I think we got enough points in the first four hands to win for the night, but we just kept rolling. We were pretty sure we were miles ahead, but sinc... no scores are posted, we couldn't be certain." Then what?" Andy asked."We gave Sarge $1,000, I gave you $1,000 and we're keeping the last $500 as our bank. I gather that these fund-raisers have become a way of life on the debutante circuit."Andy accepted the money and put it in a small box with other money that Kelly had given her from time to. She closed her eyes and thought about her life. She could start again, find someone new. Someone who would love her rather than treating her like an unwanted animal. Again her fingers brushed over her body but this time she was not marking her damaged flesh. Now she was exploring her new self. She touched her right breast, cupping it gently and stroking her nipple with her thumb. She felt it growing hard. Urgently, she squeezed it between her thumb and forefinger. The sensations spread from her. "Until Bob came into our lives. Now it isn't awful at all." She looked at me again. "That's what I mean. You've changed everything. We even TALK to each other while we're... talking. I told Hiram what I wanted and he LISTENED and he told me what HE wanted and it was just so different. I just can't describe it!" I'm glad your life is better," I said."You don't understand!" she said excitedly. "I actually HAVE a live now! Hiram wants to take me someplace. He wants to eat more pizza. We didn't'. " The small flotilla proceeded under the watchful eyes of the two warships. It took until dusk for them to traverse the remaining distance to the assigned anchorage and make their ships secure.After he finished talking to the senior officer on board the English Frigate, Captain Smyth handed the megaphone back to Roger. He smiled and said, "It is wonderful to be back in England, Your Majesty. If I had not taken the sightings and plotted the course myself though I do not think I would ever have.