Not that Mark's absence would make a difference: The weather maps made clear that no planes would be taking off for another four hours at least. There... was little chance of making it home tonight at all, let alone in time for the romantic dinner we had planned. I decided to make Charles tell me more about himself. He described himself as a sort of corporate problem solver which he claimed to be less difficult than it sounded as his clients always seemed to know what they should really be doing. ’ He smiled, ‘I imagine that I’m older than most people here. I started college late.’ He leaned over, flashing me his bedroom eyes. ‘I’m probably older than you are.’ ‘You have a thing for younger women.’ I rolled my eyes. ‘That’s just like a man. You’re barking up the wrong tree, Casanova. I’m out of your age bracket.’ ‘What makes you say that?’ ‘I may not have started college late like you, but I’ve definitely been in college a long, long time.’ Feelings washed over me when I thought of all. Ashley must have noticed the front of my boxers move, because she started bringing her hand slowly back down to my stomach."Ashley, what are you doing?" I asked with my eyes still closed while she lowered her head to my chest, kissing my chest.She stopped for a second."Do you not like it Jason?" It's not that Ash...we shouldn't be..."Ashley stopped the rest of my words by sealing her lips on mine. My eyes opened in shock, but for some reason I didn't pull back. Kissing her felt incredible. Like. ”“Is Dmitry back in Russia now?”“Yes. His old unit is slowly relocating out of Germany, but he’s been assigned to a new unit in Moscow. He just took command of a regiment in the 2nd Guards Tamanskaya Motor Rifle Division last week. They’re based in Moscow. That lets him be with Tanya and Larisa pretty much full time. He was getting tired of shuttling between Moscow and East Germany.”“Did you make your plans for your trip?”“Yes. Everything is coming together. Katt and Mikael will absolutely be.