Wilfair: swimming pool

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Neptune Pool

Make-believe swimming pools? I like to think about them. One in particular, actually: the Motel Fairwil pool.

Meaning real pools inspire me. This one, the supernaturally pretty Neptune Pool at Hearst Castle, is one of my very favorites. It is exquisite, yes, but here's what really intrigues me: It is not open to the general public. An inviting pool that you can't jump in? It's like the Motel Fairwil pool and pent-up heiress Fair Finley. All that pretty blue water, right there, so tempting, and yet.

And yet.

By the way, Hearst Castle, which is in San Simeon, California, is in the same area as the fictional Lodge Under Ocean from the "Wilfair" books. It is breathtaking country.

On another note, I wonder if Fair will ever jump in the Motel Fairwil pool? And, if she does, will she be alone?

photo: Hearst Castle

Stealing a Swimming Pool Is Hard

It's easy to pocket a lot of stuff in this world. Jewelry? Paintings? Cars, even? Traditional thievery has been covered in many a great movie and book.

But an entire swimming pool? Harder to take in the dead of night. Even harder when the people you're taking it from know your plan.

I wanted The Wilfair Hotel to pinch something important from its smaller neighbor the Motel Fairwil. And I wanted the article in question to be something that isn't traditionally stolen.

The thing with a pool is, even if it is stolen, it has to remain exactly where it has always been.

That intrigued me, a stolen thing that can't be moved. Things that are taken but stay in place is one Wilfair theme.

And whether the pool is being taken, given, stolen, or borrowed may be open to interpretation. Fair Finley, the series lead, calls it stealing. And she's the thief.