“Spend more time with me, please?”“Fine,” Dean said, sitting back against the couch.Monica snuggled close, wrapping her arms around Dean. He ...lost weight since November, since Deanna died. He didn’t look unhealthy, but she could tell. She wanted to change that, she wanted him eating more, she wanted him to rebuild his life.That night, she followed him to his room for bed. Instead of going right to sleep, she kept him awake as long as she could.“Roll over,” Monica said. “Your. I did what my friend said. The tavern owner gestured to me to follow him into a back room. As soon as he closed the door, he asked me what kind of man I had in mind. I told him I was looking for a husky man. He said: "I have the right man for you. He's an unemployed stevedore... he's built like an OX and HUNG like a BULL!" "Just what I'm looking for!" I told him. The tavern keeper went on: "It will cost you 100 dollars for the "milk" and 50 dollars for my commission." That's quite a hefty. They collected their equipment and left the court. Rachel Hammond and Susan met them at the fence. Rachel went immediately to Bob and began massaging his upper arm.“You’re so good! I love watching you. Shower up and let’s go dancing.”“Shower yes. Dancing no. I have to be back to base by midnight and I don’t want to get there drunk.”“How is your assignment going?” Lonnie and Bob walked to the locker room at the club. Bob was six years older than Lonnie and had entered the army as a second. I knew I had to report it to human resources. I told Miranda that what she showed and told me at work had to be reported. Miranda seemed unphased, giving me a hug and leaving my office. I went down to human resources and reported the incident. The next day Miranda was called to human resources and given a written warning. I skipped our scheduled lunch that day. At 4:30 Miranda showed up and apologized. She seemed her normal self as our meeting ran long talking about what she and her mother did.
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