The two that we had recovered were damaged. Considering what they had done for us I wasn’t going to complain, but what if we got into an extended ba...tle and ran out? Even if they had to be stacked like firewood on the quarterdeck or the forecastle I wanted to get twenty good solid logs if they were available. The launcher crews could spend their spare time converting logs into missiles.Jono and his men came back with a small cart like the one we’d borrowed at the shipyard, saying that I owed. Robin had really seemed to have blossomed over the past month or so. She didn’t seem the clueless or oblivious girl she had been, and it seemed she had found a space that was very comfortable for her, it was submissive to almost anyone, but that was fine, provided she surrounded herself with good people.As he grew nearer Hannah’s house his mind slowly turned her way. They had video chatted online almost every day since their meeting at the supermarket. Though it was mostly showing the woman his. "I just got here. I was gonna knock."The woman eyed Debby suspiciously, which reminded Debby of the looks her mother gave her."Well, whatever," the woman said. "We don't want any cookies today or tomorrow or ever, so get packing."As Debby made her way down the steps, the woman called after her. "You'd better watch yourself, young lady, dressed like that out here in the middle of nowhere. There's no telling who you might run into out here. And there's no telling what they might do to you. You're. They were surprised to be greeted by their hostess, but enjoyed the attention. The music played softly and the guests mingled, talked and drank. Tom thought that for a bunch of kids that acted pretty grown-up.The announcement of refreshments, along with the smell of the cooking beef, brought the people in a herd. They stood at the spit and received a slice of beef and then worked their way down the table. By the time that they got to the end Tom thought that he should have been handing out.