I’m here on vacation, getting on with my life, and putting everything in my past all behind me, so to speak.’ With a slight cough she said, ‘Mr....Bentley, I am perfectly fine with your being on this ship. It is after all a public place, and I am glad that you are putting things in the past and getting on with your life. I too am here for the same thing, putting things in the past, and moving on with my life.’ ‘Please call me Brian, I mean we do know each other, perhaps we can have dinner again. .." I giggled, "and we are." The grin spoke volumes."Where on earth did you get the flooring? Ah ... the watch." Yeppers ... mom. One board at a time." I noticed a look on Unc's face, "Do you regret the watch?" Not exactly ... I regret the hassle of hiding it. The whole family reaped the rewards when David had it. You can only spend so much and then it's just stupidity."Grace is dead, suicide, she was always un ... steady...MaryAnne and family are in New Zealand and wealthy in their own right.. ...!We just spent a quiet evening watching the telly, not even having sex, until about 10pm 'Fliss' (my name for her) said she was really tired after last night at the hen night and would I mind if she went to bed early? I said I didn't and I left about 10 minutes later. I sat in the car at the end of her road deciding what to do next. Eventually I knew I had to drive home and face the music.I crept in the front door as quietly as I could. All the lights were off and it looked like my Mum had. Lola curtsied when she came up to the table at which I was sitting, and announced the Lieutenant as if he were an ambassador reporting to the King of Siam.“Mister McGuinn, this is Lieutenant Rucker, he wishes for a few minutes of your time.”My eyebrows went up at the way she was acting, because she sure was putting on the dog. She caught my look and gave me a broad wink, letting me know that the Lieutenant might be on the pompous side.I nodded slightly and answered her right back.“Thank you.