Fuck! I was so prepared to be angry at him, then he had to go say that. Motherfucker!

"Why aren't you snapping her up?" Sean asked.

"She doesn't want what I can offer. Let's hope you do. Meat's done. Eat it before it gets cold."

I sat next to my new, hopefully, boyfriend while we ate, and there was a lot of laughter and assorted insults were tossed around freely. Sean seemed to enjoy it, so I wondered if this was what it was like on his boat if there weren't paying customers aboard. Ribald banter between the people on the crew. It worked out better than I thought it...