She kept asking what she could do to help, but this cruise was my present to her. "Nothing sweetie, just relax and enjoy for a while. It will be a few...hours until we reach our destination." Oh, and what, exactly, is that? Our 'destination'?" She asked.With a giggle, I replied, "You'll see. You surprised me yesterday with the canopy bed, now it's my turn to surprise you."As I pulled the boat into a close tack, Kellie removed her windbreaker and made a production out of 'posing' herself so. "No problem could be big problem; I definitely needed to get tested. What if I could have kids? What if I couldn't? Damn, I thought as I headed to the clinic. My mind was pretty much a muddled mess. I finally got over my arrogance and jealousy, accepted Gina as my own and now this.When I got to the clinic, the receptionist asked me what I needed. I told her I needed a sperm test. "Ok, Mr. Ward, the doctor will see you."I knew the doc since I've been in Kuwait for almost seventeen months.. She started to tell Kate about those times, and the reasons for her husband leaving her, but then tried to switch the discussion back to the present problems. Kate insisted on hearing more, making Linda confess that she hadn't had a boyfriend for a long time, and finally forcing Linda to admit that she hadn't had any sex at all for over a year."You poor dear, that must be so hard to cope with." Kate was still patting Linda's knee sympathetically, and now the hand was further up her thigh. Linda. He..."Julia held up her hand to stop Carol. "Carol, darling. I just wanted you to imagine what would happen. Of course Mark wouldn't do that. So stop worrying about that, that's not what I want to talk about."Carol stopped, so Julia resumed, "You've seen pictures of skulls, like on a pirate's flag. Behind the eyeballs there's a hole in the skull that goes straight back into the brain. Remember?"Carol nodded, not liking where this conversation seemed to be heading."Now imagine Mark pushed right.