After pouring us each a glass of the bubbly gold liquid and handing me a glass, he said, "On behalf of the crew and Mr. Peterson, I would like to welc...me you aboard."We toasted and I was so happy when the tall handsome captain took my glass from me and set it down. Taking me in his arms, he kissed me on the lips and said, "You are our honored guest, Miss, and I'm here to serve you." Thank you, captain," I said. "I didn't get your name." I'm sorry. I'm Captain Rick," he replied."I'm Courtney," I. Tim wanted a lot more out of a relation with a woman than that. He wanted it all – love, companionship, and romance. Of course, he was somewhat emotionally crippled because of his first marriage with Joyce. She had really torn him apart, and he found it very hard to trust women. The only person he totally trusted, was Benny.The thing was that Benny wasn’t some 16 year old kid who didn’t know anything about life. Benny was essentially 62 years old. He had been married, he’d had kids, and he had. “The two of them sound like we did at their ages,” Bill remarked.“Yes, they sure do.” Jenny affirmed.“So, how do we get them together?” asked Bill.“Leave it to me, Bill. Mary is going to seduce Bob and when he’s ready, we’re going away for a long weekend.”The following day, Jenny took Mary shopping. During the drive to the mall, Jenny told Mary that she needed to *********** clothes that were sexy and accentuated her figure. When they entered the first clothing store, Mary chose three modest. " He had said that almost haltingly, for my ex-wife had been Polish, and good memories of that marriage had been outnumbered by bad ones.Yes, it is one thing to promise, "I will visit her grave, someday." It is another thing to keep that promise. I recalled that promise one Thanksgiving weekend, when I was in the library and noticed its collection of telephone books. On a whim, I looked up my home town and the name "Sieczka". No Sieczka at the address once Jenny's, but there was a Thaddeus.