Copyright 2014 by D.J. Winters All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, i...ncluding photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, names, incidents, organizations, and dialogue in this novel are either the. Especially with their sail still out.“Helm, hard to starboard. Let loose all sails!”We had no way to rapidly take in our sails. The pirate ships simply lowered their yard and the sail went with it, but then it took a lot of work to raise the yard again with the sail attached. We kept our yards up on the masts and pulled the sails up to them when we didn’t want them showing.The jibs could be dropped quickly, they just fell onto the deck where our sailors folded them up, but the sails had to be. I assured him that I would look after Lori. Lori was beginning to stir from her sleep but she kept her eyes closed. "Mmmm, that feels so nice Duke. Where's Brett?" Here on the bed with us." "Can he join in now?" "Of course!" I swapped to the other side of the bed so I could kiss Lori while Duke slowly made love to her. We kissed tenderly and she opened her eyes. She looked happy and pleased with herself. "Thank you, Brett. I love my new necklace!" "Thank you, Lori. I love my new wife!" We. I walked down to the river and soaked my head in the water to wake me up, as well as help tame my hair. When I lifted my head from the river, I found Giuseppe and Hector had joined me. After relieving ourselves we walked back up to the campfire where the ladies handed us each a cup of coffee. We sat drinking our coffee and enjoying the quiet of the morning.Twenty minutes later the camp was no longer quiet, with everyone up and the hustle and bustle of morning with families and kids began. I.