My eyes were immediately drawn to the hem of her short skirt because I knew what she was talking about. A millisecond before I got a glimpse she hoppe... off my desk and moved to the chair."A little mystery is good," she said deadpan. "It adds spice."A day later she begged off a two-day trip to Denver. When I returned, I found a letter of resignation on my desk and vacant terminal where she used to sit."Don't worry," Belinda told me as I stood there in stunned silence. "She took a job as the. But to actually do it was another story. I wasn't prepared to shatter my heterosexual world. But to his credit Jim persisted. He kept begging me, he wanted to hook up in the worst way. I finally agreed, and as the day approached the more nervous I became, could I actually go through with it. I was determined to, but would I lose my nerve at the last moment. I made the long drive to his home, he lived about 45 minutes from my house, plenty of time to chicken out. But I didn't, as I approached. To hell with it, I'll go in pants and a tee-shirt.The Gunny's room was eight doors down the curved hall. Junior thought about it, just before he knocked, and realized Deb's hand was at work there, also. If tonight goes like I think it will, there is no way I want to be within hearing distance of this room.Predictably, that thought led him to wonder how long his current dry spell would be. It's not as if there are legions of women in Arlington who want to throw themselves at a man in a Marine. ” “Hi. Dolly told me to tell you she didn’t proposition me.” A huge grin spread across Flick’s face. “Well done you. Time Flick and Hattie got to work. Come on, Hat, let’s earn some money.” The two of them walked off, heels clacking leaving me with Maz. She put her hand on my shoulder. “Dolly never, ever fucks anyone she may be working with, is working with or has worked with. It’s a rule she never breaks. If she hadn’t considered working with you, she’d have tried to get you upstairs. She has.