“Ma’am, the overstock of supplies have been neatly stacked in the forward space and every single item on this list has been accounted for, “she says handing her the list.

“SK1 Moore (Store Keeper) a fantastic job as always.”

“Uh, Suppo looks like you can use some help in here.”

“Oh, no you’ve done enough, you should relax a little before sea anchor.”

“Oh, no ma’am it’s not a problem besides it will help take my mind off being deployed for the next six months.”

“I take it this is your first deployment?”

“No ma’am it’s not, I know were doing a Mediterranean cruise but I’m just anxious to know the different countries we plan to visit.”

“Well, we can visit any country except for my home country.”

“Why not? I mean most people I know would kill to be able to go home on leave to visit their friends and loved ones.”

“Yeah, well most people don’t have Cruella Deville as their mother.”

“That bad huh?”

“You have no idea.”

“My relationship with my mother isn’t all that great either.”

“I remember I was at that age where I was trying to find myself and I really didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life bouncing from job to job. My mum calls me inviting me to go shopping one day I thought it was her way of trying to make me feel better. So, there I was smiling like some little school girl in the checkout line and then I hear, “Helena darling do you think you should be shopping in your condition unemployed and broke, “she says mimicking her tone of voice.

“Wow, that’s cold.”

“Yes, I know and not only did she say it but she said it loud enough so everyone could hear I was horrified!”

“I would be——.”

“And then, “she says cutting her off, “There was this time I caught her using my toothbrush to apply nair to her bikini area!”

“Wait a minute what? Who——-.”

“Oh it gets better and when I was a junior in high school she showed up to my Nutcracker dance recital wearing some skin-tight dress that looked like it was made from cling wrap. She purposely sat in the front row with her legs apart freaking out all the boys and giving them woodies the entire show! I damn near got poked in the eye by Steve Johnsons…………..Johnson, ”she says rising her voice.