” “I am not a Ferrari,” I pointed out. “Oh yes you are, Amy. Yes, you are.” **** At breakfast, Mike gave us the weather forecast. “Clear s...ies, light NNW winds changing to SW 10-15 knots, seas at 1-2 feet,” Mike officially declared, as he adjusted a little blue captain’s hat. “It’s the perfect day!” We grabbed our bags, motored downtown, and raced over the famous Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge out onto Park Point where Bob’s sailboat rested in the marina. The “Aphrodite” was a beautiful C&C 115 with. If I thought I was scared before, I hadn’t met the guys in the round hats. Their job was to shape us into real soldiers. Sergeant Hunt was terrifying. He was tall and easily seventy pounds heavier than I was. I just stared at him with dread creeping up my spine.He must have noticed me staring. Because he strolled over, situated himself roughly two inches from my face and shouted, spit flying, “What’s the matter with you boy??!! Do you have homosexual tendencies??!!”Strange question, I said,. ’ I tell her with a smile. She moves closer to me and lays her head on my shoulder as we drive through the night. I lay my hand on her knee and she puts her hand on top of it and pats it, then holds it tightly. We make the 30 minute drive to my house and up the long driveway. When we arrive Axel and Bogey are barking and wagging their tails as they run to greet us. My headlights shine across the fields and we see two deer grazing as the headlights reveals their presence. The crickets are. I've gone too far to get fired for something stupid." Ramon nodded with embarrassment. He understood. He was not one of the ones who was supposed to be in on my transformation. "Okay sorry." He disposition changed back to it's sunny self, "Look. Let me give you that foot rub, and fix a drink, and then you can tell me all about your crappy day." I smiled. This was part where I usually politely blew Ramon off. Ever since I went from Martin to Marianne he has been gently hitting on.