~~~~ chapter 10 for the next few years we were as happy as could be expected under the circumstances suzie continued , still covered only in a fluffy bath towel , as we lay on the bed , touching but not touching ( just like the good old days she thought ) , then he started to take his frustrations out on whisky , not too seriously , but enough for me to start joining the real world , my special love was finally on the wane , then you took on those blasted pirates , how on earth can anybody in their right mind fall in love with a flak jacket and tin helmet she said in exasperation .