In the months that followed, Emma aced her tests. Tim stocked the ship with all the goods needed for a round the world trip. The only thing he had for...ot were tampons which Emma caught at the last minute. They were all ready to go and just had to await for the weather to clear. All of those beautiful December days went by but because Tim had set the 3rd of January as the launch date, it seemed like a portend of what might to come.Tim named the schooner Manhattan Emma. She was so happy as she. She was wearing a Leather dress with a white top. And a short Leather jacket. "Hey, nice thing, you look very cool...", she said to me, looking at the excited bump in my Leather Jeans. "Thank you, you don't look bad in Leather yourself either Jessi... Let those girls beware!...", I exclaimed, as I greeted Erik-Jan by pressing my shoulder against his.A couple of guys and girls from our neighborhood were already waiting for us in the pub. And they were impressed by the look of the three of us, as. "No thanks." As they made a beeline past the bar they all gotat least three or four but pinches or pats. Sally and Jenna seemedused to it, their butts conditioned like a seasoned guitar player'sfingertips, but Katie and Michelle peeped and winced with everypinch, which only drove the boys wilder. The heat of the club, and the confidence of going out and not onlypassing as a girl, but passing as a hot girl and getting hit on,combined with the smell of beer, sticky spilt bourbon and coke,perfume,. .. yes of course," she said, her eyes glazed, senses dulled by strain, fatigue and rejection.The doctor patted her on the back gently."He's delirious with the pain. I wouldn't let anything he says in this condition worry me."Miranda was in tears."But what shall we do? All our money is gone. We have nowhere to go, nowhere to stay." Look," said Welty, "your husband is going to have to stay here for a few days. I took the liberty of contacting Ellen Graves, Reverend Graves' wife, while you were.