*snorts* glad ya'll liked the names I picked for the dogs! lol

~12~

I paused at the deck, kicked my shoes off and pulled off my blouse to reveal my black and white striped bikini top, which had a matching ruffly skirt.

We cleared the dunes and Leah bounded to the water's edge, barking and chasing the foamy edges as it advanced and receded.

I let her take the lead as I strolled along, occasionally stopping to look at a shell or watch a small crab scuttle away.

We'd lived in the Cayman house for the last five years and not since the first week had I ventured out here.

There was more beauty than I remembered. Or perhaps, there wasn't more, I could just appreciate it now.

The light playing on the waves, fracturing into prisms in the mist.

The seagulls and pelicans soaring and diving as they filled the air with their song.

Abruptly Leah's nose lifted out of the water as she stilled briefly before bolting in a full out run.

Her tail wagged behind her as her ears flopped and she announced her procession with sharp barks.

I peered down the beach to see what had caught her attention.

Another retriever was running straight for us.

hmmm...who could it be? hehe