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"Need a lift there?" I asked

Both ht the dinghy up alongside of them and their piece of driftwood With Matt's help we hauled the twoon, but seeht otherwise

I waited for Flynn to catch his breath before asking, "So Flynn hoas it to push the button?"

His face broke out into a grin as he launched right into it in ribald fashion, "You remember hoas Captain when you had a wom…………" Flynn's voice trailed off as his eyes found Christina's who had regained consciousness

Flint sed the words he had been going to say and substituted, "It was a real drea and she smiled and shook her head

Flynn instantly sobered up as a look of heartfelt contrition came across his features, "Sorry about the boat Captain I know you loved her"

"She was a good boat, but I have everything that reat crew and you're what I don't want to lose estured out into the water I was steering us away froht was a lone swiside of the man

Theand treaded water for a moment From the look on his face I could tell he expected us to kill hi back to shore, but you're welcome to coatively, "I'll takeways off I reached down and unsnapped a life preserver and tossed it out to him As it splatted down beside hiht need to rest every once and a while"

The rabbed a hold of the life preserver out of necessity's sake before asking, "Why you do this forto hunt you down and kill you!" Theplace

"We don't have to be enemies That's not what I want Best of luck with your swi out toward the offshore fog bank once more

Theto swi after him