I had to ask Jane since it was she who had to do most of the work. She readily agreed and I told the guys the next day that the party was on.The dinne...r went well and the wine flowed freely and we were all in high spirits when we went into the living-room for some coffee and brandy.Jane put some music on the stereo and soon Joe asked my wife to dance. She looked over at me and I nodded my content. Nick asked Angela, Joe's wife, that left me with Sharon who of course was Nick's wife.Sharon was. She'd discussed it with Warren, who advised her to talk to the man. Good advice, and she was considering it, but it was difficult.She hoped today Mr. Doherty might notice, because they had had a quiz the day before, and she felt she had done well on it. If she had, maybe then he might notice that, this year, she was trying.Mr. Doherty waited until close to the end of the class to pass out the quizzes. He went from desk to desk, making a comment on each. Then he came to her. "And, now we have. He said, "I was flogged fer sassin' the first mate over the way the hosses were bein' treated. By the way, did they survive the storm?" We don't know. This is the first thing we've heard about horses. Where are they? Dammit, they'er more valuable than anything else on this boat. Please show us where they are." They're in the hold, the next level down from here. If y'all he'p me ta walk, I'll show ye." Amos threw Jim's arm over his shoulder and practically carried him where Jim said to go. We. “I also wanted to tell you,” she continued, “that I have kinda of a crush on you and you’re a good person and you’ve always treated me good even before the revenge sex date happened.”“I like you Aya. I really do. If I didn’t you wouldn’t be here. In fact the only reason April is here is because I like you. The problem is, I don’t trust either of you. From what I’ve heard recently, our sex wasn’t the only revenge sex you’ve taken out on her,” I said.Aya looked down at the floor. She took a hit.