I know there was no guarantee, but after two straight ‘at sea’ deployments, the odds of staying Stateside were pretty good.”“I’m not quite s...ure what to tell you,” I said. “At this point, all I can say is get the process started and we’ll see what happens.”“Thanks, Mr. Adams.”“You’re welcome. Call me ‘Steve’, please, in the future. And come to breakfast with Commander Schumacher if you can.”“I’m only in town for a couple of days, visiting my parents. Then I have to go back to Norfolk.”“OK. Let. She looked down and saw my cock sticking out through my shorts. She turned away to watch the movie again but slightly started bringing her hand towards my raging cock. She touched it, and looked at me, I pretended not to care or even feel anything. She started rubbing up and down and I got extremely got extremely horny so I turned over and pulled off her top revealing her beautiful breasts. She just kept rubbing me. I grabbed and played and sucked her nipples for a while until I felt me getting. Do I really remind you of him? Of James?"I sigh. "Yes." What is it about me that reminds you of him?"I smile. "Oh Peter, everything. Just everything. James was the kindest man I had ever known. He always knew what to say in moments of darkness, and he always knew what I needed before I had to ask. He understood me. He loved me fiercely. I imagine you'd be a lot like that with your wife one day." You mean that?" Peter asks, his eyes hopeful.I raise my hand to his warm, rosy cheek. "Oh Peter. I. “I don’t have to buy a banker’s soul. It’s already mine, along with judges and politicians and most preachers. You tried to cheat me.”“Harold didn’t answer. He bowed his head and slowly twitched his way outside. I heard him scream back inside at me once he was out of Angel’s light, “This is all your fault, Rupert Morgan! If you had let me cheat you fair and square none of this would have happened. I hate the Hell out of you.”“Aren’t you glad you’re a good guy, my darling nibble buddy?” Angel.