For the rest of that afternoon and into dinner I was unusually subduedanswering questions and even then, using single syllable replies, beingdistantly... distracted all evening as the anonymous gift sender drove me tocomplete distraction.During the washing up I asked Bernadette how her latest flame was turningout which meant that I didn't have to say another word as Bernie couldn'tbe shut up as she waffled on about him! I'd already decided that therewas no use talking to Bernie about my problem,. You take me places, even to your sister's in Indiana. You always stop when I ask you to. I love you, Jimmy, and I want you to make love to me."I brought her to me very gently and hugged her. I then kissed her very sensually and she was returning it."Jim, are your sheets clean?" she smiled. I knew she wanted to cut the tension we were having.One thing about being in the service is you learn to keep a clean house. Right now I was very thankful for that."Yes, Dear, I hardly ever sleep on them," I. There was nothing of interest in the first saloon, so I moved on to the next one. I looked around before I went in, looking for any obvious danger, but I couldn't see the whole barroom. Nevertheless, I figured that it was safe enough, so I went on in. I went up to the bar and ordered a Mexican beer.I had drunk about half my beer and was waiting for a chance to talk to the bartender, when I heard a voice shout, "YA CAN'T CHEAT ME, YA BASTARD!" Like any other sensible person, I ducked as soon as. "Neither of the concubines heard him and he decided it would be better for all concerned if they didn't know what was coming. He reviewed the operation and concluded that it was still a runner, it just had a definite end time now.The shuttle came in hard and low, the pilot enjoying having a responsive craft to play with. The undercarriage compressed as the craft was set down firmly and the rear ramp dropped, revealing the entrance to the base.Although Bert kept quiet he was impressed with how.