D.’ the note read. ‘Why didn’t you bring some of that Florida sunshine up with you? Thought you could use something to perk you up. Let me know ...f you need anything else — M. P.S., Columbian coffee with cream, sweetener and Swiss white chocolate. I think you’ll like it. Trust me.’ ‘Could the jig be up?’ I thought to myself. The coffee is exactly the way I like it. I know I’d mentioned it to her before on the phone. I sipped the brew and sure enough, just as I liked it. ————————————————- Room. A man in my position enjoys certain privileges. Perks, if you like. You trainees are my responsibility and thus, one of my perks. I am like the gatekeeper of your career Abi. If you please me today, I can open to gate so you can start collecting and enjoying your own perks. You do want to please me, dont you? Abi wondered if he could be suggesting what she thought he was suggesting. She hoped that it wasnt. Of course!, she said, a little too brightly! Laura pleased me very much, Abi. You have a. Itlooks like you may just get a small bruise from this," he replied as hecaressed her nylon covered leg. Her soft skin coupled with the silkyfeeling of the pantyhose was enough to send Scott over the top. "Thosepantyhose you have on must be bulletproof haha. They saved you from anybroken bones," he joked.Just then Jessie realized that this boy had found out that he waswearing pantyhose. What must Scott think of him? Oh crap! The pantyhosewere not noticeable from afar but up close they were. Were it good luck, I would have been free long ago. At last, my shift ends and I can get some sleep. My hands are numb from the cold that has quickly set in. It used to frighten me. I used to worry about losing my hands when I worked during the nights. Now, the raw numbness is only a minor inconvenience. As I settle into my cot, I hear the snores of my bunkmate above me. Anoush is graying with age. He has been on this ship even longer than Captain Matin. Some of the crew even say that Anoush.