P. E. Knapp

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We spent several days alone, only having dinner with family and friends, while we did tours of the ports we stopped in. The Mendenhall Glacier helicopter and dog-sledding trip from Juneau turned out to be our favorite. Ryan and Peggy came with us and took pictures of us as we took shots of them. Logan and I snuggled together with the dog sled team was one of our best. The trip itself was nice, and it was fun to be with family, but after 14 days. Logan and I wanted to be alone. Which I had planne

Thanks for the question @ReaderPaul! Vebnesite is a rare expensive ore. Not usually found in large quantities. Marc is on the lookout for where it was found but can't seem to figure it out.

Yes. And popular with offshore sailors too. Just have the fishing net on standby when it hits the water. 😀

Thank you, everyone for the wonderful comments! For my first foray into modern romance, I am very happy with the outcome!😍 When I wrote this for the Fall Anthology, I did a fast and dirty take on an idea I had. It turned out to be a very good decision on my part and the story came out very nicely. Easy to write, easy to control and easy to edit. I decided to post it instead. That being said. It has the potential to be even more. The simple expansion of the story into the months I skipped over and filling out the scenes with more information could easily turn this into a 70 to 100k word book of around 25 chapters. But. That book would be a very different read than it currently is now. I’m at an impasse as I sit back and read all the wonderful comments over the four chapters. Do I change the winner and turn it into something else. Do I continue on as the continuing stories of Eric and Logan. Write the story of Eric and Amanda’s friendship from Amanda’s POV leading up to her girlfriend. Write the story of Logan and Alex. Or do I use this story as a stepping stone to create a few shorter books based on the same principle and world created for Logan and Eric. Maybe including Eric and Logan. At this point, the thoughts are still running through my mind, which is, filled with thoughts of my Sci-Fi series. Yes. There is a conflict of interest. I will continue to think about it and see which way I want to go with it. In the meantime. If I finish it fast enough, there might be a short post tonight as chapter 5 as a goodbye wave from Eric and Logan as the sail off into the sunset. Below is the world any stories in this or any similar books will be found. Once again. Thank you for reading, leaving your impressions and more importantly. Taking the time to comment. Whether to ask questions, point out issues or just to give general comments about the story. Thank you all very much! @Onim, @akascrubber, @donjr101, @centexhairysub, @drsawzall, @Al Norris, @VBlew, @BradM1, @Cane23, @ReaderPaul, @Freemantleman, @NOLARE

Thanks for the question @ReaderPaul! AIS - Is an automated signaling system that has been pushed in the last decade as a preventative measure to reduce accidents at sea among offshore boaters. I believe it is mandated to be on all commercial ships. The problem is, since it acts like a tracking device, many commercial fishermen turn it off when fishing, so nobody knows where they are fishing, especially if it's illegally. So, then you have the offshore sailors that have no warning and are run down by fishing vessels in the middle of the night. It actually doesn't receive messages, I don't think. Maybe they do now days, but I added that into the story. Its sole purpose is to broadcast your location to other vessels with AIS and will sound an alarm if one is within a certain range.

Thanks for the comment @ReaderPaul! @Al Norris Binge on and enjoy! Edit: I really shouldn't answer comments after hours of editing. Too many words and names getting mixed up! Sorry about that Al Norris!

It’s been 8 days since we arrived in Oahu. The three of us had a blast between meetings and phone calls. More than once, Amanda took Logan out for the morning and lunch so I could work. Thankful for the time difference as I could work from 6 am to 12 pm and catch almost the entire workday, which my boss always liked. That was fine with both of them as they were becoming friends, which I might regret later on. Two days later, we were on a flight to San Diego. Amanda was coming too, for suppo

I was thinking that Alex realized once they returned without Logan, that he would have problems. I am figuring he might have had a whole week before the first of the people investigating Logan's disappearance arrived and then once Logan himself reported into Hilo... Eric's version would be incontrovertible as he checked out with the CG in San Diego and left them his probable route as well as he had his own logbook to show the location as documented at time of rescue. I'm just thinking Alex and company all had several days where panic was the word of the day with the Coast Guard and FBI getting involved. Thanks for the comment @Al Norris!

US Eastern Standard Time. From 10:10 am (Current time) 8 hours and 4 minutes until it drops. I forget we have readers from all over the world. I'll add in the time zones in the future.

Wait for it... it wasn't Alex that reported him missing. It was his place of work.

Actually, less than 10 hours until chapter 4 drops. 😁

Thanks for the comment. The answer you seek is in the next chapter. 😀

Thanks, ReaderPaul. As always, it's a work in progress. Even though it is completed and edited, I'm still making changes as I reread prior to posting.

Thanks for the kind words @RainbowPhoenixWI!

Thanks for the comment! Yeah. One thing I've learned in all my years is not to be shocked at the shear amount of stupidity and lack of common sense. Then again, he probably thought it might never come out in public. If Logan drowned and they didn't say anything, then no one would know. The fact that Logan made it to Hawaii and talked to the Coast Guard first starts a cascade of events. From the CG informing the FBI, to the CG investigating the incident also. Follow that with the Sheriff and then the FBI investigating. I am sure panic was the word of the day for several days.

Thanks for the comment @centexhairysub! When you check in on a boat. Chances are your boat will be searched, depends on the port. All people onboard are documented. Alex obviously forgot about that or slept through it. One chapter left... Hitting the highlights works as I was writing this as a quick entry for the Fall Anthology and decided to just post it instead. I may continue it... haven't decided yet. I was happy where it left off and I dropped a few more lines into chapter 4 yesterday to broaden what was already written. It drops at 6:14 pm Sunday.

Thanks for the comment! @centexhairysub Marc spends a lot of time planning. That will be very useful in the future. Marc's people. That he trusts are very close. Others wish they were. As in real life. If you know the right people you can move mountains with ease.

Thanks for the comment @CincyKris! Or off the boat... depends on if you use the nautical version or not. 😇

It's that dreaded Hawaiian disease, Lak' A Nuki.

Thanks for the comment @akascrubber! Yes. Eric is unhappy and has the resources to express that unhappiness when needed. Alex may very well be chum (Fish Bait) by the time it's all said and done.

LOL. Yeah. Alex was a real winner. I guess we'll see if Logan was or was not pushed. Thanks for the comment @drsawzall!

Thanks for the comment @drsawzall! Marc isn't too concerned about adversaries as his family has the only fleet in the sector. It's along the lines of speak firmly, have a large battle fleet for gunboat diplomacy, type of situation. Besides. Marc hasn't been getting any lately and he's getting frustrated. 😈

Thanks for the comment @ReaderPaul! Rhasta.... Yeah one of those 100's of cousins that come in handy on occasion. i don't think we see him again for a while, but I'll check.

Logan While walking back to the condo, I discovered the restaurant was private. Part of the Yacht Club and Marina where the boat was moored. Adding to my issues, people will assume I’m after money. Eric. And I found out his last name was Cox, is obviously wealthy. He has a custom-built trimaran that must cost 4 or 5 hundred thousand. A three-bedroom condo with two cars here in Hawaii. A San Diego condo, with car included. He lives in Houston, Texas and works for an investment firm in Dalla