I gave Laura and Julie a quick kiss and followed Lana out the door.The rain had changed to a light drizzle of the type that was commonplace in the are... during the fall and early winter. The rain or drizzle would last for a day or two as weather fronts moved through, and then the temperatures would move 10 degrees one direction or the other. Since we had been experiencing temperatures on the warm side of the curve I expected the thermometer to drop a bit. Still, for much of the country this. She walked into the living room and stood behind theeasy chair. She turned around taking in the view of the kitchen and thedining room. This exceeded all her expectations. She thought to herselfthat she could move in tomorrow. After all she was the one sharing theother apartment. Her name was not on the lease.Larry asked her if she liked it. Like it, she said she loved it andwanted to know how he put such a beautiful room together. Guys don'tusually have such good taste. Larry didn't want to. Us ship-commanders who were one step below "Admiral" would no longer have "Captain" as a rank; we would be "Colonels".Jimmy hadn't taken it any better than I had. So, when he got his formal personnel action letter informing him that he was no longer a "Captain"; he was now a "Colonel", I sent Hannah to him for the night as a consolation prize and she came back pregnant. So, I guess Jimmy could claim Shirley (Joannie suggested that name, since Jimmy would always reply to 'surely ' or 'surely '. " My quick response gratified him enough to bring a smileto his face. He quickly got dressed, gave Mary a hug, patted me on mybare ass and left the house.As soon as he drove away, I asked my wife, "Is this really what you want?Do you want me to be your maid?" Mary was still beaming with the joyfrom her delightful weekend and nodded yes. She told me, "You were nevermuch of a man anyway dear, and as Carla you will be of much more value tome. You can quit that low-paying job and keep the house.