We took down the sail and started the motor for the remainder of our voyage. John brought us in like the expert sailor he was. It did not take long to... secure the boat and prepare for our trip home.I paused on the dock, trying to lock in the memories. I really didn't want to leave. I had enjoyed my time with John. We always got along well together. Then I thought of how much fun it would be to experience the same adventure with Anna. At present, it seemed like only a dream. But who knew, I. .. mumble really, in my sleep. I didn't know I did it until Tara told me that I did. Tara suggests that she's heard me say the names Taylor and Bouncer more than a few times. And she suggests that Bill must also have heard me say your name and maybe he got ... well annoyed about that as well." I can understand that that wouldn't do much for a man's self-esteem. I ... well one time, I was with a ... anyway she called out someone else's name at a very inopportune moment. Kind a squashed my ego. “Yeah, thanks. Thanks a lot.” I said, taking it from her.As I poured it into my mouth, I was both thankful and confused. Something about it just didn’t quite taste the same. But after several days without anything in my system other than that red shit, I was happy for anything.I handed Jennifer the bottle back and continued to ponder.“Was I actually a vampire?” I asked myself.“Do you need to go someplace? Home?” Jennifer asked with concern in her voice.“Uhm, not really. Not yet. I just need to. Sherry sighed. Alex sighed.“It’s hard being a parent,” Sherry said.It was hard being a parent, and perhaps harder for the Cages than most couples. Upon learning that she was pregnant, the couple had agreed that they would both be awake when Otterly woke, returned from school, ate dinner, and went to bed. One of them would always be awake when Otterly was around. It meant that their normal work habits of sleeping when tired and working when awake, had undergone a major change. They took more.