Chelsea mimicked Gary's stance outside Mario's almost exactly. With a hand on her cocked hip and her wet skirt in her hand, she asked, "Are you okay, ...laine?"Elaine blinked. She was pretty sure it was a coincidence. "Yeah. I'm fine. And um," she said, glancing into Chelsea's blue eyes, "Thanks for the concern."Chelsea started swinging the skirt on her finger. "No problem. You're ripe. Just don't be a pushover." Ripe?" asked Kendra, taking the words out of Elaine's mouth."Yeah," answered. Our other Brothers and Sisters had already eaten or were at Kell's house for breakfast. It was hard to tell without checking on them."Are you boys ready to leave?" my biological Mother, Clare, asked as we sat down at the table."Yes Ma'am. Right after breakfast," I answered, as she put a plate full of bacon and eggs in front of me and then another in front of Kell. Mother Gretchen added a plate of buttered toast between the two of us. Our families had agreed long ago to feed whoever from the two. Even my women were worried. I asked Jan what was going on and she replied, "It was bad enough to object but to hit a man! She is dead!"I looked over at the woman who sank to her knees in horror at what she had done. A few other men shouted, "Pole dance! Pole dance!" Those words made Jan's and Lind's faces pale. Trud and Sue looked worried but confused. Their confusion and mine would be quickly cleared up as the Sin Loos prepared and started their pole dance. A short spear was driven into the. The ship?s crew consisted of 48 year old Captain Juan Xavier and his 19 year old son Axel. Both of the dark skinned men were native to the area and knew how to run the boat.As they traveled deeper and deeper down the winding river they saw fewer and fewer signs of civilization.As night feel the Captain anchored the boat and they prepared to stay for the night realizing they still had several more days of travel ahead of them.Sandy headed below deck with the hope of convincing her loving husband.