An afternoon off after months at sea. Seven sailors all friends and shipmates and they have a brand spanking new boat at their disposal. Stocked with food and beer they were counting on finding an idyllic beach for a fantastic party. What could possibly go wrong?

When Sally got the call, she was just waking up from an all-too brief night's sleep. February had her in it's grip and she was bored. As assistant architect and project engineer for the biggest project on the east coast she had plenty of responsibility but only trivial work remained. She had no energy left and the nearest she'd come to a real date was dropping a tip in the pizza guy's jar on her way home. She craved challenge, something vital, stimulating. Most of all she had to get out of New Jersey. The whole idea was born in Aruba during an early morning chat in Oceanic's hut line, and all...

When Midshipman Samantha Wilson ran into her old friend the "Professor" on the Metro platform, she thought it was just a chance meeting. She hadn't seen him since she'd flown to Israel with the Admiral on important work for the navy, but that was two years ago Now here he was in Washington, DC with an invitation for her, an invitation that would lead to the most fulfilling assignments that an aspiring naval officer could even hope for. A formal reception at the Israeli Embassy, a snappy foxtrot with the Ambassador to the United Nations, sharing a bit of champagne with Prime Minister and Mrs....