Even I could have overpowered him and I was one of the smallest 'girls' on the island. Additionally we had been exchanging and copying charts cons...antly with other visitors and we now had a viable portfolio of charts to attempt the voyage. Nevertheless, we all understood the severe restrictions that these early charts suffered. Faulty positions and inaccurate directions were but two of the traps for the unwary. Nevertheless, we felt that our own seamanship coupled with these crude charts. .. well why don't you come upstairs and see for yourself then? She turned and headed for the staircase, and I followed her perforce. We kept bumping into each other all the way up the stairs, and I started to hush her when we reached the landing so that we didn't wake Janet. She brushed me off sharply. "You couldn't get her up with a cattle prod; now quit being such an idiot." Upon entering my wife's bedroom, I was immediately struck by the overwhelming pungent smell of sex. Janet had kicked. Your dad and I lived next door to each other, you know that."My parents had moved to an assisted living facility several years ago, but Alma and Joseph, Emily's parents, were still in their old house. The boys had visited there many times, and they'd heard the story of how their mother and I met and about the gate in the fence. They didn't know about the sharing, at least we didn't think they did."So, Mom, you're saying Grandma Alma and Grandpa Joseph were voyeurs?"Emily chuckled."No, Tom. But. ” ‘Have Margie call me.’ I didn’t even try to deny it. I hated that she knew me that well in just a few encounters with me. Those, and the stories that went around was all she needed. I wonder what she thought about Sarah taking that bullet meant for me. That seemed to be a big deal, even if I didn’t understand why. Since it was almost a full week until the party, I went back to work on my own shit. I sent Lucas to pick up the court papers, we could get before lunch. We had two from the day.