. The table was covered in white cloth. It had a shine to it, as if made from the finest fabrics. The silverware and plates sparkled and glitter, as i... magical in nature. It all seemed so inviting, as if the prodigal daughter finally returned home.“Oh, Chloe,” her mother’s voice came from the kitchen, “take a seat, I’ll bring out the soup in a minute...”Chloe took a deep breath. Fear loomed over her shoulder, threatening to rip the self-control she worked so hard on to tiny shreds. ‘No, I have. “No way,” he said. “So that’s why you’ve been staying here all these nights. You’re a dyke now? Unbelievable. You’re like the fourth or fifth hottest chick that I’ve ever seen in my life, and not only are you a lesbian, but you’re shacking up with this wetback slut?”Anger boiled over in my chest to hear him talk about Rosita that way. I stepped forward to defend her honor, but she was already screaming in Sean’s face. “Maybe if you weren’t such a punk, Megan wouldn’t have spent the past two. They've been deprived. Christ knows what effect I'd have if I did wear something a little sexy." Pandemonium?"Miranda giggled. "At the very least. Wouldn't be fair, though, would it? Poor guys."Ruth was also giggling. "Guess not."She drank the rest of her wine, poured herself and Miranda another glass. "Be pretty mean, in fact," said Miranda. The two women looked at each other, then went back to their pasta and talked about other stuff - 'that bastard Mike' featuring quite strongly. The subject. Lucas took the Captain to the sail-maker to prepare a suitable casement for his immediate transfer to the welcoming arms of the sea. She was still tearless because the shock of the loss had not yet permeated her brain and she was only thinking of her immediate position as the only female on a ship with 30 men and no father to act as defense against the twisted carnal desires of female-starved men at sea.The burial was conducted with respect by the officers and the crew and the first mate, a.