All of the eastern towns’ warships were still basic brigs with a square sail on two masts and one or two jibs, the rig that we’d showed them origi...nally. They were fast enough and maneuverable enough to do what they needed to do, in the sea between the mainland and the Island. They didn’t need the topsails that we had added to our ships later, and they certainly didn’t need all the added deckhands and topmen it took to get any use from them.All the cargo ships, though, the ones they were using. "Serving a pitcher of beer every forty minutes or so doesn't count as action."Smiling she reminded Tom, "You promised to buy the wine, and tell me the story of how you came to own Riley's. I'm here to collect on your promise."I never really expected her to take my promise seriously. At best, I hoped she'd come back to see me, but not for the story. I poured her a glass of wine."Thank you," Rebecca said. "Now for the story."Hesitating for a few seconds I thought of what to say. "Well, I worked. Only recently has that changed. By the day I accepted JJ's proposal I made two point five million trading stocks. In some ways, I've always been older than my friends. I started high school the same year JJ did. I think he only went to high school so he could be with me all the time.”I rub her back and say, “Damn, I was trying to keep that secret.” That brings laughter from everyone.Once everyone is finished their laugh I say, “The day I met Kathryn, I knew I wanted to be part of her life in a. This time I smothered it with wet, tender kisses — soon it was wet with my saliva as I stroked my son's naked thighs, thinking how lucky I was.It had been only a few months ago that we'd been sitting together in the living room — my skirt had ridden up, and I knew that he could see a wide expanse of my bare thigh, but it didn't matter, there was nothing erotic about it. I could see that the poor dear had another of his erections, and I went over to him and knelt beside him, struggling to free.