’ He smiled manically. ‘Though you can call me Commodore Ryan, since I’m taking your fleet. Nice to meet you. You’re going to jail.’ Barre s...iled weakly. ‘No jail… would hold me.’ ‘If you insist. Unfortunately, we don’t get paid per pirate, and we had video on the whole thing, so the company will know that we didn’t just have a drunken party on board…though the decks could use a touch up.’ Sean smiled as he crouched down, closer to Abdi’s level. ‘Tell me, what does it say in the Koran about. It became the subject of discussion between me and my girlfriends, as it has been among girls in every past generation and as it surely will be during every future generation. Though I guess the way the world is going, the ages of the girls in the discussions will be younger and younger. I'm not ready for that.But in those conversations, we shared details. How to get off quickly, and how to slow it down for greater enjoyment. Fingers or vegetables or mechanical toys. How frequently or. He kissed her tear-streaked cheeks and the three of us sat for a long time, Lance and I holding her hands. Finally, Lacey sighed, her shoulders slumping. ‘You’d better take me back now.’ We piled into the car and drove long silent miles back to the fairgrounds where the circus was being held. The guard let us in and we drove directly back to the tent. Lance and I helped her into the wheelchair and we pushed her to the open flap where Brutus stood, glowering at us. ‘Brought her back, safe and. ”“That’s easy, I may not want anyone else to know, if it’s a secret between you two and your Mom.”“See our earrings?”“Yes, you have a small diamond stud in your left ear, and your sister has one like it in her right ear. Now, all I need to know, is which one of you is wearing the left earring.”“We could lie to you now, and you’d still never know for sure.”“True, and I know both of you are enjoying this, but like I told you, I don’t like to tease my women, and I don’t like women who tease.