We know what’s going on, probably a lot more than anyone wants us to know. Especially us. They’re the best of the best, but that doesn’t mean th...y’re bulletproof. Sometimes there are ‘training accidents’ and they get hurt, end up in the hospital. Sometimes they don’t come home at all. It happens. We pretend we don’t know, they pretend we can’t read their medal racks and count the purple hearts.” She paused. “But the other wives, they got it wrong. They let their fear take over and steal their. . saves a lot of money."She gave a wry chuckle."True, but in my case it's right. And I know it." I just shook my head."Seriously, you know I'm an only child ... and I worshiped my dad. Dad was gone a lot on missions and TDY. So, whenever he got back home, I wanted all his attention. Of course so did mom. She had a hard time coping with running the house alone, she just wasn't that good at it. So not only did Dad spend a lot of time alone in their bedroom with her, he also had to clean up the. I know how you feel about body piercings."Melinda shuddered, and she took a deep breath. "I wanted to ask you something. I-I want ... I want you to make me your slave."Jason gave her a nonplussed look. "I beg your pardon?"Melinda glanced at his outline, her eyes shimmering. She swallowed and stepped closer. "Aunt Jo is going to take me away, Jason," she said in a shaky voice. "Just like Bendon did with Heather, only I-I don't think I'm going to be coming back every other week."Jason's eyes. I slowly raised my hand high in the air, watching her face to see if she had noticed the movement, before bringing it down hard. With a resounding slap, my hand connected with her left cheek and she bolted up right with a yelp of surprise. She stared daggers at me, crossing her arms below her ample chest, causing them to lift invitingly.I laughed and said, “Sorry love, but I tried the gentle way with a kiss on your forehead. You refused to wake, so I had to take more drastic measures to ensure.