Grateful she'd fed him ... and that she'd looked after him while he had been incapable of doing it himself. He felt he owed her a great debt. Actually..., he felt he owed her his very life. Moreover, as he lay on his matt staring at her in the early morning dawn he wondered how he could ever repay her.Beecher watched as her eyes opened, and she looked over at him. She smiled timidly at him, carefully reached out, and touched his right arm. She said something softly to him, and he guessed she was. "It didn't take long, Jeff came in her mouth and when she tried to spit it out Miriam swung hard and delivered a stinging slap to Lynn's ass, leaving a deep red handprint.She jumped and fell to the floor."Swallow it and then lick up what you let on the hassock." Her hand poised for another shot, but all fight was gone from Lynn as she complied.Lynn sat there still nearly out of it, her blond hair stringy like she hadn't washed it in days. Miriam tossed her clothes at her. "Take your clothes and. Vanessa and Jen were sitting at the table, talking about how the night had gone. I wasn’t sure how I was gonna justify sticking around, and thought I might have to just take my leave. I stood awkwardly in the kitchen, listening to the girls for a second. Vanessa turned to me and politely said, “Thanks for driving us, Jack,” which we all know is code for, “get the fuck out now, Jack.” I winced at the thought that I had no reason to stay. With Vanessa looking at me, Jen ever so lightly. " He paused to collect his thoughts. "We are here, after all to do more than just battle the Sa'arm, we're also supposed to raise families so that the human race carries on. And that's the job of the Civil Service: seeing to it that the families are OK so the Marines and Navy don't have to worry about things back home when we're out battling the dickheads. With no Civil Service officer posted here permanently, we need something in an alternative."Decurion Shultz took up the cudgel. "We in the.