Cummins and I were justdiscussing our boat." Yes ma'am, what do you think of her?" I'm not sure yet. I've only been on a submarine once before." And j...ust how did you manage that Lieutenant?" I inquired in surprise."I was stationed at one of our forward base hospitals in the Solomons'when the Japanese started one of their pushes. We were ordered towithdraw to Pearl. A few other nurses and I stayed behind to care for acouple critical patients. By the time we stabilized the men enough fortransport. All 10 of them had flown into BWI yesterday and waited at the MAAR site until there were groups of four to make their way to the eastern shore. They were put up in the Holiday West last night; tonight they were split between the Horsey house and the Crash pad.We had finally made a decision on the Crash pad to get better utilization out of it. Bob’s Construction was going to remodel it by increasing the length and adding a wing. When Bob was finished it would have 20 motel style rooms with twin. When he turned to kneel down to the sleeping bag I caught a quick glimpse of the outline of his works. The shape and size of the bulge in his shorts smacked me in the head with the realization that Shaun had become a fully matured man. As he turned off the light I knew I would never be able to call him my 'little' brother anymore.After the light was out he sent across the room “Good night Cheryl.” When I heard the tone of the words I cringed with embarrassment, he must have known I was. And so, Jasmine had begun working for Alice a week later. It was far worse than she could ever have imagined. NOWThe short walk after Owen dropped her off was torturous. With Owen in the car, she would always put on an aura of not caring, but the moment she was alone and among the crowds, she would not be able to hide the consciousness at her almost-nakedness and her unwanted bells. It was not actually as bad as Jasmine imagined, however, with the bulk of people rushing to work and the traffic.