Pretty soon, I went back to sleep.I awoke later in the morning when Lu did. It seems she awoke and realized where her hand was, and jerked it away. Th...t's when I woke. She was out of the bed in two seconds flat, and tried to sneak out of the room.I rolled over and propped myself on an elbow. "You're welcome, Lu."She stopped tiptoeing out of the room and straightened. It was like Bugs Bunny trying to sneak away from Elmer Fudd. Naturally, I was Elmer Fudd.She turned and said, "Um ... thanks,. She knew that most of the passengers were there as partners in a double cabin, but she was certain there were quite a few older males with a wandering eye and the crew always had lotharios hidden in their macho ranks to provide a fun voyage for unattached females.At least now she was fully recovered from her wedding party orgy and ready to move on to new adventures choosing her new partner or partners with her discerning eyes.The bartender was a handsome fellow. She knew he was too handsome and. Not to worry, I'll be back eventually!)==========After another long absence..."We're back, bitches."And on CHYOA, of all places."Right? I mean, Literotica is cool and all, but this place is fuckin' dope. Hands down."If we had hands, I would agree with you. Well, I do agree with you, but-"Yeah, yeah. We physically don't have hands. Quit reminding me."Since you're literally just Dialogue personified, I don't see how you could forget that fact."Oh, well sor-ry. Not all of us are uber-coherent. However, there was no doubt that some gang leader noticed, since they had picked up over $24,000 from the office. That's too much lost money to ignore! Eagle and Hawk might even cause more mischief once Karl had a chance to go over the books they had picked up during their raid.Karl and Helen were enjoying a leisurely breakfast when the telephone rang. "I wonder who that could be?" muttered Karl as he waited for the butler, James Arrowsmith, to announce the call."Sir, a Mr. Jason Arbuckle.