I tried to keep conversation to a minimum, but her family kept asking questions and I had to answer. Mary just grinned and winked at me, enjoying my d...iscomfort at this impromptu performance. I got a small taste of her audacity and impulsiveness when she asked her folks if it was all right for Jan to spend the break week with them. I nearly swallowed my tongue at that, but what could I do? I swear that diabolical woman just grinned wider and loved every minute of it. As soon as we finished. We shall be servingyou tonight."Things went okay to begin with. The group was lively, as I would haveexpected, but gradually a lot of whispering developed, centred mostlyround the women, which died down and stopped whenever I approached. Itwas almost as if they were whispering about me.Bunny Clare, whose boobs were as big as mine if not bigger, accidentallybrushed Michael's head with them as she bent over to place some disheson the table - "Oops, so sorry!" - to general laughter.And then Gareth. Maine uski gaand sahlate hue kaha baki main khol dunga. Who hans padi, maine phir poocha batao na kaiseki chudai.Who hans ke uthi aur boli nahi bataungi aur bathroom me bhag gai, main muskurate aise hi pada raha. Who bathroom se towel lappet ke fresh hoke bahr aayi. Boli jao fresh ho jao aur doodh le aao chai bana dun sham ho rahi hai khana bhi banana hai. Maine chedte hue kaha itne bade doodh to hain kis kaam ke. Boli is gaai ko pregnant karoge tab doodh degi. Maine kaha ao kar deta hun, boli. I had to report for duty on September 14th, barely six weeks away. I told Carla, trying to put a happy spin on it – the Army will make a man out of me – absence makes the heart grow fonder – God, Country, and Rock n’ Roll. But her sadness returned. Just as she was starting to trust again, this happened. I had some money, so I rented a furnished apartment for six weeks. We almost lived there. Well, Carla did. Her dad didn’t realize she wasn’t home. I made appearances at home but only.