I wanted to enjoy it again. With how hard he was, maybe I’d even get seconds.His hand reached down and pawed at my chest, trying to get a good grip ...despite the awkward angle and the kitchen table being in the way. I did my best to accommodate, rising up on my knees and angling my head a different way. This entire experience was for him to enjoy, I wanted it to be perfect in as many ways as I could. Although it was all for him, I found myself surprisingly eager as well. The way he acted, so. You know I like control, Kevin."I nodded before realizing where she was going with this. "You can't beserious?" I shouted.Jess was surprised by my reaction. I rephrased it in a more docile tone,"You really want me to be a shampoo girl. You really want the burden ofrunning our company alone."Jess put her hand on my shoulder and said, "It's not a burden on me. Ilove running the company. I love running the shops. The look of respectand deference I get satisfies me. I love it when I get it from. The problem wuz that the Ku Klux Klan wuz alive an' well in Missouri an' tryin' ta keep Grant from bein' elected. Since nearly all nigger men could vote and not all of the White male population could, yet, the KKK wuz tryin' ta intimidate the niggers ta keep them from votin' fer Grant. Rarely, this involved friendly persuasion, but mostly it involved physical threats against a man an' his family. The Army wuz out in force tryin' ta protect the niggers, but they wuz jus' havin' so-so luck.I wuz. As I stepped from the stairs to the deck the loud speaker announced, “Attention all hands! The Commander In Chief is now aboard.” That was followed by ‘Stars and Stripes’ as I walked across the deck to the Island.“Prepare to cast off all lines.”I felt the ship move as tugs started to pull the ship away from the dock. It takes several large tugs to maneuver a ship this size to or away from the dock and into the channel. Tides and currents play havoc in narrow channels and ports with large ships..