Selfless

Xander

“Just checking. You are an odd duck. I never know what gets you off and what pisses you off.”

“I’m not that odd. She said I’m selfless because although I didn’t go into the Marines and go kill bad guys, I am changing the world in my own little way.”

“Dude, I’ve been telling you that for years,” he said with disgust.

I shrugged. “I guess I wasn’t listening. You aren’t as pretty as she is. When she said it, it meant something.”

“It meant something when I said it,” he protested.

“You sound like a jealous lover,” I warned him.

“You are changing the world. If you can figure out this rudder problem, you will not only change the world but change my life. I’ll have weekends off. I’ll get to work a normal eight-hour day. I might even get to take a real vacation.”

“I don’t want to put you out of work,” I teased.

He laughed, shaking his head and pointing toward the harbor. “There are a lot of old ships out there. I’ve got enough work to last me three lifetimes.”

“This is true.”

“It really