She must have seen the consternation in my face, and in reply, raised her hand to her veil, and drew it aside. My heart ceased to beat, as my eyes beh...eld what could not be. Mariah! I longed to speak her name, but dared not, for fear that it would break the spell, and cause her to vanish. She smiled, and stepped toward me. Reaching out, she cradled my face in her hands and whispered, ‘Yes, my love. It’s impossible, but true.’ ‘Mariah…’ The word finally escaped ‘But… but how?’ She climbed up onto. " She indicated a bowl of tiddlywinks on the table. "If it lands on a 3 or 4, Linda takes one, and if it lands on a 5 or 6, Pete takes something off." What's the deal with the counters?" I asked,"You'll find out when you're naked." my girlfriend answered.The game was really simple and went pretty much as I expected. The girls won counters each, and I shed clothes. By the time I was down to my boxers and socks, Linda had got the biggest stash of counters.The die came up with a 6. I took off a. The watch was easily overpowered, and the mate flashed a light to the waiting raiders to call them aboard.The skiff tied up to the side of the Gertrude, and the boarders swarmed onto the main deck. Most of the boarders fanned out to watch the three hatches broaching the main deck from below while Stanly led two seamen to scout the ship.Stanly led his men through the doorway leading under the poop deck. They found the door to the captain's cabin unlocked, so Stanly looked in. The cabin was not. I had been trying to distract her all evening as she found out her partner left her eldest with his mum and gone out clubbing. Which us why they was arguing. Soon her battery ran dead I offered her a charger but she said no il leave it off till morning. We carried on drinking well into the night listening to music probably to loud for the neighbours but we didn't care we was far to drunk by now. The evening was still warm and I been feeling abit sticky in the clothes I was in, I made my excuses.