The engines of Kenny Jackson’s charter cruiser were idling and warming up. The sun was beginning to rise in the eastern sky. Stan was excited that he had the Bahamas behind him. Unfortunately, he didn’t find the Twins, but he freed Leona Flores, which was a temporary compromise for him. At least Stan didn’t feel like a complete failure. Leona stood tall on the rear deck, wearing just jeans and a blouse, looking at all the cruisers diminishing behind her while the twin engines formed a beautiful and silent wake, each symmetrically turning inward. Her feelings for leaving the Bahamas were entirely different from Stan’s. She was unbelievably happy to depart from her world of s*****y and oppression while Stan check-marked his list of possible places where he didn’t find the twins. Kenny, on th
