”“Okay, Beth. Thanks for your help.”I’d broken the ice with Beth, now I had to find a way to talk to her again.- - - - -I didn’t see Beth ag...in until graduation day. She was selected as the Valedictorian and no one was surprised. As she stood at the podium giving her speech and wearing her cap and gown, she looked abnormally attractive. I was not into her words of wisdom, so I began to fantasize about her. As she spoke, I came up behind her and slowly removed her robe, then wrapped my arms. So last week he arrived and I stayed back with another girl who needed to work late.His name was Chris, and he was around late 30's so a few years younger than myself. As he serviced and cleaned the pc, we just chatted about work and the local area, usual chitchat, but as I stood over him as he started connecting everything back up, he kept looking me up and down. He started asking about me, and I told him I was married with two k**s, and answered all his questions. Then he started. Essie Sorrel on the other hand liked the thought that someone found her attractive and even desirable yet. Her husband sure as hell didn't anymore. Not that he ever did all that much. Just maybe when the old son of a bitch is out somewhere she just might let ol' Eddie have a little taste of what he wanted so bad. Reluctantly she decided no there would only be trouble if she followed through on that line of thinking. After all look what happened over at the Cavanaughs' place last year when. And coffee.”“I’ll see what cook has available.”“Excellent!”I snacked, ate a fruit tart and drank half a bottle of tokay. Then coffee. I was in bed quite early.As expected, Johann Orth visited my dreams, wearing a naval jacket.The Saint Margaret acquired a full cargo, most of it bound for Montevideo, some for Buenos Aires across the Plata. It was over 50 meters long and had a master, a small deck crew, a dozen men in the engine room, and a steward and a cook. Johann Orth was “owner” and imagined.