Being friendly, James and I saw a lot of each other over the next few months, on board and most afternoons in the Fleet Club where we drank beer, sometimes alone, sometimes with Will and Fred. They both found James beguiling, and would have crawled into his bed in a trice, had he been available and living in the Barracks. Male to male sex in the British Navy was illegal, yet Ryan manages to find adventures and secret meeting with his mates on and off his ship.