" Good. For the first time, you've given me an answer which I canactually believe. Now, next question, why do you do it?"Chris thought in silence fo... a moment and then took a deep breath."For as long as I can remember, I've envied girls. At primary school,I used to wish I could be like them, playing nicely together while weboys just used to fight all the time. Then, as I grew up, girls my agewere starting to become women and I just loved the way their bodieswere developing. I used to stuff. My version was the only story ... and the rapidly developing black eye. Ouch.Fairly soon a second inflatable was tied up to the Flint. This one was the Captain’s Barge.“I knew that young man was trouble,” the captain said. “Politics and influence. I didn’t know he was armed. The easiest way to handle this is to weight him down with something heavy and drop him over the side. Washed overboard while on watch. Yes ... that will satisfy.”The “Diver” repair ship had a defunct diesel pump that served. When finished, she washed her hands and opened the door.As she proceeded down the hallway to the kitchen, a strong hand was clasped over her mouth and she was roughly pulled up against a tall attacker. She froze when she saw the knife waving in front of her eyes by her assailant's free hand.He whispered in her ear, "If you scream or fight me, I'll cut you real bad. Do you understand?"She nodded her head in his grasp, and she felt him lower the hand from her mouth.He quickly wrapped it around. “So, this is our reluctant patient?” she asked as we stepped inside and she locked the door.My wife smiled, and laughed. “Yes. Thanks for making time for us.”“It’s my pleasure.” She then turned to me and said, “I’m Doctor Christine Washington.”I shook her hand when she extended it. “Vic Adams.”Christine said, “I have something I need to finish, but I’ll show you to the exam room. You can go ahead, get undressed, and put on the gown. I’ll be back in a couple of minutes, and we’ll get.