Usually because of his mother and Nida's obvious dislike for each other; why they had ever married was a mystery even to them."I tried telephoning but...your line was busy" She added quickly stepping over to the door of my children's room, and checking what her kids were up to."Oh yes" I said standing up and following her, watching her beautiful ass move as she walked "I took the phone off the hook"I stood behind her and also looked into the room.A tug of war had developed between the two kids. And so they did.“A fine performance, eh?” the Engineer asked.“Very impressive. Who’s the lass in white?”“Nursie. Nominally, ship’s medical officer.”“Maybe I’ll fall ill.”“Take a care. She’s only been on the one trip ta Fremantle an’ wasna welcoming tae approaches fra passengers.”“Ah. Well, I’m a junior officer...”The next morning, having learned that they would ship with the afternoon tide and that the harbor pilot would come aboard “after three,” Andy stood near the head of the forward. ]I had agreed with Jack that I would have a go at his weekend idea. Iwasn't certain if I could do it. I wasn't even certain I could spendthat much time in one room. Fucking hell in a cell. When I left workon Friday at 4 I promised myself I would try and that if it didn't work,it didn't work. I also promised myself I would look long and hard atever even trying it again whether it worked or not. I don't like toquit on things and my fear is that if I fail that I'll want anothercrack at it. . ‘Ollie? Wait, one thing real quick,’ she said. ‘Yeah?’ ‘In the wake of all of that…business…I have a question for you.’ Oliver looked at the floor for a minute and chuckled. He had a feeling that he knew what was coming next. ‘Oh, really? Come on, Speedy. Don’t tell me it’s that same question again.’ His tone was one of mock-annoyance. Despite that, he really hoped with all his heart that it was indeed ‘that same question’ again. ‘That question’ was thinking about had started when Oliver was.