Forewarned is forearmed, or so they say, and setting the alarms turned out to be a good thing. When I was jolted awake, the bulkhead clock told me it ...as almost two in the morning. I had lain down to sleep at one when my shift ended but when the radar alarm went off, I was jumpy enough to be up in a flash.I went to the cockpit where Dean was studying the radar. A boat, not a very big one, but definitely boat shaped, had broken that one-mile limit and the radar let us know. You could push a. . I don’t want to lose you either, but…” His heart seized up in his chest, because he could feel the train coming, warning bell ringing in his head. “…b-but if it means losing my Sis, I don’t want to see you anymore.” Fresh tears stirring in her eyes, she looked at him, whispering, “P-please don’t hate me.” Vice-like, his chest seemed to constrict further, but he managed anyway, pulling her to him in a one-armed embrace, “I’ll never hate you, Jen. Talk to her, and do whatever you need to do. I. Jon leaned over to try to kiss her. Suddenly, Mandy put her hand over her mouth to stop him. ‘John, I really like you,’ she whispered breathily into his ear. ‘I mean a lot. But we can’t have sex or even kiss. It is not that I don’t want to…I just can’t. I can’t explain it. I just can’t.’ Her words cause Jon’s heart both to soar and plummet at the same time. Mandy saw the confusion on Jon’s face, and continued. ‘Don’t worry, honey, it’s not like I have a boyfriend or something. I haven’t had a. .. Manahan’s.”“Ha, ha, ha Grandma, Dad told me about Duffy Manahan. From what he said to me about him he’s every man’s dream ... has women falling all over him.”“I don’t know about that Corey. And why is your Dad spreading such rumors about my business partner?”“Dad said he and GRANDPA were business partners.”“That’s right Corey but he’s my business partner now. I’ll ask him to come to the game with me. I bet he would enjoy it. We’ve been friends for years.”“Sounds great Grandma. I’m excited.