"Yes I have. I haven't thought of anything else since I received my greetings from the President," I replied."What does your family think about all of... this?" My parents understand. My older brother accepts it. My younger brother just can't see why I don't want to go and fight like he does. He will be here at the induction center the day he is old enough to volunteer," I answered."You do realize that enlistment for the Service Corp is for four years. Also the government will only guarantee that. "They left the boutique with Paulette's mind in a whirl, and she did not notice Maktum supervising the loading of some parcels in the boot of the Rolls. They drove off and stopped outside a jewellers in the Faubourg St. Honoré. This also was miraculously open and she was fitted with a necklace, new earrings and, for the first time in her life, a small tiara. When she looked in the full length mirror she scarcely recognised herself. The gems sparkled so brightly that the thought crossed her mind. Varun was selected for 45 day foreign tour for seminars and I could not accompany him because of hectic schedules.“Why don’t you stay with your parents?’ Varun suggested.I shook my head; I wanted to stay with my in laws.Bhakti received me at Air port. Prakash was as usual, on tour. As soon as we were in the house, Bhakti was all over me. We were naked in no time and had passionate session.Later as we lay in each other’s arms, smiling contentedly Bhakti told me seriously “I have a confession to. He had earned a degree, been recruited out of his university to a sweet job, had been promoted within his first year and was now enjoying his dream vacation and reveling that his hard work had been worth it after all. He didn’t say all this, but that was the emotion he put into his simple expressions as we worked through two rounds of whiskey on the rocks, a drink I enjoy, but mostly order to sort out the phonies, they can’t handle it. He handled his better than me and before I knew it I was.