"She has a reputation that stretches around the world. Word has it thatshe could suck the chrome off a car bumper." Be quiet," Helen said sharply to D...rek. "Heidi is married to Chrissieand she's a good friend of mine. She lives by her own rules."That information appeared to be too much for Derek to process. He studiedme again and cupped his hand and whispered something into Helen's ear.When she whispered back to him he shook his head in disbelief. Thewhispering continued for a few minutes then. We’ve hardly gotten to know each other and I’d like to ... really. But...”“Relax, Ari. I don’t sleep with a guy on the first date. I might consider it on the second date, though. There’ll be a second, won’t there?” she asked.“Oh, yes, fair maiden. In fact, I have a tradition that I just started today of going to a movie on New Year’s Day. Would you like to join me?”“What? No football games? I’d love to.” We kissed again and got lost in it for several minutes. “Maybe you should walk me home now. The whole effect was quite spectacular and rather breathtaking.We soon found Ron and Jill and made our way over to their table and took our seats. We had a good view of the band and the dance floor from where we were sitting, but it was the view at the table that caught my attention. Jill was dressed in a satin black dress that highlighted her dark brown hair and big dark eyes. The diamond earrings that dangled seductively from her ears as well as the diamond necklace she wore provided a sharp. However, there is one sound above all else that is guaranteed to wake up even the most sound sleeping captain, at least one that wants to survive to wake up.And Crystal helpfully played that sound at maximum volume, the harsh, blaring siren, along with her announcement that the ship was under attack. I was halfway down the hallway, in my sleeping pants only, before I was fully awake, but the adrenaline rushing through my system was even better then a stimulant shot in making me aware of the.