" Are you sure you're up to this?" I asked my wife. She smiled and nodded.Then Kathy came over and hugged the both of us. Then Clay and Kathy started ...o kiss, and I pulled away and sat down in the recliner.I was thrown by the sight of my wife's 56 year old naked body held tight up against Clay's perfect 21-year old frame. But if our young stud had any hesitation he didn't show it. He kissed her like a lover would. Her skin under his fingertips was the smoothest ivory. Her hand, wedding ring. He was John!The day last forever, but it finally ended. Mom made John swallowanother sleeping pill that night.Monday morning, as John got up and got dressed, Mom came up and toldhim that he wouldn't be going to school today. "Alice, your Dad and Ihave talked this over, and we've agreed that we have to take you to adoctor this morning. Something really appears to be the matter withyou, and you seem awfully disturbed." Mom, please!" begged John, near tears again. A doctor? Was. She had a small face, slightly c***dlike in appearance with thin lips and big bulbous eyes. She smiled as she caught his eye, and he returned the smile.'Feeling better?' he asked as if stating it.'Better, yeah, thank you.' she answered, 'your very kind.''Doing no more that any other would.' he said as if defending his kindness.'You be surprised,' she argued back, 'most just think I am being a drunk and ignore me.''Really?''Yeah, you get used to it after a while.' she continued, 'part of life. The cargo consisted of furs, some native handicrafts, oak mast timbers, samples of food, and some fish that had been salted down. Also included were several cases of citrus fruits.Roger boarded a platoon of his finest troops along with their weapons for protection. The English Captain asked how long Roger thought the passage would take and was shocked when Roger replied "No longer than ten days I would expect. It all depends on fuel usage. We cannot obtain fuel for our ships in England so have.