Our little cruiser short modern and second hand had all the things we needed the salesman had said so, life jackets, flares, and something he referred...to as a bilge pump, oh and a short wave radio (which Mandy was at the moment cursing as she could not get radio 1!). The little boat, ship, call it what you will, had some wonderful features, a huge bed in the sharp end, a nice galley, (not a kitchen even I know that much) and a bog cum shower room. A pair of stick things across the blunt end. She asked me if I was enjoying seeing so many breasts. I couldn’t lie, and of course told her I was. But I said that I’d rather be seeing hers.“Maybe,” she said. I couldn’t believe it. Was she really thinking about doing this?After about an hour, she asked me if she was starting to tan. I said that she was, and she would have some interesting tan lines that might not go too well with some of the tops she had brought.“Oh, alright,” she said.She sat up, reached around and pulled the string on her. "Now James," the man said, offering him a seat. "I'm willing to acceptyou immediately, as your resume has informed us of your previous work,but just for the sake of it, do you tick any diversity boxes? We arelooking to improve our quota." None, I'm afraid," James said. "I'm just a straight white guy."Adam laughed. "Yes, yes, well that's all well and good. Let me show youto your office and sleeping quarters..."As discussed in an email the week before, James" new position came within-house. Then she looked at her alarm clock with its luminous dial. It was fiveo'clock in the morning. She dialed Martin's cell phone, but unfortunatelyit was shut off and she didn't know where he was. She left him a message."A terrible tragedy has occurred," she said. "Call me as soon as you can."The paramedics treated her bruised neck, but she declined hospitalattention. After she was cared for and the body was removed, the policetook her statement."It was not I he was after," she explained. "I.