I have brought him here to help you out. He has a very tactical mind and may offer some ideas.”Braundar’s eyes were wide as he bowed his head in s...hame. “My apologies, my King, I shall relieve myself from duty.”Mark stated, “No you won’t! I don’t know anything about this ship! I’m just here to discuss options ... So what are our options? Do we have any weapons? What is the ETA of the missile? Do we have shields? If we have shields, can they withstand a nuclear explosion?”Braundar thought for a. Of course there might not be a date with Matty on Monday since I had no idea of what the outcome of our visit to the supply closet would be. At the time it had seemed to me that she was pretty broken up over the fact that she had been unfaithful. I guessed that it would just have to be a case of wait and see.Monday started out bad. Neither Matty or Sonia would make eye contact with me and I started thinking that I was going to get a night of rest. That idea disappeared at lunch. I was sitting. As we slowly ate our way through the sumptuous Spanish offerings that the waiter kept bringing, and sipped on margaritas, the conversation became more animated and our laughter got louder.Samantha was terrific fun to be with, and despite our age difference, we had a lot in common.As the night flew by, I became more enchanted by the intelligent, witty young woman across the table. The fact that she was drop-dead gorgeous was a bonus.I was deeply in love.As we rose to leave, my heels became. Apparently, he did not want anyone else to witness the conversation despite the fact everyone was sleeping except for the ass-focused Mr. Candleford and Essie and Lovey, the blonde and brunette bookends on all fours beneath him. They all moved out onto the windswept deck that muffled their voices and allowed them to converse in private."I wanted to let you lads in on the deal but things happened so fast I didn't have a chance to fill you in on the details."The Skipper and Gallagher moved closer.