"Im sorry..." she said quietly.

Benny grinned. "Don't be. I got out. I love the sea life, and I'm happy now. I changed my past and it gave me a lot of confidence I didn't have before. So let's watch some tourists make fools of themselves."

Rose smiled. "There's a big wave comin' there!"

Benny nodded and watched,leaning forward just alittle to watch. He grinned huge and laughed as it came in, crashing into the people and knocking some of them back. "Haha, this is fun."

Rose chuckled. She hadn't done this since Simon's arrest and it reminded her of his clear contagious laughter and how he would cheer her up when she was down. She hadn't had fun for such a long time since. Only with George, and that had all turned out fool's gold.

Benny lightly nudged her as he pointed out another wave coming, some hadn't even gotten to their feet before it was about to roll in. He laughed again and then seemed in thought. He reached into his jacket and gave her something wrapped in paper and took out something similar for himself. He unwrapped it and took a bite. "It's jerky. Try it.'

Rose looked down at it confused, but then she unwrapped it and chewed it. "Hmm. It's good!" she said.

Benny nodded and smiled. "Someone on the ship started it, saying its a great way to keep meat longer. Perfect for when it could be months before we land somewhere." He leaned back on a palm and nibbled the food.

"That's very clever." Rose said. She looked at the dried meat. "We don't eat meat a lot. Mostly fish."

Benny nodded, "We do too. But its really nice to have something a little different sometimes when we can."