I lost." "Sorry to hear that." I smiled at him while he unlocked the van and slid the side door open. I was unprepared for what I saw…the van was ou...fitted as a camper I think. Curtains in all the windows, and a curtain that slid across behind the front seats. A bed filled the back, and big decorative pillows were s**ttered all around. I stared into it, taking it in. "I drive to the beaches in the summer, I keep a storage unit in Pennsylvania and keep my surfboards there. I swap out the skis. In addition, the blatant defiance exhibited by the First Officer made the Captain worry about a mutiny even more. “Uh, I suppose that is true. But I still say that the Chief Engineer is either using this breakdown as an excuse for his incompetence, or else he is openly defying my orders.”“And,” the First Officer snapped back, his voice hard, “we are alive today because of his genius, and I will be very displeased should anything untoward happen to him – accidental or otherwise.”This time, the. She's gone too far this time!" I said no," I repeated gently but firmly. The astonished look became almost contemptuous."Oh wow! Look who's becoming like a daddy all of a sudden. I don't hear from you for years, I get raised alone, Lisa and me, by our 'mother', I watch Mom die, you find me by accident, and now you want to be a daddy to me? Fuck you. Get your hands off me." The last sentence was said in a quiet, emotionless whisper. I figured I had about seven seconds to live.I closed my eyes. Being in such a vulnerable state, without pause, without inhibitions, would hopefully set the tone and the mood for what was coming. I yawned again, this time for real, likewise running my hand down between my legs as though without thinking. The move wasn't lost on mom either as she stood there, already grabbing my pillow, removing the pillowcase."Late night?" She asked curiously. She knew damn well I hadn't gone anywhere, but sleeping in this late wasn't normal for me, unless I'd been up.