Angique had been over it all day. The girl's nervousness stemmed from the need to be perfect, today, and there were so many ways to fail."I really thi...k you should say it out loud, darling," Angique said, adding a hint of steel to her velvet voice. "The weight of the occasion deserves it, don't you agree?"Alicia cleared her throat before saying: "Yes, Mistress, I am ready." Angique waited for more. Then she said: "Ready for what, girl? Say it." Alicia's eyes shifted; her hands fumbled in her. The boy might go for as high as eighty pesos, perhaps even a hundred. Donna looked at the boy standing on the table, being held steady by a few of the other sailors. ?I don’t like cherry boys.? Doc lifted one eyebrow. ?Cherry boys no good.? ?Oh,? he said. She reached over the table and took his hand. ?Come on, let’s go.? Doc nodded, finished his beer and stood. Already the bidding for the boy had risen to fifty pesos. They wandered the. Kerry would get first shot at Jim -- well, first after their mother, they assumed.Jim carried the bags to the boat house and placed them in the bedrooms. “OK, since you’ve been here before, you know about the kitchen and where the bathroom is and stuff. There’s pop in the fridge. Feel free to help yourselves to anything you see here.”Kerry giggled, “Anything?”“Sure,” Jim grinned back at her, “Aunt Debbie always wants her guests to feel welcome. Is there something I can do for you right. Woh chup chaap lety rahi lekin mujhe mehsoos ho raha tha ke us ki saansein tez ho gayee hain.Aur achanak woh uth ker beth gayee aur phir us ney darwaza lock ker diya aur aaker late gayee main is baar us per haath rakhney ki bajaye khaamoshi sey soya raha aur dekhta raha ke woh kiya kerty hai kuch der tak us ney intezaar kiyalekin jabmainahin hila to us ny mera haath utha ker apney mamon per rakh diya aur ahista sey apna haath mere lun per rakh diya mera lun barha hona shuru ho gaya phir mainney.