Not far down the beach, Althea and Egan found a trove of fruit with thick green skins and sweet golden meat. Egan sliced the tasty morsels and tossed them in the seaweed salad while Althea opened the bags of fish.
Sitting on the sand in front of their inflated shelter, the couple ate in silence. Crumpling the bags that had held their dinner, Althea said, “That was the best meal the Beag-Liath have ever provided.”
“Agreed, and we can have a delicious protein bar for dessert,” Egan teased.
As she scooted over between her husband’s legs, Althea replied, “Yeeaah…think I’m gonna take a pass.”
Egan wrapped his arms around her and pulled her back into his chest, even though the evening was warm and they had no need to share body heat.
“There it is.”
“What’s that?” Althea asked.
Pointing ab
