”“Isn’t that a good thing?” I asked.“What?” She frowned. “She’s a cook too. I want to do this for my man but unless you want burnt toa...t...”“I’m sure she’ll teach you,” I said.“But--” That distressed her more.“Look, all these girls,” I said. I wasn’t picking the best words to calm her down. “All of them. They’re going to make our lives better.”“What do you mean?” she frowned.“Fucking them’s kinky and fun.”“Oh.”“Let me finish,” I brushed her hair back. “But kinky and fun isn’t the only reason to. I reach up and start to look through them, running my fingers over each spine, when your fingers run down my spine. I turn and smile at you, happy that you're not too miserable.Before I can even react, you push against me, effectively pushing me against the books. I whisper to you, "Stop it, we're in a public place." You merely spin me around and I push past you to the table at the end of the rows where I had stacked my other books. The blood has rushed to my cheeks and I’m angry that you’re. Inside we foundEddie's Aunt Lillian who I had met earlier that week and another ladybusily preparing drinks and snacks for the guests."Can we help?" my mother asked."Sure you can," Lillian replied. "How are you Nikki?" she asked."Fine," I said."This is Nikki, Eddie's fianc?e," she said turning towards the other ladyin the kitchen."Oh you're Nikki," she said turning towards me. "I'm Carol, I went toschool with Eddie's mum, she talked so much about you, she was so happyyou and Eddie were. "Aye, sire," the man replied, and called, "Captain!" in a loud voice. A slightly shorter, broader man appeared at the rail of the ship."What Fin?" he demanded in a disgruntled voice."A visitor, ... Mr. O'Flaherty," the man, Fin, replied."A good morning to you, Captain!" Mr. O'Flaherty said cheerfully. "I've a bit of a proposition for you." A paying proposition?" the Captain asked."Naturally!" Mr. O'Flaherty replied with a grin, which definitely got the Captain's attention."Come aboard," he.