"Need a hand?", Jeff asked politely. The woman turned, and Jeff felt his heart jump. Akiko Ogasawara's face was a lovely and delicate as the rest of her. "Um, well, yes, I could use some help.", Akiko Ogasawara said, glancing over Jeff took the umbrella from Akiko Ogasawara's hands, and looked at the base. It was squared off, not pointed. "We'll have to dig a small hole in the sand for it.", He said matter of factly. "There's no point for it to dig in." "I was trying to avoid that.", the redhead said glumly. Jeff knelt in the sand and began scooping handfuls aside until he found the damp, packed sand underneath. He scooped out several handfuls and then put the umbrella into the pocket. It wanted to pry the sand up, so Jeff scraped out several more handfuls.
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