“Wife.”  Marina corrected, still very cold.  She didn’t trust them.

            “Oh lord…”  Nat said, shaking her head with a laugh.  Her long dark blonde hair falling into her
eyes, thinking that this ***** marriage thing was cute and that everyone was hopping
on the boat.

            “Is there a problem with two women
committing to each other?”  Marina asked
and Nat held up her hands in defense. 

            “No. 
Our friends just got married last summer, I so don’t want to hear about
any more weddings.  It was just to
much…”  Nat said quickly, watching as
Jenny walked by her, letting her gaze wash over Nat with a wicked smile.  “I feel like I’m in a meat market.”  Nat said under her breath and Emma laughed at
the young woman.

            “I hope your friends have a happy
future together.”  Marina said, Jenny
walking into her arms, getting a gentle kiss from Marina.  “She’s not one of us la petite.”  She added to Jenny.

            Emma laughed, tossing her head
back.  “Jo and Amy, happy?  Sure in some alternate universe perhaps.  They are all about the drama.”  Emma said, then asked.  “When might Dana and Shane arrive?”  Emma was getting down to business again.

            “What about Dana and Shane?”  Shane asked in a smokey voice and Emma knew
that she must be Shane, because she recognized Dana Fairbanks the moment she
saw her.

            “Miss Fairbanks.”  Emma said, extending her hand and Dana took
it, smiling thinking that she must be a fan. 
“J*A*D*E*S Detective
Agency , I’m Emmy Young, and this is Natalie Summers a new addition to the
fold.”  Both Dana and Shane shot each
other a look,

            “Ok, this is a joke right?”  Dana asked and Nat narrowed her eyes.  She elbowed Emma, who put up a hand for her
to calm down.  Nat was getting to be more
of a hot head than Jo had ever been.

            “No. 
We do this for a living, we have papers…”  Nat said, digging into her back pocket.

            “No. 
No.  Look, you guys must have
gotten it from the books is all.”  Shane
said trying to understand and Emma laughed, punching Nat lightly.

            “You read J*A*D*E*S.  The
books?  That’s all it is.”  Marina cleared her throat,

            “Books?”  Shane nodded, having just finished the 10th
one days before. Now able to read them, and not get them from a brail book
site.