"Aren't you girls being a little brazen?" I asked.

They were sunning themselves on out front balcony for all the world to see.

"We're high enough up that no one could clearly see us," Hayley said with a half-smile. "But maybe we'd like it if they did."

I looked around and guessed she was right. The late afternoon sun was all but gone, leaving the cool breeze that would send tourists on their way. Plus, we were on the second floor at the top of a hill. No other house nearby could see onto our balcony without being obvious about it.

I realized that this was probably the only time...