She knew from Jess's phone call that it had been a success. They had made tons of sales and got a lot of compliments from the customers that had come ...n. She hadn't left her house in four days, she couldn't bring herself to leave and face the outside world, she was too sad and lonely. Dee hadn't tried to talk to her or contact her at all, she only knew he was still in town because Jess had said he came into the store everyday.Chase had gone back home the day that Tay was released from the. She misses her daughter very much, but things at home aren't great other than that. Her husband has not dealt well with her success, wanting her to stay home and have more kids. She thinks he's threatened by having a business-savvy wife, while many of his friends and family have quiet, home-bound wives doing the traditional wifely stuff while they are the alpha business men."He has actually withheld sex from me, saying he will do it only to have more kids."Wow – it's kind of a shocker. We've. Not a mother son kiss, but a man to woman kiss.A lover’s kiss.Wendy kept kissing him until he eventually started to kiss her back.Now they held each other and kissed each other passionately for nearly 20 minutes.Before she finally broke off the kiss.James was still a little confused now but she could see his love for her burning in his young eyes.James nervously said to her.“What do I call you now?“Wendy or Mother?” She smiled at him her heart full of love for him and she told him.“To call her. “Some folk thought I was crazy for taking ye on as crew too.”“Fair enough,” Will said. She gave him a small nod and he headed back below decks to get breakfast. The day was lazy and hot. With the additional crew, Lace’s ladders were being built quickly. The Kestrel bustled with energy. Through it all, Captain Vex maintained her presence on the aftcastle. The new crew quickly got used to working under the captain’s scrutiny. On some ships, captains let their officers run things and only came out.