Slipping my purse over my shoulder, my cell phone already in my hand, I gave him a tight smile."I got what I wanted. Now I’m going to call a cab and...go home. Thanks. It was fun." I want to see you again."I turned away, my back to him, shrugging as I headed towards the door. This wasn’t about what he wanted. This was about what I wanted, what I needed. I shut the door quietly behind me. The brightly lit hallway was deserted, thankfully. I was still drunk enough that I didn’t trust myself not to. "Sort of," Kelsey giggled.Amanda raised her eyebrows at me, apparently not comprehending."She woke me up and got me hard, then she ran away just as things were about to get interesting, saying I had to wait until tonight. The little teasing brat!" I said wryly."That's not very nice, Kelsey," Amanda grinned."No, but imagine how hard he'll punish me for it later!" Kelsey said excitedly.Amanda burst into laughter, giving her lover another hug."So what is this thing you've got planned for tonight?". Tony signed a receipt and received a tarred envelope bearing Maynard’s seal. Not knowing whether he would have to send back an answer, he sent the man to the kitchen to have a hearty meal. One of the grooms tended the horse and the dragoon retired happily.Tony tore open the envelope to find a single sheet of paper in the hand of Maynard’s secretary. It was brief and to the point.HMS AsiaPortsmouth HarbourNovember 18, AD 1808To Captain Sir Anthony Carter, KBHigh Matcham, BerkshireDear Sir. Maybe I could have handled it differently, and things would have ended up better than they did."That set Colleen off. "You! YOU, Brian, are the only one that did a good job. This has been a screw up the entire way. We're not paying Jack's company to leave you hanging out to dry, waiting to get killed. We're paying – and I mean PAYING – for his people to have stopped this before it came to your doorstep."Don't You Dare try to take the blame, here. I will peel his skin back, before he will put.