I had forgotten to do that prior to my shower and didn't want to get changed in front of Amanda who was beginning to stir.The Captain leered at me whi...e I did get change and made a number of rude comments before dispatching me downwards to get her breakfast. I returned with a tray of toast with jam and two steaming mugs of tea. The Captain had returned from going to the toilet and was busy reading the reports from the night crew.'I should get you to read this as well', she told me and passed. " The river will break down false barriers," River said. "It has alsobeen known to give out gifts. It has given you a great gift." It has given me back my love," Nelson acclaimed. "No gift could begreater than that." Don't be so sure," River said as they waded over to the bank. "Myparents were in the river for a half hour or so once, and they cameout with each one looking 10 years younger. A similar gift has come toyou." We don't look younger," Connie said. "Not that Nelson doesn't lookjust. Okay, they weren’t lies in my case, but I really didn’t go into too much detail; Marilyn would not be amused.Barry was running the phone system on the third floor of the main house that year. I used my knowledge of running twisted pair phone cable and rearranged telephones for both Joe and myself. By mid-week I got my first letter from Marilyn, a syrupy love letter that made several references to the fun we had in Ocean City. She used strawberry scented stationery with little hearts all over. Her lips were so soft, so warm. It felt as if I was sinking into something wonderful. My beer can clattered to the linoleum floor. My hands, moving as if they had a life of their own, slid around her waist. ‘Ohhh!’ Marya giggled. I could feel her warm skin moving under my touch, ‘Your hands are cold!’ Her arms snaked around my neck, her lips pressed against mine again and parted. Her tongue probed my lips, shocking me with sensations I could no longer fight. My legs got rubbery while my tongue.