He had a good crew and he knew that there wasn’t a one among them that wasn’t willing to risk their life to save his. They also knew the same to b... true of the man they served. All of the crew knew of his circumstances and had stood beside him through many a battle. But he dealt with them fairly and treated them as the men they were thus forming this bond of loyalty and respect. He wondered what did await him in England. He had left few friends behind preferring his solitude and privacy to the. “Ahem!” Dan cleared his throat loudly to get their attention. “It’s after ten o’clock, the music needs to be quieter. Also, it’s a school night. You know the rule about company over after ten,” Dan said to his son. “Sorry, Dad, I guess we lost track of time,” DJ apologized as he turned down the volume on his iPod system. “It’s okay. Just make sure Natalie can make it home okay at this time of night,” Dan reminded them. “Um, I took the bus over. It’ll probably take a while before the next one,”. ’ They both enjoyed their meal for several minutes, with only the muffled sound of rain and wind outside, and the odd crackle from the fire in the living room. ‘So what were you painting?’ he asked. ‘Sorry?’ she replied. ‘I just remembered that you said, in the car, you were painting before the storm came in.’ ‘Oh. I was painting a scene looking down on the harbour and the cliffs around the village.’ ‘Oh nice. It is a beautiful village. Do you live nearby?’ ‘No, no. I have a flat in London. I’m. ”“Where am I going to go at this time of night?”“I don’t know… but… be a friend, yeah?”A thought pops into my head as I listen to them argue. A thought that is so naughty, it makes me blush.But it also turns me on. A lot.I consider it for a moment longer. I can’t believe I’m about to say this.“Why don’t you stay?” I suggest.“What?” exclaims Matt, clearly taken aback.“Stay,” I repeat, leaning up on my elbow and winking at the guy I’m issuing the invitation to. “And watch.”“I’m game if you two.