It was sunset after the worst day of storm in living memory, towards six that evening."Two of her masts were down, her spars and tackle wreckage on he...r decks. She was heeling over, her cargo having shifted, and seas swept the hull from stem to stern. She hit the shingle bank over there-" at this he gestured to the northwards, "- and several village people and the lighthouse crew hurled themselves into the swirling waters and waded out chest high to the wreck. They brought back six passengers. “I don’t think it leaves much of a stain,” mused Caitlin, “though I usually just take the sheets off and put them straight in the wash, and wipe down the wall if it goes that far.”We both began to get dressed again, pulling up our skirts and putting our bras and blouses back on. We were only just in time as it turned out, as suddenly there was a rattle on the door, and we heard a voice outside.“Bloody hell, I had the room booked from three. They can’t still be in there. What in God’s name are. She seemed interested in my military duties, and I was interested in her likes and dislikes.I got her phone number at the sorority house, and we dated for the rest of my senior year. She was aware that after graduation I would be gone for about nearly nine months for active duty training. Because of my commitment and her schooling, we did not make any long-range plans.I kept in touch with Sue through phone calls and letters. About six weeks into my basic training I had a long weekend pass. Sue. ” “Okay I just wanted to know.” “What are you doing tomorrow? Would you like to hang out at the fair, until I have to ride?” “I was going to go to the fair with my son. So yea we can hang. What do you mean by ‘ride’?” “I am a bull rider.” Thinking to myself wow he is nuts. I couldn't’t wait to see him again. I wondered if we were together or not but I did not want to ask him, then my phone rang. “What are we?” he asked me. “I don’t know, I was wondering that myself. What do you want to be?” I.
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