i hope i dont get into deep water and need to kick off my shoes so i can swim . grampa hesitated as though trying to figure out something . her choice of refuge surprised him . she was too afraid he 'd read the embarrassment she felt about what had happened between them earlier . i rested my back against the wall of the chopper and sighed . needing to fuel anyway , they had made a landing in the sheltered bay . like everything at that point , everything seemed possible and everything seemed fun . 