She was tan, her nails painted red, and she walked like a woman who knew she attracted men’s attention, and she liked it. I think every straight man...in there (and at least half the gay men) in the store turned to look at her. I had been waiting at a table nearby, and was pleased when she sat nearby. She chose well, and since we were only a table or so away from each other I had an unobstructed view of her. I’d told her what I would wear, so she knew who I was. This was part of our game, all. Its 5:45am and outside on the silhouetted branches of the tree outside a cluster of our small, feathered friends sing in unison at the rising of the sun. I turn to my side and see the equivalent of a dawn chorus lying beside me. God, you are so beautiful, so perfect and you look oh so fragile right now.The crumpled sheet has fallen away from you and your firm, perky breasts are on full show. Are you dreaming about someone special I wonder? Your nipples are hard and your breaths are light and. . very nice. Since the equipment was set up in the engine room, Al and Art felt like the beer belonged to them. With the Swedish girls ensconced in the crews quarters, someone asked, "Any beer?"You know where this is leading, ... don'tcha ... thought so.The trek was long and arduous. They couldn't just hike through the Chart room and past the wheelhouse ... David might guess. So ... they went up to the second deck and through the stateroom passageway, up to the first deck and crept past Admiral. Before he reached the bar, a big man walked up to him and told him he’d have to check his gun at the door.Hoyt pulled his vest back to show his badge and the man looked him over, up and down, before speaking.“Don’t reckon I’ve seen you before, Deputy. You new in town?”“Just got here today. I was brought in to investigate the stage robbery west of here.”“From all the talk that’s going on about it in here since it happened, you ain’t gonna find much out there.”“Maybe not, but I haven’t been out.