I walked the last few feet toward my gate and sighed that my adventure was over. I reached up for the latch and something was wrong. It wouldn't open.... I hadn't ever tried to come back through the gate this was before and all I knew is no matter how I tried it would not open. What do I do now? These were zero lot line townhomes and there was no way around to the front of them from the alley. I had a key under my front mat but I would have to go all the way down the alley again and then come up. Teresa offered to help with dinner, so the ladies headed off to the kitchen.The kids weren’t around so I headed off to next door. I found Brad and Tracey lying next to each other on their own towels taking in the last sun of the day before it dipped below the tree line. I could just see their hands touching. Brad saw me coming through the gate and told me that the girls were in doors. I let Brad and Tracey know that Joan was putting together some food and I headed indoors.I found Peg on her. She pushed herself closer still into my hardening crotch."Nope, you didn't try," she began. And I was relieved."I stripped you naked as soon as we got in the door and you fucked me three times last night. The first time was on the floor right there," she said pointing to a spot right in the doorway."For the second one we made it upstairs into my bedroom. That was really nice. You told me you loved me then. And you said that if you weren't already married you'd marry me. Then we fell asleep. I. I need to be here with my family, designing ships for us to win the war with." "That's what we thought you would say," Jesse said sadly. "Valerie, we need you. You know these revolutionary new ships and what they are capable of better than anyone; add to it that, you are a brilliant tactician and would be a tremendous asset to the fleet when it drops in the pot, and it will drop in the pot. Valerie, I need someone steady I can depend on to hold the line. You are that someone." "No,.