“Tips?” I had a look.“Generally, a crew doesn’t get tips from an owner. When the owner has guests? Up to five grand, depending.”“Depending...?” I said ... then, “Umh ... never mind, I get it.”“Yeah ... that,” she said, “Exceptional services rate excellent tips.”“I suppose I need to set up an account you can draw from?” I suggested.“Purser’s Account? Probably. Are you going to do much sailing?”“Does it matter?”“With a boat this size? If you intend to be on the water, you’ll need a cook and a couple. " laura said feeling excited by being part of a plan. steve liad his idea out to laura, she listened to it and was impressed by it."how long have you been thinking of this?" laura asked with a smirk."thought of it earlier." steve said as he ate his meal"pretty good honey" laura said. she got out her phone and started texting. "what you doing?" steve asked."inviting becky round friday night." laura said smiling. steve and laura went over the plan, it was a thrill for laura to plan a seduction. My parents are out of town and my sister is baby sitting me, but she doesn't care." See you then. Give Nick a big kiss for me." You betcha."Steve and I went through a lot of condoms that weekend; I began to wonder if I was in a contest with my son to see who could get laid the most. I went home early on Sunday afternoon, deliberately hoping to catch Nick and Rosalie in bed together.What's the matter with you, Charlene? Can't you let Nick get his rocks off in peace?No, damn it, I couldn't. Not. Sure, there were probably people out there who were almost as good as me, but after high school it stopped being about showing off or competing with others. I just wanted to find out how good I really was, you know? Most of the time ... it was just so damn easy! For the first few years there was nowhere I couldn't go, no system that could keep me out, no data that was safe. And I guess knowing that kind of put a damper on the rush. It got to be too easy. I was getting better, but my competition.