Yacht
Slip Eight
The captain is on land.
Chelsea Piers, slip 8. The captain asked you to check the lines and went to the clubhouse. His wife is on the deck. One button of her white sailing shirt is undone. “The captain is on land.” Close the cabin hatch and the dock is someone else's house.
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About this work
Chelsea Piers, New York. Saturday night, slip 8. Lines slap the hull of a 38-foot cruiser. The captain stayed for a clubhouse card game and asked a neighbor to look at the mooring. Celeste is on the deck. Twenty-nine, sun-kissed blonde, one button of a white sailing shirt already undone. A gold band on her left ring finger.
“The captain is on land.” A lamp comes on in the salon. The forward hatch is visible. Stay on the dock and the night is only a check. Close the cabin door, and the Hudson is someone else's window.
Characters
- CelesteCaptain's wife
- MeNarrator · neighboring slip
- CaptainHusband · clubhouse · mentioned
