She gazed at me, took a long drag on her cigarette, stubbed it out in the cut crystal ashtray, and, reaching forward and putting her left hand on my r...ight knee, her deep, pale cleavage spilling out of her red silk dress, said the most beautiful words I have ever heard. “I would be delighted, love.” Breathing harder now, I stood and offered her my hand, making only the weakest of attempts to hide my erection, straining now at the woolen restraint of my suit trousers. She took my hand in hers,. "You've been having one for the last hour," Billie quipped."A hot shower without clothes on stupid!" I'd like to see that!" Billie was in a buoyant mood now he was safe. "Surely it's worth at least a peek after guiding you down that trail? We could do some real bonding." I'd want you to do more than peek but the bonding could be fun." laughed Sally."Am I to be left out?" Gallie interrupted."Not necessary, Gallie. We've shared before. Let's all go in one shower together and do some bonding that. He realized then that she had something important on her mind, but the middle of the night, when all of his thoughts and ideas were set free, wasn’t the right time. He wanted to be alone instead.“I’m bothering you again,” she said. “Am I so much of a bother?”He calmed himself instead of throwing his hands up and ranting and raving, which he easily could have done. Over the last couple of years she had become sensitive to his anger. He tried hard not to show it.“Amanda, what could it be at three. Cyn never moved from her post on the cabin top ... motored to a dock. The dog jumped off, his handler nodded in passing. I struck the Q flag and hoisted our courtesy Australian flag. The Port man stayed on board. I began my duties ... shutting down the engine, electronics and gathering the bags of trash that accumulate during a 17 day passage and generally straightened up paperwork and retrieved a mite of dosh from the safe.A long van stopped at the pier and a passel of brightly dressed females.