Tina:  Helena, no one has seen this portrait yet except for those of us in this room. If you want to keep this portrait private, I want to respect that.  I do ask that you allow me to include photos of this portrait in my portfolio and that I may borrow her for special exhibits. I would bear all expenses with regard to such an exhibit including crating, shipping, insurance, and care to and from an exhibit.

Helena: Well, Tina, I think that I want everyone to see this. It is magnificent. Dylan, what do you think?

Dylan: I think she is beautiful. Where do you think you would like to hang her?

Helena: I want her at all our houses. This is going to be a hard choice. Let’s give this some thought. Tina, thank you for this. It is wonderful. I am just speechless.

Helena walked over and hugged Tina. She was a little teary eyed.

Bette: Shall we cover her up again?

Dylan:  No, let’s her stay out and see our friends if they should wander through.

Helena:  Well, I’m going to send them in to see Peggy Peabody. She is too beautiful not to show off.

Bette:  Well, I’d be careful how I phrased that if I were you.  People might think that you are having mental problems if you say it just like that.

They all laughed. And they walked out to the Lanai and joined the others. James and Lisa were there. Their kids had joined the others in the pool. Shane and Bobbie were taking to Margaret and Mary. Alice and Lynn were talking to Sonny and Kit. Paris and Jeanette had just walked in the door and were greeted by Bette and Tina. The hors d’oeuvre were being served on a table on the lanai. Dylan and Helena went and talked to Paris and Jeanette and got an update on the wedding plans. Tina checked with Spencer and Juanita and were told that lunch would start to be served at 1:00. Tina suggested that the children possibly eat in the sun room at 12:00 noon.

Tina then went and talked to Lynn and Alice, James and Lisa. She suggested that after lunch they set the children up in the cabana sitting room with a movie or some quiet games. After a swim and a good lunch, they could possibly get comfortable and even nap on the sofas while the adults had dinner in the formal dining room. Juanita had volunteered to hang out in the cabana with the kids to make sure they had adult supervision. They all agreed that it was a good plan.