We had permanent smiles whenever we were together, people remarked how our eyes lit up whenever the other walked into the room, many attested to heari...g us making love, yes I remember that, how could I forget that passion, often twice a day even after twenty five years together. Yes often twice a day until that birthday.It was a Friday remember. As always, on your birthday I would take the day off, especially if I was working lates or nights, if I was on earlies I would take the day after off.. ”I wasn’t going to blab about my naughtyboy20 persona so I just kissed the corner of my mother’s mouth and gave a small shrug of my shoulders.“I’ve been watching you, mum,” I whispered. “I’ve wanted to touch you so much. The other night I was going to tell you what was on my mind. I’d hoped you’d understand, and because we love each other we could just be together.” I stepped back a pace and began to unbuckle my belt.My mother stared at me. “If you show me that, Robert, then there’s no going. Jon told me that almost every girl had a boyfriend in the crew.We were preparing for a “WestPac” (Western Pacific) cruise and would be gone the better part of a year. Jon and I had become close friends and were playin’ Backgammon one day when he asked if I had heard about “the changes?” I hadn’t, and he said because so many women were getting pregnant and having to be released from the ship that ‘the powers that be’ were coming up with a plan to stop the pregnancies. But, he didn’t know any. “Well I am having such a nice time that I don’t want this to end,” Julie replied, and then she added, “I have a big beautiful pool in my back yard, and with Clark and Tyler both being away, we can continue our girls’ day with some sun, water, and maybe a margarita or two!”“Oh that sounds perfect,” Charlotte replied, but then she frowned and said, “But I don’t have a bathing suit, and what would I tell Jamie if I go home to get one?”“Well you can borrow one of my suits, and you can tell Jamie.