I secured what I could and battened all the hatches. Her blonde hair was cut short for easy maintenance on the boat. I longed for a stiff drink and some soothing sex. After a long day battling a ferocious storm and a few slugs of rum, I was weak. All I wanted was for this to end, to return me to my sheltered life. She had on the tiniest bikini known to man. My charts showed that I was still about 10 miles offshore. Although this was a Class A marina, with all the amenities, it was also quite expensive. A beautiful face, and a rockin’ body. They were spending a year aboard, cruising around Florida. The wind whipped up to 25-30 knots and it started pelting rain. I was now out of sight of the land; nothing but open water in every direction, with a big storm bearing down on me.
