" Hello, Jack," the man answered, shaking Jack's hand. "Marcus Dillon ... though I guess you know that." Please, come in," Jack said again as Marcus s...ill stood uncomfortably outside."I, uh, I don't want to intrude. If this is a bad time, I can come back later." Jack, is everything alright?" Analise called again."It's fine," Jack said Marcus. "We're glad to have you. Besides, I think I have someone here you'd like to meet." Thank you."Marcus stepped in and followed Jack into the. ..”“Well, your loss, son.”Luckily the man didn’t push things any further but turned towards another male passenger who listened to him with interest. Once we were farther downstream we were taken to a boarding house for the night - and that man was shown a different place to sleep than the rest of us. I shrugged, slept and dreamed about Bellcauniel, Fainauriel and Hantaliel. Just as I should.It was mid-afternoon the following day when we docked at the river-mouth. I thanked the boatman for the. The three of us lay there for the longest time, staring at the ceiling, saying nothing.Finally, after an indeterminable amount of time, I told Alyssa that I thought the model unit might need an upgrade.“What do you suggest?” Alyssa asked, still staring at the ceiling above us.Not missing a beat, I suggested mirrors over the bed.“Only you,” Alyssa shot back.“Well,” I replied, “it would be better than looking at the plaster above us.”Alyssa chuckled.“I can order them today,” she replied, “but I’m. And somehow the end of my prick had made its way above the waistband of my shorts.My first inclination was to pretend it didn't happen and fake sleep if I couldn't achieve it for real. Maybe I could clean it up and she'd never know. That would require me to get my arm out from under her and move away from her back to get a rag or some Kleenex or something. And I knew she wouldn't stay asleep for that. Plus, the mess would not come clean. I knew there would be some slime, the nightgown would be.