Michelle stayed close, gear and all before she realized she left her bag on the chair where she sat with Lana. Against his better judgment, he let her go alone. Well, she wasn’t exactly alone. Each chair checked in about her whereabouts and if she was stopped by anyone at all. Children, mostly. Kids that were sure that they had no reason to cross paths stared her down as she managed to toe around their sand art until she was clear of them. It made for an interesting half hour at least, but by the time Michelle made it back to him, he was in rotation to head back to the First Aid counter.
To him, it was a less glorifying position, but at least they would have some time to be with each other. As they approached, he found Lana down there in the cot.
“What happened to you?” he asked carefu
