Thomas had planned to invite his officers for dinner, but that was not to be. A little before the start of the First Dog Watch, signal flags appeared ...again. This time, it was the commodore inviting the captains to dinner. Therefore, Thomas had to send his compliments and the prepared food and drink to the wardroom whilst he hurriedly changed into his Nº2 uniform, complete with 50-guineas sword and the star and sash of his knighthood.Still, he was curious to meet his fellow captains and to see. “I always wanted to try this with you, but you always shot me down. I guess better late than never!”“So can I be naked when your friends come over?” She said to test him.I could see in my father’s face she was testing him, but he said, “Yep, anytime.”I looked at my mother’s face and I think he might have called her bluff which made me have a chuckle.“What are you laughing at?” my dad said.“I think you called Mama’s bluff, so I think you might have to force her to be naked.”“Is that so?” With a. Her new-found composure held, but barely. Because they talked frequently, Sean knew all about what Jacobs had done. For the first time, he had a strong emotional incentive in a match.Once he had gotten locked into his proper weight class, Sean had been pointing at this match since practice started, and not just because of Sarah. He was honestly beginning to believe that he had championship potential. Above all, though, he believed that he owed it to Phyllis and the others. He loved those women,. There were people in the world that would be glad to have her life. Finished mentally berating herself, she quickly turned to Michael to help curb the direction of her thoughts. ‘That was fun. You have a wonderful family Michael.’ ‘They’re not my family, they’re Nate’s.’ Michael inwardly cringed at his own words. He sounded harsh. Lila turned to look at him. She saw the tenseness of his expression and realized he was uncertain about the Robison’s role in his life. But the love they had for him.