Hannah drank some coffee and looked out her porthole it was going to be another beautiful day. She had on an electric purple bathing suit with a matching purple sarong around her waist. She picked up the book, she should throw it in the ocean for all the good it was doing her. She sighed and sat down. Never give up hope she thought, at least not yet. She opened the book to the chapter conflicting personalities.

'Men and woman are totally different creatures, so to expect perfect harmony is unrealistic. Men are by nature dominant and tend to try to run things there way, most women these days balk at that. Sit down and talk openly about the relationship and list any unacceptable behavior on both you parts, both parties have to compromise some in order for any relationship to work.'

Hannah sighed and closed the book. Okay so she needed to talk to him and tell him the whole Neanderthal thing was not going to work for her.

Mark walked along the deck, it was early and there were not many people out and about.

"Hey buddy out for a morning stroll?"

Mark turned around to find Jacob the bartender standing there.

"Yea, my names Mark by the way." Mark said.

"Mark I was just headed to the bar to get set up for the day. So how does you conquests to win Hannah go?" Jacob asked with some amusement.

Mark sighed.

He started walking beside Jacob.

"I think I screwed up last night." Mark said.

They arrived at the bar and Mark sat down while Jacob made some coffee. He poured them both a cup.

"What happened?" Jacob asked.

"Well we had a disagreement of sorts before we ever got here. She had apologized, I was being stubborn about it, and well last night I kissed her, told her I accepted her apology." Mark said.

"Sounds good so far." Jacob said.

"Yea well, I told her I didn't put up with dishonesty in my woman and it better not happen again." Mark said.

Jacob shook his head.

"Man you really blew that boat out of the water." Jacob said.

"Yea she gave me an ear full." Mark said.

"I bet. I would say you need to talk to the lady, let her know your mouth sort of got ahead of your brain." Jacob said.

"Yea, I guess I do." Mark said.

Mark got up.

"See ya later." Mark said.

"Good luck." Jacob said.

Mark tried to figure out exactly what he was going to say to her.

"Ruth just what the hell were you thinking?" Bradley asked as he paced back and forth in there den.

"I was thinking that Hannah deserves some happiness in her life, she never got it here." Ruth said.

"What the hell does that mean, we took her in, and we gave her a name and a home, which is more than she would have had." Bradley said.

"Yes and she has always felt like an outsider, I guess we made her feel that way." Ruth said.

Bradley sat down beside Ruth.

"I know it seemed like I was hard on her I just didn't want her to end up like my sister, unwed and pregnant." Bradley said.

"I know that, but she's not your sister, Hannah has a good head on her shoulders. She has to make her own decisions about her life.

Bradley didn't say anything.

"We also need to tell her the truth about who her real parents are, its time Bradley, in fact it way past due, she deserves to know the truth." Ruth said.

"Janet is dead, so why does it matter?" Bradley asked.

"Because she deserves to know, and her father isn't dead." Ruth said looking at him.

"Her father isn't worth a damn." Bradley snapped.

"I thought that way for a long time, but I was wrong. He loves Hannah and she loves him, they have the right to know. He didn't even know Janet was pregnant when you whisked her out of here." Ruth said.

"Bradley I know you meant well, but you have been punishing Hannah for 25 years for being his daughter, for what Janet did and its not her fault, I'm just as guilty, I let you do it and said nothing, but it stops. When Hannah gets back I'm telling her the truth." Ruth said.

Bradley stood up.

"There's nothing I can do to stop you, but I think it deserves to be buried in the past. It's not going to benefit anyone by telling them." Bradley said.

"It's going to benefit Hannah and her father. I know now, we should have gave her to her father, he would have loved her and raised her just fine, she was drew to him anyway, she's a lot like him. We cheated him and her and I don't think Hannah will ever forgive us." Ruth said.

Bradley got up.

"Do what you feel you have to." He said and left the room.

Ruth had to make a trip to town; she might as well get this over with.