"Need a hand?", Jeff asked politely. The woman turned, and Jeff felt
his heart jump.
Aya Matsuura's face was a lovely and delicate as the rest of her.
"Um, well, yes, I could use some help.",
Aya Matsuura said, glancing over
Jeff took the umbrella from
Aya Matsuura's hands, and looked at the base. It was
squared off, not pointed.
"We'll have to dig a small hole in the sand for it.", He said matter
of factly. "There's no point for it to dig in."
"I was trying to avoid that.", the redhead said glumly.
Jeff knelt in the sand and began scooping handfuls aside until he
found the damp, packed sand underneath. He scooped out several handfuls
and then put the umbrella into the pocket. It wanted to pry the sand up,
so Jeff scraped out several more handfuls.
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