And not just amazing, it felt... sexual. Like viscerally sexual. I felt like... I dunno, a grown-up I guess? A real person for once. A person who coul...d throw a punch, and hurt somebody and be OK with that. It made me want to fuck and eat a cheeseburger in no particular order.Anyway since then Ethan has been looking a little.. I dunno man-boy to me. The shit I used to think was confidence now seems like lazyness, his bravado seems like dim-wittedness. I know he hasn't changed. It's the same him,. Late to reach his full growth, the ladies hadn't taken him seriously. But with a sailor's tan and wiry muscles from the voyage, he hoped this port call would be different. The more experienced sailors boasted of the pleasures of Port Ruby, and maybe some of them could help show him the ropes.On the deck below, Selim grinned as he stood at the ship's wheel. The steersman worked bare-chested in the warm night. For hours, he had been catching the scents of flowers and spices in his hawk-like nose.. .can't believeit!" Believe it or not... it's true." the old man said with a smile."So... how do we go about our daily lives then?" Denise asked, standingrather awkwardly."Well... first you get on some clothes. Second, you join the rest of theworld who all think this is the way you've been forever." What? How can you make it do that?" Same way I can change you to begin with. Or speed up your pregnancy,Mark. Magic!" Wow! Magic!" Mark said, looking down at himself."What?!" Denise shouted. . I ran a bath for Lacey and let her soak while Lance and I prepared scrambled eggs and toast. After she dressed, we sat at the kitchen table and watched television while we ate. Lance tried to cheer Lacey up but his happy words only succeeded in making her cry. ‘What the hell did you do to her last night?’ ‘He didn’t do anything, Lance. Nothing to hurt me, at least.’ She turned to me with silvery eyes and I reached out and grabbed her hand, giving it a gentle squeeze. ‘Steven’s been an absolute.