“Ahhh… Thanks!” I tell her. “Hmmm… and... Your hair looks great too!” “You’re truly gifted with words, Pete.” She gives me the sort ...of smile that comes at the end of a joke.“What can I say, I’m a modern day Shakespeare!” She laughs and gently squeezes my hand. The waitress brings us over a big plate of sushi rolls we ordered. It’s a sample platter with lobster rolls, salmon, tuna, seaweed. The plate is lit up with different colors, from pink to orange. We dig in. It tastes so amazing! Each bite. In contrast, I had never seen my Stepmother's nudeass, I had never seen her nude breasts, and certainly not her nudepussy.I turned my ass around and waited for her reaction. I hoped she would befurious at Danielle when I explained that it was her fault.My Stepmother said, "Oh my!! That's a bold step! I never thought youwould admit it."I was disappointed in her response, I said, "I'm not admitting anything,I didn't do it, I was hanging out with Danielle last night and she hadthe tattoo artist. We had done better than well. We looked like twins or at least like sisters. And we looked good. Debbie opened a small bottle of champagne and poured two glasses. We toasted each other, my stomach bursting with butterflies, and drank the bubbles down quickly. Holding hands, we went out of the room for dinner. As we entered the bar area, Debbie nudged me and pointed to Barry & Monica sitting at a corner table. Barry looked absolutely gorgeous, dressed in a dark blue suit and white open-neck. She coached him through stretching in formation, and through the various calisthenics."What did you last score on the PFT?" Lenore was genuinely curious."Uh, I passed," Shiplett offered."Where have you been doing PT?" With the Battalion. I don't think I've seen you there?" He sounded curious."You don't think I'm in bad shape, do you?" Lenore laughed."Noooo..." he said. Then, "The Gunny!" Riiiight," she said, gently mocking him. "Come on, let's go eat."Five minutes before the morning briefing,.