"Hi, I thought I recognized you two." Beth said as she traversed the final 10 yards of soft sand between her and her unwitting accomplices-in-waiting.

Mike tried to appear as if he only then looked up from his book, to notice her. "Oh..., hi there. Lil, honey, it's Beth."

Having rolled over at the sound of a strange voice, Lil saw Beth about the time Mike announced her presence. She, like her husband, was overcome by a sense of panic, but managed to suppress it behind a welcoming smile and somewhat nervous banter, "Hi Beth. Sorry I haven't tracked you down already...you probably want your room key back, huh?"

Beth...