” “How old are you?” “Nineteen,” Winnie replied, wiping the tears from her cheeks. “I celebrated my birthday on the ship. Captain Roberts ...as extra nice to me that day. He had the ship’s cook fix me a nice fish dinner and even a small cake that he fed to me.” “I’m sure he was,” hissed Miss Lenore. “How is it you’re not carrying child?” “He’d spill his seed on my stomach or take my ass.” Miss Lenore sighted. “Let’s establish some ground rules Winnifred–” “Winnie, please.” “Alright then, Winnie.. Then, Steffi collapsed onto me. As was beginning to form into a pattern, she fell asleep atop me -- this I took as the ultimate compliment to my lovemaking abilities.Because this time I didn't have a condom to retrieve, I let her sleep, with me slowly deflating inside her. Feeling her body relax and the little twitches of her legs against mine as her slumber deepened was a moving experience for me. I felt her in all her vulnerability, and I was going to take care of this woman.I pulled the. I spent several minutes walking the coin across the back of my fingers, using only the knuckles. Meili was studying my hands very intently. Suddenly, the coin disappeared. Meili gasped. ‘What happened?’ I asked. ‘Meili, did you take my coin?’ Meili giggled, and spoke to me for the first time. ‘No,’ she said, ‘What did you do with it?’ It was amazing to hear a prefect British accent coming from this tiny little Chinese girl. ‘Me?’ I exclaimed, ‘Me? I didn’t do anything with it.’ I opened both. I took off my small pack and sat. ‘Are you out here by yourself then?’ ‘Oh, no. My husband just decided he wanted to explore a little side trail for a while. I’m going to meet him up there’ – she indicated a direction farther down the trail – ‘in a little while. Now I’m just waiting and enjoying the day. Even more now that you’ve come along. Are you by yourself?’ ‘Just today. My boyfriend and I usually walk out here together but he couldn’t come today.’ After a few seconds I added, ‘We’ve never.