It was unusual for the Confederacy to do a pickup in an outside location, but Gunnery Sergeant Schmidt was originally from this area, near San Bernard...ino, California, and he knew that there would be lots of suitable people in this park area early in the morning. It was also somewhat isolated from passers-by that weren’t heading here directly, so they shouldn’t be disturbed. He placed discreet sensors and sentries near the park entrance and drones overhead, of course.The announcement of the. “Come on lazy bones, we have some work to do,” I said.I smiled again as he groaned but he got out of bed with me and washed my back in the shower. We got dressed and went down to breakfast. As we were finishing, I asked everyone to stay here for a minute, I blinked out and then came back with the three boxes.“Pammy, if you wish to accept the responsibilities inherent in taking ownership of a trainee’s box, repeat after me, ‘I promise that I will learn to serve, and act in the best interests of. It had a kitchen with a sitting area and a bathroom and then stairs up to two rooms. One for me and one for Mom. I carried both our bags to their separate rooms. My room had a single bed in it with a dresser for my clothes and a little table with a chair. Mom’s room was the same but just a bit bigger with a queen size bed instead of the single.I decided to go for a walk around to see the surrounding area. I actually needed to clear my head of this whole Lucy thing. I walked around the house and. "A little salty," he said, looking off into the distance. Then he turned his head to me. "But still very good."Now what could I say to that? Nothing. I am not great on the uptake, especially in a situation like this. Definitely, this was a situation. I just lay there, still resting on my elbows, watching.He wriggled closer until my leg was over his thighs. Then he started stroking it, very, very gently. Ankle, calf, knee. Back to ankle. Oh, delicious feeling. Then inner thigh, a couple of.