“We need to pick up some milk on our way to see Vera.”“What do you guys need with that junkie whore?” Lottie asked.“Do you know for sure she...��s a real junkie,” I asked.“No, but I know she turns tricks, and she almost always looks high,” Lottie informed Janet.“Janet, we need to go talk to Vera, now,” I suggested.“Okay give me ten minutes and I’ll be ready. You gonna drive?” she asked.“Yeah we need to take Mikah,” I suggested.“Yeah, you know she get hair all over my seat,” she said.“Did you hear. Thomas produced the letter from Sayeed, which the official read through at great speed. There followed a torrent of Arabic that even Thomas was stretched to keep up with as the official’s accent was harsh and at times unintelligible. After much questioning and answering Thomas thanked the official and we returned to our lodgings in a small hotel where Mimi and Hassan had already unloaded our baggage from the cart.“Cleopatra, or Eloise de La Zouche as you know her, left Suez a week ago.. The sounds of the sea replaced the low rumble of the engines, and the yacht began to rock gently in the swells.The divers on the deck opened the gate and began jumping in the water immediately, eager to get started on their preliminary inspection of the reef.Mandy waited for him to come back to the bridge to make sure everything was all right. When he got there his eyes flicked across the instrument panel and then he looked at his niece. "We can relax for a while. They'll be busy for the rest. I think you'll enjoy yourself there. They pamper you in ways you've never dreamed of." "What's the timetable, then?" I asked. "Robert leaves Monday afternoon. Our coffee session will have to be canceled, but we have the rest of the week to be together." "How does this sound?" I said. "Why don't I have the coffee thing just like always and you and Robert can join me. It can be like a bon voyage for him." "Zach, that's so thoughtful," she said, smiling once more. "I think he would like that.".