Tawny had returned to Silos, looked over the old ranch with him, and finally agreed his plans for it just might work. That left him with only having to get her to agree to come there to live. Convincing of her of that was the hardest task he ever undertook. He had considered himself extremely lucky the few times she had actually stayed an entire night with him since they had become lovers. Even

To the outside world it was just another former working ranch, turned private hunting lodge/resort. It had a two story house for the owners, smaller cabins for hunters and other guests, and a few spacious rv spaces. There was also a large pavilion, as well as other community facilities. The roomy private patio in back of the main house joined with the meandering porch. Which lead to a bridge that

A cruise vacation has seemed such a good idea at the time. A way to relax, and keep a low profile until Calypso could be found and neutralized. So Silos had arranged for a nice Caribbean cruise, and taken some of his people along. Some went as fellow passengers, some as part of the ship's crew.It had been smooth sailing the first half of the cruise. Tawny and Loretta had enjoyed shopping in the

Tawny's favorite place was the patio deck. Meandering around oak and maple trees, it and the porch contained two hot tubs, one pool, one koi pond complete with a waterfall, and a shapely half naked female statue pouring water from a vase as the centerpiece fountain. The elaborate patio deck/porch also contained a midsize grill near the sliding glass doors leading out to the beginning of the patio,

The nine dancers adjusted their costumes, rechecked their make-up, then headed towards the three poles festooned with long flowing ribbons. Each pole had three ribbons running down from the top of it. Each dancer took a ribbon in her hand, and proceeded to caress it as if it was a favorite lover. The dancers raised their left arms, wound the ribbons around them, then using them as leverage, leaned