He's rented some space in that warehouse over there, the green one. I've got those casks of tobacco to load, but I'll come see what's been done 'fore ...t's dark, look at the arrangements. I'm sure the mate'll find a safe place for you, just for tonight. Y'can trust him."Elizabeth tried to hold the captian's eyes but failed and resigned herself to another ignominy, another disappointment.Led by the quartermaster and his assistant, both armed and on the look-out for any self-styled redemptioner. Addie took another deep breath before going on. “Victoria’s Secret… is starting a new lingerie line, sexy maternity wear,” she hesitated again, “and they’re looking for a model… someone new…”I sat up in bed, my mouth agape. What the fuck? Was my wife telling me what I thought she might be? “And?” I asked, still incredulous, almost holding my breath.She nodded at what I knew had to be coming next, “Tawns showed them my picture… they want me to come to LA and interview…” Her face was a mixture of. Your homeroom class will have the schedules for you. Be sure to tell your parents.”I went home and told Dad about the Teacher-Parent Week and what day my class was scheduled. He had been to a couple of them before, but mostly it had been Mom going to them. Work always seemed to get in the way when they scheduled these Teacher-Parent Weeks before.“I’ll be there at your school on that day. I will let the department know I need the day off. I know Mom used to do these things, but now I will be. I may get a peck on the cheek if he’s facing the same way as me, but that’s pretty unusual. So that’s our love life. Eleven minutes is not quite enough to get me to heaven and back! But at least you see why Ben holds such an attraction for me. I remember once discussing our sex lives on a night out with the girls, when Tash was complaining about sex with her boyfriend. They’d gotten all cuddly, she complained, when sometimes (and I quote) “a girl wants to be trussed up and banged like a whore”..