+++++ I woke the next morning and tidied up the boat, went into town to pick up some new charts and a newspaper, then came back to the boat and fired ...p the diesel. As the engine warmed-up Turtle-man poked his head out his hatch and looked at me. ‘You taking off?’ he asked. ‘Yes, Hank, I am. Sorry.’ ‘You headed south?’ I grunted nonsensically while I cast off my lines and backed out of finger-piered slip, then moved off down the Elizabeth River. I looked back once to see Turtle-man working on. .."Pulling back, she grins at him and raises her hands to his cheeks. "Oh, Sammy," she says, her voice husky as a look of concern crosses her features playfully. "You're burning up."His fingers grip her bottom. "I'll show you burning up..."She walks him back toward their bed, hands slipping beneath his t-shirt. "I believe you're feverish."The light bulb turns on as she removes his shirt and pushes him down on the bed. This is a game. She wants him to play along. "I am rather warm," he answers. M. the next day, the door buzzer sounded again.Cheri rolled out of bed. "Dad, no."It wasn't her father. It was Waren, Peltier, and the whole crew. They letthemselves in. It looked like they were doing retakes. Cheri recognizedthe actress and the sets.Cheri showered at the Fit-n-Pretty. Her father picked her up forbreakfast."Where's Tesla?" Cheri asked."Working," her father said.Cheri hadn't known that Tesla had a job.Oh. Probably cleaning up after the shoot. Cheri checked her specs.Sunday.. "Sex is my vice, but I've rolled the dice lots of times." "How could you do that?" "In craps the dice get passed from player to player. When they were passed to my dates it was fairly common for them to ask me to roll for them. I guess a lot of guys get off on having a hot blond roll the dice for them at a craps table." "For the past year you've led a very exciting life, haven't you." Kelly sighed, "I'm sorry Timmy." I reached over and patted her thigh. "You don't have to apologize. Were past.