I’m in shock as I see blood flowing from the wound at a rapid rate, and I feel decidedly queasy. One of the team brings me out of my trance, screami...g for me to get some towels to wrap around the hand. I snap myself out of my stupor and grab a handful of towels from the drawer and hand them over, feeling as though I’m going to throw up at any second. Everything grinds to a halt as the crew first aider tends to the wounded man, desperately trying to stem the flow of blood, which is turning towel. "They broke up their little meeting before I could get close enough to hear anything. Do you think Captain Ross is part of that little club?" Don't know, but I think we should assume he is," The Chief said. "He probably thinks that the Mayor will help him become Chief when I retire." Probably so," I said."What did you find out last week?" The Chief asked."I found out that CSC holds the contract to supply maintenance and repair parts for our motor fleet and they have been the low price bidder. They talked for a little while and then decided to go to bed. It had gotten cold too, unseasonably cold. Ted turned down the lamp, climbed in his bunk and pulled the sheet over him. As he tried to get his shorts off a bolt of lightning flashed and he saw Mandy frozen in the act of dropping her shorts. Then there were two more flashes in a row and he saw she was diving into her own bed. He remembered she wasn't wearing panties under those shorts, so all she had on now was the T shirt. He got his. “You are very beautiful and special Tanya, I would have slept with you without your Mothers suggestion.” He kissed me on the cheek.We went back into the bar and I spotted my Mum waiting at the bar. He kissed me again and disappeared into the club somewhere.I sat down next to my Mum straight faced.“Well darling, another step closer to becoming a true woman.”We didn’t speak much after that, We were approached but guy after guy and bought drinks and chatted to. I couldn’t wait to get back to my.