“I looked both directions before I answered. Our shell company in the Caribbean has a new motto,” I informed him.“Well spill it,” he said.“T...is is actually sung by a sexy chick, but here goes. ‘No stems, no seed that you don’t need, Carolina Gold’s a bad ass weed’.” I sang in my not so sexy voice.Mike laughed. “How much did you buy?”“Shit I have no idea. I just invested some of our pocket change,” I admitted.Mike stared out at the floating Ice around us for a few minutes, then said, “It is just. Louis because that was the next scheduled boat. She took a “state room,” but I only had a “deck pass.” That was not comfortable for me, but I could put up with it for two nights. River pirates were still a problem, so we took our rifles with us, along with a generous supply of extra ammunition.I took a couple of blankets for bedding and stored them in Nina’s room to keep them from being stolen when I was not looking. That was also where we kept our rifles.The first day on the boat was. " Goodnight dad, I love you." Love you too, Son."With that said, I was alone again with just my thoughts and sorrows. I finally got up from the recliner, and went around, closing up the house. Then I went upstairs to see if I could sleep without dreaming or crying.Sleep didn't come easy. I kept seeing that same movie run behind my eyes. It was the same one, as I reminisced about my life with Karen. I think that sleep finally claimed me before I saw the ending that I abhorred.TGIF. Yep it sure. Stay behind me. They have Pam and Frankie." He nodded.We went through the door the man had come through and saw Ben. I went to him. "They have Pam and her baby. Be careful. Let's try not to shoot." We stood at the door. Through the window, we could see two men and a woman. They came in the door with the lead man saying, "Art?" Ben took him down and I went past Pam and took the guy in back down hard. I had seen a bruise on Pam's face.It was over. Pam recognized me and gave me a hug while holding.