Jacques took her hand. His hand was warm, and a bit rough, slightly larger than hers. Ella looked at him, surprised, and he stopped walking, and pulle...d her to him. His arms went around her, one hand on her lower back, the other on her side. “Ella,” Jacques said, his voice sounding strangely choked. His hand was making slow circles on her lower back. Ella felt herself melting into him. They were standing in the shadow of one of the trees that shaded the riverwalk, and Jacques took a step. This time I was taking a battalion in fifth regiment called Fighting Demons. I headed towards the line units area and walked into the large regiment headquarters. I was wearing a class C uniform and stopped at the regiment duty sergeant’s desk. A senior sergeant looked up and smiled, “what can I do for your sir?”I nodded to the commanders door, “I need to report.”He sat back, “you are not in the proper uniform sir.”I smiled, “he was notified sergeant.”He nodded before touching the intercom,. Once they were settled, she and I hugged, then got into our vehicles and quickly got out onto IL-71. I exceeded the speed limit a bit to catch up to the rescue squad.“Birgit is sad,” Michael said.“I know,” I said. “It was very scary, but Matthew will be fine.”“Are you sure, Daddy?” Birgit asked.“I’m sure, Pumpkin.”When we arrived at the small, regional hospital, I got Kara situated with the kids in the waiting room then I went into the treatment room where they had taken Matthew. Elyse was. Casually loosening her robe's belt, Jules approached the service cart to sign the bill. Looking up quickly, she caught the waiter looking down the valley between her generous breasts all the way to her curly red pubes.Jules took a step back from the cart. Placing her hands on her hips, she smiled as a lump grew in his trousers. She held her robe open, exposing her creamy white body to his hungry gaze."Service like yours deserves a tip. But I seem to have left my cash in my other suit."Jules.