Not surprisingly, Caydance decided to reverse the order on her todo list and begin by buying a bathing suit.

The beach where they were going was near Santa Cruz. The weather forecast was for a mild sunny day. What she planned to wear was a two-piece bathing suit, with a relatively modest bikini-style top over which she would wear a semi-buttoned up white shirt. Over a somewhat conservative bathing suit bottom, she would wear shorts. Normally this would be cutoff jeans, but because she was meeting Griff on Sunday morning in the Stanford Graduate Student Community lounge, she was leaning towards khaki REI shorts.

What she did not own was a two-piece bathing suit that was suitable for this occasion. Caydance set out for Union Square.

arrow Until the green and white 1957 Ford pulled up beside her, she was enjoying the walk.