"You… you're doing just fine, Ann," Carol congratulated her student on her fine performance during the first archery lesson of the spring season.

"Why, thank you," acknowledged Ann as she swept by in her naked glory, leaving her instructor trembling with itching hands.

In five short minutes, Ann had showered and dressed in her casual attire-Levi's and a pink long-sleeved tee-shirt with "Oui" printed in bold black letters across her chest. Her hair was still a bit damp now from the shower and with a free hand she lifted her gold locks and ran her fingers through the baby soft waves, glistening in the sunlight of the warm April afternoon.

God, I've got two exams tomorrow, thought the lovely blonde strutting past the crowded library mall where countless eyes focused on her svelte form headed for the doors of the main library building. It's a good thing John won't be back from his flight to London until this weekend, she continued her thoughts, planning every minute of her busy day now that the spring session was well under way and her grades screamed for attention. Not that they were bad, she considered silently, especially for someone who hadn't been in school for four years.

Ann's life had taken a new course since her marriage to John Barot a year ago that May. Accustomed to the hectic life of a stewardess – maintaining two residences, one on each coast of the country – she found her new lifestyle surprisingly mellow and peaceful, especially now that she and John had purchased a house high on the winding road leading to Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, just a half-hour ride to San Francisco. There was the sunshine and the cool mountain air to wake up to every morning instead of rushing to put on makeup and press up uniforms. Her country life was growing on her, and horseback riding and hiking were among her newly discovered pastimes, since John spent a great deal of time away now that he was flying internationally.

Ann was humming to herself now as she thumbed through the card catalog under 'subjects' for a speech she had to give next week on changing marriage patterns in the United States.