It began over lunch, or more correctly, it began over my lunch. The distinction is important because I ate and she... she... well she performed. Not r...ally performed, she basically sat motionless, but in doing so, she basically performed.Let me explain if I can. I have lived alone for many years now, my wife left me for another man. There might have been a poetic justice in it all if she left me for a younger man, but he was older, much older than I, older and richer. Anyway, over the years, my. She said her name was "Honey." I asked if that was a nickname. Honey replied, "No, that's my name. My dad was a beekeper. When I was born, it was a natural for him to name me Honey!" That started us on conversations about family, names, and small talk in general.We had a nice meal together, and got to know each other between bites of food. When our server brought the check, I reached for it. She placed her hand on mine and said, "No, this is mine. You were kind enough to invite me to share your. My dad had invited all the subcontractors and their families to a huge Christmas party. I felt my stomach drop when I saw Jesse walk into the room. He smiled at me, but we didn’t have the opportunity to talk until much later. By this time, I was pretty happy from the amount of margaritas I had consumed. He was standing next to me talking to one of the other guests, named Mike. Mike said, “Wow! Ash, you clean up pretty nice. I would have never guessed this body was under all your flannel. Jumping lightly to the deck Seth waved toward the stern of the ship. "Bo'sun Meltath should be around the bridge be my guess. With the First taking the prize he be acting First and should be setting watch while the Captain's occupied. Come with me and we see if we be finding him."Without waiting to see if they followed the rangy pilot started walking quickly aft. Nesho started after him but Sosho stood rooted as if she hadn't heard anything that had been said. Dent came up to her and putting.