Chapter Twelve Alexis walked barefoot across the soggy sand. A gull landed on the beach, picked at whatever it could find, then flew away. She usually had the beach to herself at night, but a couple was enjoying a picnic down the way. A small wave rushed into shore. “Ah.” Alexis shook water from the end of her white summer dress. She skipped over to the big rock she always sat on. She used the end of her dress to clean wet sand from between her toes. The couple abandoned their romantic picnic and love-wrestled in the sand. It had been a long time since Alexis love-wrestled with anyone let alone a man she really cared for. She leaned back and rested on the rock. The man pinned the woman down and kissed her. Alexis closed her eyes, remembering the first time she and Kevin experienced

