“Good idea,” Jeff agreed. Annie thought about it. In her mind, she was secretly hoping the first night would consist of something a bit less stre...sful, like wine and cheese tasting. “Come on Annie,” Kate started, “we’ll help you along.” Annie somewhat reluctantly agreed, and soon the group was outside with Annie standing precariously atop the beginner’s slope. Jeff, ever the showoff, skied up alongside his girlfriend creating a shower of powdered white stuff which created a rainbow effect. When the sun came up we’d show full sails and head down south past the headland until noon, maybe a little longer, then reverse course and head north again. When the sun went down we would pull all sails in except our reefed foresail and slowly sail north along the Island’s west coast until dawn then repeat the whole process.We hadn’t seen anyone at all, and I was beginning to think that maybe having a woman onboard really was bad luck. Today was no different. Maybe last week had been some. It was knowledge that allowed Trinity to squeeze harder on pricing and terms because they were the only ones capable of delivering that fast.While he paused to sip his drink, I could see her pondering something. The way she was thinking about what her husband had explained, I wondered, for the first time, what her background might have been before they married.“So …”, she began, “it sounds like normal negotiations. You found a weakness and took advantage. It’s what happens between companies.. On the lawn she asked me to take her t-shirt and bra off because the bruises really hurt when she picked her arms up in the air, Tammy I said “why have you stayed with Ray so long, knowing what he was doing to you, and you have these feelings for me, all she would say was she was afraid of what he may do if she had gone before. When I got her top and bra off she stood right in front of me with nothing on only a smile I said “Tammy you are very beautiful with or without clothes”, she was now.