on?”
“James, the captain from the forty-five footer is really drunk and in the water swimming nude,” Mark said.
Nikki’s light landed on him. He was laughing and swimming around the dock. He had been banging on all the boats as he swam by. Mark said he was always drunk by 10 o’clock. Nikki talked to him and tried to get him to swim in, but he just kept laughing and swimming around.
“Mark, get a rope.”
“I’ve tried that several times,” he replied.
“Mark, where’s The Pipefitter?” Nikki asked.
“It pulled out about midnight. They left you a note in their box,” Mark replied.
“James, come out of there or swim to your boat but get out of the water and go to bed. Jesus, Mark! He gets drunk every night and does this?” she asked.
“No, just every other night,” he replied.
“James, get back on your boat now or you’re leaving in the morning,” Nikki exclaimed.
James finally got back on his boat and everybody went their own way. Nikki went to Jack’s box, got his note, and then went home. The note read, ‘We can’t be so close that we get stopped every day and searched. We are on vacation for a month. We love you two and like being with you, but we must live and be safe. P.S. We put all the stuff from the dock box into the dumpster. See you next year. Love, The 4 of us.’
Nikki didn’t get up until 9 o’clock Sunday morning. After she had her coffee, she went out on the dock and saw that Glenn’s Jeep was already gone. Funny, she didn’t see him last night when James was yelling and swimming.
She went to look at the dock and boats. There were two empty slips that wouldn’t be empty if it weren’t for Glenn and Jim. The “Major” was having coffee on the back of Don’s fifty-seven footer so she went aboard.
This time she didn’t have any Cuban coffee. It had taken two days to get her heart rate back to normal, so she just enjoyed the company. Mark came down the dock to have coffee with the three of them and talk about the last three or four days. Nikki saw Glenn coming down the dock so she went to meet him with a kiss.
“Didn’t you hear that drunken asshole at 2 o’clock this morning yelling and swimming?” She told him about all the people on the dock and the events of last night with James and then asked him where he was this morning.
“I went to see the cops in town and ask them if I’m under suspicion for anything. They said no, I’m not a suspect. Then I asked why I’m being stopped and searched from top to bottom every time I go out. The cops said the Coast Guard and the DEA are looking for a go-fast boat like mine. I asked them why was my friend, on a fifty-foot aft cabin stopped and searched if they are looking for a go-fast. The cop was surprised. I told him he left during the night to ditch the heat, and they all think I had something to do with this. The cop said the Feds never tell them anything,” Glenn explained.
“Maybe you ought to go to the Bahamas or Key West for a month or so? Just to let things blow over,” she said.
“Nikki, the Feds are waiting for something or someone to make a break for it. I’ve told you I’ve done nothing to run from,” he said calmly.
“Bullshit! Something’s wrong. Glenn, I told you that it’s your hill to die on, if you don’t want help,” said Nikki.
“I told you to just forget it. I have nothing to fear. Do you want me to leave until things blow over?” Glenn asked.
“No,” she replied.
“Good, because I can’t, and I wouldn’t,” he said. And with that said, they both went to Nikki’s apartment.
Later that day Nikki was on the dock when Bill, her soon to be ex-husband, walked over to talk to her and said, “Boy, you’ve really got yourself and a lot of other people in trouble! You know your new boyfriend is a smuggler and maybe killed that DEA guy and Jim! Because of your relationship with him everybody on this dock is under suspicion. You watch, everyone is going to leave and the dock
“James, the captain from the forty-five footer is really drunk and in the water swimming nude,” Mark said.
Nikki’s light landed on him. He was laughing and swimming around the dock. He had been banging on all the boats as he swam by. Mark said he was always drunk by 10 o’clock. Nikki talked to him and tried to get him to swim in, but he just kept laughing and swimming around.
“Mark, get a rope.”
“I’ve tried that several times,” he replied.
“Mark, where’s The Pipefitter?” Nikki asked.
“It pulled out about midnight. They left you a note in their box,” Mark replied.
“James, come out of there or swim to your boat but get out of the water and go to bed. Jesus, Mark! He gets drunk every night and does this?” she asked.
“No, just every other night,” he replied.
“James, get back on your boat now or you’re leaving in the morning,” Nikki exclaimed.
James finally got back on his boat and everybody went their own way. Nikki went to Jack’s box, got his note, and then went home. The note read, ‘We can’t be so close that we get stopped every day and searched. We are on vacation for a month. We love you two and like being with you, but we must live and be safe. P.S. We put all the stuff from the dock box into the dumpster. See you next year. Love, The 4 of us.’
Nikki didn’t get up until 9 o’clock Sunday morning. After she had her coffee, she went out on the dock and saw that Glenn’s Jeep was already gone. Funny, she didn’t see him last night when James was yelling and swimming.
She went to look at the dock and boats. There were two empty slips that wouldn’t be empty if it weren’t for Glenn and Jim. The “Major” was having coffee on the back of Don’s fifty-seven footer so she went aboard.
This time she didn’t have any Cuban coffee. It had taken two days to get her heart rate back to normal, so she just enjoyed the company. Mark came down the dock to have coffee with the three of them and talk about the last three or four days. Nikki saw Glenn coming down the dock so she went to meet him with a kiss.
“Didn’t you hear that drunken asshole at 2 o’clock this morning yelling and swimming?” She told him about all the people on the dock and the events of last night with James and then asked him where he was this morning.
“I went to see the cops in town and ask them if I’m under suspicion for anything. They said no, I’m not a suspect. Then I asked why I’m being stopped and searched from top to bottom every time I go out. The cops said the Coast Guard and the DEA are looking for a go-fast boat like mine. I asked them why was my friend, on a fifty-foot aft cabin stopped and searched if they are looking for a go-fast. The cop was surprised. I told him he left during the night to ditch the heat, and they all think I had something to do with this. The cop said the Feds never tell them anything,” Glenn explained.
“Maybe you ought to go to the Bahamas or Key West for a month or so? Just to let things blow over,” she said.
“Nikki, the Feds are waiting for something or someone to make a break for it. I’ve told you I’ve done nothing to run from,” he said calmly.
“Bullshit! Something’s wrong. Glenn, I told you that it’s your hill to die on, if you don’t want help,” said Nikki.
“I told you to just forget it. I have nothing to fear. Do you want me to leave until things blow over?” Glenn asked.
“No,” she replied.
“Good, because I can’t, and I wouldn’t,” he said. And with that said, they both went to Nikki’s apartment.
Later that day Nikki was on the dock when Bill, her soon to be ex-husband, walked over to talk to her and said, “Boy, you’ve really got yourself and a lot of other people in trouble! You know your new boyfriend is a smuggler and maybe killed that DEA guy and Jim! Because of your relationship with him everybody on this dock is under suspicion. You watch, everyone is going to leave and the dock
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