Even at first glance, she was strikinglyattractive, despite how she was dressed, looking young although she wasprobably in her mid-30s. Her dark brune...tte hair was cut very short, butit framed her gorgeous face. The bone structure, full lips, and big browneyes were set in such a way that even her lack of makeup did nothing todetract from her beauty. Her clothes were unusual for a woman at Calico.She was wearing a dark brown, pin-striped suit, white shirt, flat loafersand a subtle print tie.. "When?" Dal asked."When do you suggest?" I wouldn't mention it until the Red Sea," he said."Why that far?" Big sharks. Lots and lots of big hungry sharks." He started laughing and hung up.I hate it when he does that.The Gabriella was weeks old when we purchased passage from Monte Carlo to New Zealand. A center castle vessel of the times, she carried general cargo and had a schedule of stops at some exotic places.The scheduled stops were La Spezia, Naples, and Gioia Tauro, Italy.Damietta, Egypt,. After taking a few sips, he told me to try to saysomething. In a hoarse but squeaky voice I asked him, "What do you wantme to say?'He smiled and said that it was good that I was able to develop sound.He said that my vocal chords were weak from non-use, and that is why Iwas hoarse and squeaky. He told me he would send me home and not rewiremy mouth shut, but to take it easy on the voice. "Keep it to shortwords and sentences" he said."How long?" I squeaked.He said that is the nice part of it. . "Oh, Michael," Judy purred, wrapping her arms around him and hugging him tightly, pressing her soft, warm, sensuous body against his. Something about the sight of all that money was making her feel all hot and passionate."We did it, Sis, we did it," Mike observed happily. "No more kissing the ass of that tight-fisted Old Bastard for crummy nickels and dimes. We really pulled it off!" Oh, Michael," she repeated huskily. With one hand she unbuttoned the raincoat so she could press herself still.