moments. The real estate firm now handled over twenty properties for different clients now and during the summer that number was going to be over one hundred.

Candy was busy at her desk when a young man came into the office. He was a good looking man who appeared to be in his late twenties. He was looking to rent a cottage for the entire summer. Candy was intrigued as he told her that he was a photographer and was going to be taking pictures of the area and tourists hopefully throughout the summer.

This was a good chance for her to make a good fee and this man seemed nice. His name was Glen Burns and he handed her a business card. The card had his name and cell and it said Glen Burns Photography.

Candy thought of the old Mercer cottage that was just down the road from Gull Cottage on Gregg Road. the house had two bedrooms and a perfect view of the ocean. It was located just a half a mile from the center of the town. She told Glen about the house and he wholeheartedly agreed to go with her and see the home.

As the two of them approached the house, Glen was impressed. The home sat just across the street from the ocean and the view was spectacular. As he walked into the house, he found that the home had an attic that would make a perfect place for him to develop his film.

The extra bedroom would come in handy when he had either family or friends come up during the summer and he agreed to rent it right away.

But, he could not help but notice the young lady who was showing him the home. She was a lovely young lady and had the blondest hair and big blue eyes that he had ever seen. She seemed to walk with such grace from room to room. He wanted to get to know her.

Candy was watching Glen as he walked from room to room. He had a commanding presence and was very good looking. She shook her head and thought that she knew nothing about this man and she was acting like a school girl.

As the two of them came to an agreement about the rent she contacted the Mercers to have them come down to the office and sign the papers. Glen would like to move in the next week if possible. She reached Mr. Mercer and he said that he could come right down to her office.

Candy smiled as she put down the phone and told Glen that the owner was in the area and that he was coming right to the office to sign the papers. The cottage would be his very shortly.

As Candy and Glen sat in the office waiting for the arrival of Mr. Mercer she told him about the many things that the small town had to offer. They had a great restaurant and during the summer there were concerts held on the town commons every Monday night.

Once the tourists came to town many businesses opened including bike rentals, and boat rentals. There were also whale watching tours and deep sea fishing for anyone that wanted to go. There were great beaches, but the water in Maine was always very cold.

Candy had so many questions that she wanted to ask Glen, but did not want to appear to nosey. So she asked him "Will you be staying at the cottage alone?"

Glen smiled at her and told her "Yes, for the most part I will stay by myself. I do think that some of my relatives have plans to come and visit me though. They have hinted that to me in the way of telling me that it might be lonely in such a small town for a long summer."

Candy thought to herself 'so he is single' that 's good.

Mr. Mercer came in and met Glen. They went over the terms of the lease and the agreement was signed . Glen gave them a check for the first six weeks rent and the deal was set. Candy gave him the keys to the house and shook both Mr. Mercers and Glens hand as they left the office.

As she turned around she saw Captain Gregg standing over by her desk with a smile on his face. "He seems like a very nice young man. I will check him out and get back to you."

Candy started to protest but she knew that it would be of no use. The Captain always thought that she was his to take care of. When he had been alive women were supposed to be cared for like children. She had learned long ago to let him do what he wanted. He would do it anyways. So why bother arguing with him.