I felt guilty for being relieved that no one close to me had been lost. I had met many of the people who had been killed, and felt the pain of knowing... I would never see them again. I knew from experience how much pain their families would endure. Writing the letters would be hard. It always was, but it was something I felt compelled to do.We didn't linger to lick our wounds, and continued on to Veirtan. To delay, was to give the enemy time to prepare. The plan of attack was different, this. “Well okay then, if you say so.”“We are.” Christie replied, a little too forcefully.The girl grinned at her. “Tell yourself that enough, and you start to believe it.”And with that, she tottered back inside, leaving Christie grappling with the question.Were they really in love?He wasn’t satisfying her in bed, but love was more than just sex.They had fun together, and he had introduced her to a whole new world in high school, one that she was enjoying immensely.He told her all the time that he. " I grinned back at her. "No baby, you're still beautiful." And she was.She shook her head slowly then winced and reached up to rub her forehead. She looked around slowly. "So, where are we?" she asked me. I shook my head. "I don't know babe." I pointed out the lack of windows or clocks to her. She rubbed her face and took another drink. "There are no doors to the outside either," she noted. I joined her in the drink. "I'm too beat to try to figure this out right now," she said in a weary. You're gettin' what you want. Why not take it a little easier on us."“Am I?” he looked at me, hard eyed. “Am I getting' what I want?” His look was enough to stop me. “You people think you can just play with me? You been usin' me, and that's what is.”“Look, Brown, we're not using you,” I protested. “She likes you a lot and wants to get with you, but don't you think you're really making it hard for her?”“Look Mister Lieutenant, your cunt is home pining away for my dick and you know it. And not.