" I know it is," replied Command Sergeant Major (Retired) Zeke Anderson. He smiled at his wife and touched her cheek. "I've been putting this off for ...ar too long." Yes you have," she replied, with the forthrightness she always displayed. She covered his hand in her own and squeezed for a second. "Now then, you go on. I'll take the children and we'll wander around here for a while. It's not like there's nothing to do and see here."Zeke took off his coat and handed it to her. She took it and. We cannot blow a party this early in our business or we might as well close shop. So I went to the clothing shop in the lobby and bought what I needed"I looked at her and said, "You can't do this."She looked at me and said, "I never have but I wouldn't say I can't"I replied, "I didn't mean you can't but rather you're my wife."She said, "Do you have another suggestion?"Then one of the guys walked to the door and let out a holler, "Alright the girls are here!"He reached past me and ushered Kristy. Football was his way out to him. I considered his life and compared it to my own. He had a drive and pain from a source I may never understand. It made me feel grateful for the life I had.He started asking me questions about my life. What my parents did, what music I liked. Eventually we got on the subject of dating. He told me about his crazy ex. She burned his football cleats. He asked about my boy friend. I awkwardly explained I didnt have one, and didn't really date. He was surprised by. "Wow! Dad, it's beautiful!" So are you, Janey. I noticed you haven't been wearing the collar every chance you get, and I just wanted to make sure it's OK with you now." I was kind of looking forward to it, Sensei. These nights are always so special, and," she grinned impishly, "I don't just mean the presents. I was hoping you'd think of it, too."With that, she slipped to her knees and offered me the gift of her collar. She must have been practicing with her mother, because the gracefulness of.