A scraggly, white-bearded old man emerged from the sterncastle. He carefully eyed the unauthorized passenger as yet more of the crew gathered around. ...��What’s yer name boy?’ the captain sneered. ‘Ab…’ The youngster’s eyes darted among the surrounding horde, never settling on any one man for more than an instant before finally finding their way to the captain. ‘Abner.’ A ripple of snickers wound its way through the crowd. Captain Gregg raised one of his bushy eyebrows. ‘Abner, is it?’ The youth. She opened the back door of her Lincoln and then she climbed in and gestured for me to follow. I did with alacrity. Again, we were talking as old friends, but my hand was on her knee and hers was on mine. Her skirt was riding up slightly and I could feel the softness of that white skin of hers. She tossed her high heels off and I glanced down at her perfect feet. Then I leaned in and gave her the softest kiss ever. I wanted her to feel my true love and adoration, and not just my lust for her.. As he was coming to feel more like Cassandra, the woman he loved became bent, haggard and pale.?You were willing to sacrifice your pride, Cassie-I know you meant well-but the municipal council doesn?t approve of what you were doing. It just isn?t right. They?ll get me the medicine-I trust them.?The trusting woman flickered then vanished from the LCD screen in the Kellogg Building.?You really watch any of that crap?? snickered Gerald Potestakaptos, the Prefect of the Municipal Committee for. It was her plan though, and she must have thought about how she'd feel about me screwing another woman. It wasn't like I'd gone out looking for somebody.I'd completely forgotten about the offer Billy and I had made to my father until I drove into Billy's yard and saw him and Billy standing by his old Studebaker talking together. Billy was holding up several thin discs he'd cut from various types of wood. It looked to me like he was giving my father a crash course in Hardwoods 101. That meant my.