You’ve made a few I might remind you,’ she said. Her hand squeezed mine. ‘And, so far, all your offers have been welcome.’ She was, of course,...teasing me. ‘Well, I have noticed that some of your possessions have been left at my place and I wondered if perhaps this was a sign you might be considering making an honest woman of me.’ ‘As it happens, I have been considering that particular offer. You will understand I am something of a free spirit?’ I nodded and felt my heart beating in my chest.. 'Listen!' Billy ceased his dance and cupped a hand to his ear. 'What?' 'Do you not hear the singing?' 'Singing?' He shook his head. 'I hear retching and splashing, hear timbers creaking and sails flapping, but there's no singing, Danny boy, only in your fucking stupid head!' Muttering to himself, he stepped gingerly away, clinging to the rail for support while doing his best to avoid the swirling river of spray and puke that snaked back and forth across the heaving deck. The wind turned again,. He completed each cut down each leg at the crease under my buttock, and then turned to follow that crease until both cuts met at my anus. Then he cut between my buttocks and followed the crease all down my spine to my shoulder blades. I was trying to squirm and buck despite the ropes, but the assistants were helping by firmly grasping my soft flesh and preventing me from moving too much. He completed the web of cuts by branching out the backs of each arm to my wrists, and then braceletting. " How long will it take to get there?" If we take the Citation, about half an hour, but that's going to cost you a bit more in fees." When can we do this?" Watch the weather for Tacoma. When the forecast is lousy for a couple days, we'll shoot up there."Three days later Gary and Kyle headed for Tacoma. A moderate cold front was on its way and Gary knew that the layers of warm and cold air would change how the airplane handled. On the way, Gary allowed Kyle to have the controls of the Citation.