Delaney, Vincent, and the others ate a light breakfast before quickly changing and going down to the beach. They decided to spend their last day swimming and enjoying the sun. The men raced, swimming from one rocky outcrop and back again as fast as they could. The women wandered along the beach picking out the most beautiful shells to take home with them as souvenirs of their wonderful summer.
Around midday, the servants brought down blankets and baskets of food so the nobles could have a picnic on the beach. After they ate they sat talking. Vincent laid down on the blanket and rested his head in his wife's lap. Delaney smiled lovingly down at him and absently brushed her fingers through his long black hair.
