’ Amber’s voice instructed as she pointed towards where the golden coil of her anklet had wound around the cord. My still-trembling hands reached ...for the ring and I carefully began to loosen it from the cord, my eyes wandering over the sight of her arches to her cute ankles, taking it all in. In the confined area under her desk I was hidden from view of the doorway and it made a sort of little Dutch oven as the smell of warm leather and body lotion combined soon had me thinking evil thoughts. I. At first, I simply wrote to Bill, telling him what was going on intown, how I missed having eligible guys around, and so on. He wroteback, how much he hated war, being shot at and all that. He disliked'C' rations, or those MRE things (Meals Ready to Eat), and how two ofhis buddies had been hit, one killed. After three letters, all on myown, I actually made some cookies and sent them to him, along with someof those drinks that come in a plastic box.Our letters began very platonic, then among the. He said, "We'll need at least two big cranes for construction, and they can also be used for the harbor area, of course. See this crane on a barge? That's what would make the harbor construction go a lot faster. This thing can move fifty tons of material at a time. It has a dredging, or drag, bucket that could come in handy to fill the concrete barriers, and also to dredge out any shallow spots where we want to deepen the harbor. These other barges will be able to carry the other cranes to the. " Very well Misses Kneeler. I used to manage the move team. They can take care of things. I have a few errands to take care of, along with anything you need, of course." Nothing for me. See you tonight."Before Nancy closed the door, she was yelling profanities at the move team, along with anybody else who happened by and her grating voice only added to the irritation. Sarah always thought Nancy sounded like a frog with gravel in its throat and a bad smoking habit, but this was the first.