His asset portfolio is about the size of a telephone book. He’s got offshore accounts that cannot be frozen, regardless of incarceration. His net wo...th is somewhere in the ballpark of forty-three to forty-four million dollars.’ Mum coughed and my mouth was open. I head the noise in the lounge room stop, and I’m pretty sure Mary and Nicole’s conversation was interrupted because the house went dead silent. ‘Fuck me!’ Mum Mumbled. Then her hand went to her mouth, and she blinked. ‘Pardon.’ I. Do you have a packed suitcase?’ Since this was the first indication I’d had that we would be staying on the ship I had not brought a case and told her so. ‘My driver will take you home so you can collect enough for say ten days and then bring you to the dock. You will need at least one formal dinner outfit, some clothes for dirty work and some ordinary work clothes such as you are wearing now.’ I had not thought of my clothes as ‘ordinary’ since I had made quite an effort but I wasn’t going to. “What do you mean?” she asked, her voice cracking. “I went to the doctor's a while back and found out something.” She started crying. He knew how much her heart was breaking because it mimicked his own. “I won't be around much longer,” he said. As she cuddled close to Tasha, he wanted to cry. He knew that this was hurting her. He hated to see her in so much pain. “I will talk to you in the morning,” he said, and left as Tasha comforted her.(_)(_)(_) The door creaked as someone slipped into the. She broke our kiss, clapped her hands together and said, “Ooh, it’s starting.”Well, I couldn’t complain. The kiss was great. The memory of her warm, soft, pale pink lips on mine lingered through the whole show. She held my hand and snuggled up against me. At the end, I leaned in for another kiss. And felt that kiss lingering on my lips the whole drive back to her house.I walked her to the door. Both of us said what a good time we had, me asking her if we could get together again on.