I'd held Isidora in almost the same way many months ago."Nika, do you know what I wish?" No." She sniffled"I wish there could be two of me. One to lov...e Isidora, and one would love you." I paused for a moment; the tears were still falling. "But, you know that's impossible. I'm only one man, I only have one heart, and that heart is already taken." Could you really love me?" She queried."Yes, if I were twins, one of me could definitely love you."Finally the tears slowed. "You don't know how hard. Cindy whispered in the captain's ear and excused herself to the company. "I must have an early night. It has been such a tiring day. Goodnight all. Oh, Zenobia and Mary Anne, I think you'll make splendid whores. Mustapha will see you to your—er—cabin in a short while." I must be going too," said Carruthers. He said a few words to the stewards in the Somali dialect. They replied politely. Then he spoke to Mustapha, first in the dialect and then in English."Slack water in an hour, Mustapha, we. ’ ‘No shaved ice. On the rocks okay?’ ‘You bet,’ I said as I moved to a stool near her table. As Debbie sat my Scotch down, I had my back to the black headed girl’s table, but if I turned as if Iwas watching the band, it was clearly in view. I could hear most conversation quite clearly. Shortly, one of the attorney brothers approached her table and asked ir he could buy her a drink. She smiled as she replied, ‘you can sit and talk to me, but I buy my own drinks, okay?’ ‘Liberated woman, huh?’. And some good-looking men in swimming trunks, oo-la-la!"Brenda wiggled her eyebrows. She seemed to be able to find male company on her vacations, based on her stories and pictures she shared. I hadn't seen her in a steady relationship here, though."Of course, a good-looking woman like you – you probably had a choice of swains. Maybe one for the morning, and one for the afternoon?" I asked, trying to wiggle my own brows. We often had some gentle flirting going, but nothing serious. She was two.