‘You’ll probably think this is strange,’ she said, almost whispering, ‘but I’ve long wanted to make love in the snow.’ I looked out the w...ndow, noting the eight inches of snow already on the ground. Granted, having lived in the northern states for my entire life with the exception of my university career, I was quite familiar with winter, and with snow in particular… especially with shoveling the snow and with forming and throwing snowballs. As a Boy Scout, I had even gone camping numerous. “When you signed onto the course, you agreed to purchase whatever items were needed did you not?” He didn’t wait for me to answer. “Either find a way to watch that film or expect an F on Monday.” He marched off, leaving the door to swing shut behind him. I slumped down into a chair on the front row, head in my hands. “Are you all right?” I looked up to see Amanda leaning into the room, looking concerned. “Yes…yes I’m fine,” I replied, jumping to my feet, my heart pounding at the fact she was. Laura liked this and went off with Rachel into the house. Knowing that the surprise was a matching lace thong for her and Rachel, I figured the night was going to now get really interesting.As Terry and I kicked back by the fire, about fifteen minutes went by, then that turned into about thirty minutes. I knew how women are when dressing, but I knew they were up to something. Next thing I know, I see them walk by the den windows, naked, headed to the bedroom. All I could do was smile. Terry. The Ship went down, and the last two lifeboats were released direct from the deck: with the few people left struggling desperately to get aboard. They say Captain Connors stayed at the ship's wheal to the last, fighting with the automatic controls to buy even a few more seconds to get the people in her charge to safety. And then, over the course of five miraculous minutes, the storm vanished.Of all the people aboard the SS Ragamuffin only 16 survived, two crew members, two teachers, and 12.