They lingered there and swam the reef before barely clambering from the sea to make love in the lapping surf. As they rinsed off the sand and sex, Vee pointed out that the beach looked west and would give a great view of the sunset. He didn’t say it, but in his mind he’d already started referring to it as their cove. Here, they weren’t co-captains or the heroes of Nassau or leaders the council looked to more often than not. They were simply a couple in love.