His cute little cheeks still framed hissoft little dimples gaily, he smiled affectionately at his waitingfather. Six months seemed to have changed a l...ot in Joe, his Dadthought. Although his shoulders still had the softness that young ladscarry before they turn twenty, Joe now walked with more confidence than hehad when he left. The two men, Joe and his father, embraced with warmtenderness. Never in his whole life had Joe been so far away from hisfamily for so long. Their family was very small,. Wow. Embarrassed as I could possibly be, I quickly made it to my carand drove away. The rest of the day I thought everyone I went past wasstaring at me and knew what I was doing.I got back, and unpacked my new things. I also had brought a pair ofshort shorts, a padded bra, a couple low cut tops and some other itemswith me. I had a light meal, got into my nightgown, and went to sleep.The cabin was a deal. Part of the bargain is that there is no cleaningservice, and minimal sheets and other. Until about 3 p.m., when my relief got there for the evening shift. I was sort of popular with the neighborhood kids, whom I didn't mind hanging around the station, as long as they didn't get in the way. Especially one of them in particular... Her name was Crissy. She was 13, and she developed a crush on me. As time went by, she hung around more and more, and she stuck to me like glue. Soon, she found little excuses to brush against me, touch me on the arm, and so forth. I found it all rather. ‘Lieutenant—Jessica—take off the night vision goggles. Let’s try something a little different.’ Subconsciously he’d had an idea and a place in mind. He remembered his early days in flight school in Mineral Wells, Texas–Fort Wolters–now closed. A young combat veteran warrant instructor pilot had helped him lose his tentativeness. He’d taken him out to a large Texas field and they’d chased Jack Rabbits. ‘Chase the friggin’ rabbit. Don’t think about horizons or sight picture or instruments—I’ll.