<strong>The Hawk</strong><br/><br/><hr/><br/><strong>"No, Miss Jaimie, you and your friends won't be sleeping in the stateroom."</strong>He didn't bother pointing out that even if that had been the case, they wouldn't be<em>sleeping with him</em>. Though he had a hard time not letting that idea gnaw at the back of his mind. What would it be like to make them sleep with him? It had been a while since he'd had a good time with women. He looked at the other three, and said,<strong>"Like I said, we started on the wrong foot. And I'm doing all I can to set things right. If you cooperate, there is no reason I'd have to resort to harsh behavior. And to show how much I'm willing for things to stay peaceful with you all, I'll ignore Miss Yoko's anger and hope she soon sees reason in my actions so far. You all are free to sue me once we get out of the water. But until then, we should try to gain each other's respect in here."</strong><br/><br/>Moving over to Ophelia, he said in as friendly a tone as he could adopt before her,<strong>"Miss Ophelia, I'm going to let you speak now. Do remember though, if you decide to waste your right to speak by throwing threats and curses at me, you won't get another such chance for the foreseeable future. So use this opportunity wisely."</strong><strong>"Commander, remove her gag"</strong>, he told Macheath. He half wished for the skipper to apologize, for she could be useful in the engine room. But his other half wished she'd learn things the hard way, for then her arrogance would be gone for good.