I was sheathed tightly above my shoulders then the dress splayed in a wide hem over a very frilly bottom of the mermaid petticoat.“There you are, Pa...l,” Lily said, “You’re an inverted mermaid. Your top half is a fish; the bottom a man, accessible for me. I only need a couple more refinements.”Lily reached under her ball gown, removed her panties and stuffed them into my mouth. She took a long scarf off the bedside table before winding it around my head, over my mouth and gagging me. Once she. . and had her armed and refit in the Bahamas.Somebody knew somebody who knew someone else and suddenly ... they were the Nevis and Saint Kitts Navy. That there was money that changed hands goes without saying.Andrea always wanted to be an Admiral ... NOT!Due to circumstances beyond their control, the United States Coast Guard arrested them and confiscated the boat.Nevis and St. Kitts is a banking Nation. Their laws preclude Letters of Discovery from people who want to know."Your Money is Safe. " No, Ben. You don't. I'm fucked up. I'm not the person you think I am." You told me that before. I don't believe you. You're my Dawn. You'll always be my Dawn." I CHEATED ON YOU!" A mistake. But it was with a guy we've already had sex with. And Jaron told me you nearly got hit by a car. Your adrenaline was pumping. It was a spur of the moment thing." My voice was cracking and I wanted to crumple into a little ball and cry, but I had to stay strong."You don't have to make excuses for me. I know. She wore a brooch that Steven had given her for Christmas.Edward, very properly, arrived at twenty to one by which time Becca was flapping. Steven noticed but said nothing. When the doorbell rang she hung back, suddenly very busy in the kitchen. Smiling inwardly Steven answered the door."Hello," he said. "You can only be Edward Johnson. We're not expecting anyone else. I'm Steven Hardacre."How do you do, sir? I am indeed."They shook hands and Edward came in. Becca, having primped her hair, came.