’ Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead. She wanted to be partners, she wanted the good as well as the bad, she got it all. ‘He what?’ Okay, Mich...lle, breathe. In with the good air, out with the bad… ‘He what!?’ ‘He asked me if we were sleeping together.’ ‘And?’ ‘And what?’ She huffed a huge breath. ‘This isn’t the time to try and be funny Nick. What the fuck did you tell him?’ ‘I told him that you were a professional officer, that you did your job and handled yourself in a manner that was. We were already making 19 knots, but that bit more, see what she’ll do ... you know how it is.”“Indeed Captain, I remember, always good to see the ship doing her best.”“I’d gone below to return my sextant and had just worked out our position when I heard one of the hands yell that there were breaking waves ahead. By the time I got on deck it was too late. Must have ripped the keel out of her and she was settling fast, sails and rigging tangled everywhere, but we managed to get the boats in the. By the way, where are Sean and Robert?” Our brothers had not come home from school and I was curious.“Oh, I forgot to tell you. They’ve gone fishing with Colleen and Wayne.” Colleen was married to Wayne and they often included the boys on their frequent fishing and camping trips. Neither Pam nor I enjoyed either activity and weren’t invited to any of them.“Groovy! That means we have the run of the place. I like it.”“We can have some peace and quiet for a change.” She shifted and lay on her. Also each of them came away with the kind of dress best suited for partying. At Sonya's insistence they all put on these party dresses and got made up before going to dinner together.Both Sonya and Karen were surprised at the transformation of Jennifer who had removed her glasses, brushed her hair loose. The only thing wrong in their opinion was that Jennifer had too little make-up.“Come on Jennifer that looks nice but you do need lipstick here use mine. It was a scarlet Yves St Laurent.