Then she came to me. It reminded me of the hug when I returned from my last journey to this place. I could feel her emotions and something almost like...desperation. She didn't kiss my mouth but she kissed me five or six times, all over my cheeks and forehead before pushing me back and smiling while the tears flowed down her face. "I know you'll do your best, Val. Take care of Daddy for me."I told her I would and she moved over to my father. They held each other like they were glued together. I. “What’s up brother?” my sister finally asked. I straightened up and shook my head. “Just a lot on my mind”. My sister hands me a cup of coffee and says “Well don’t you worry, you can stay here as long as you need to”. I smile and think about how she has two people living in her beautiful home that shouldn’t be here. “Well I wish I could stay but I got a flight to catch” my brother in law says as he glances at his watch. “Where you going?” I ask. He tells me about some conference he’s going to. To his credit, he sat there listening to my rambling for at least an hour before I drove him to drink and we all got pissed and jumped naked into the pool once again.So began mine and Josie's cycle of life as cruise ship crew. We would be away for three to four weeks at a time during the summer, then, after we had transferred to the winter cruises that went farther afield than the Med, we were away for sometimes up to two months at a time during the darker months of November to March. Sadly. “I told you that you could, so this is your chance, you want to or not? If not I’ll put them back in.” He told her that he didn’t want me to be mad at him. That’s when she laughed. “Mad? He won’t be mad,” she said “it was his idea!” He couldn’t believe it, so she told him it was true and he had until I came out of the restroom and that was all. That I had told her it was ok until I returned and I didn’t want them doing anything when I came back. He wasted no time then, first of all he put.