I knew right away she’d grow up to be a beautiful woman.My uncle’s place was a 2 bedroom, so all the adults slept in the same room and the “kids...�� in another. I and my cousin were sharing a bed and a blanket and we were talking. I was asking her how her studies were going and there was just a night light that was on, but bright enough that we could see each other.I must’ve dozed off while we were talking but I woke up when I felt my hand moving. She had it in her hands and she was moving it. ”“Yes, that’s so. And I admit that I am unusually careful about picking my own partners. It can be a long and arduous process to find and then develop someone to provide the best platform for exhibiting my own strengths. But at the same time, I am very adaptable, I think I am much more so than most of the other competitors, both male and female. With very few exceptions I can exchange any of my partners for one another and still accomplish virtually the same effect. There are a few exercises. It was time to get going as customers would start showing up soon, it wasalready past 1pm.I got up, she handed me my bags, followed me to the rear entrance and sheactually held the door for me as I walked out wearing a black skirt suitand my pumps. She gave me a peck on the cheek and said she's call melater today to make a date. I walked out to my car not really thinkingof how I was dressed.I put my purchases in my trunk and drove home.By the way her name is Linda and later that evening she. With that kind of background, my crewmen, particularly Skip and Pete were hard-assed men. I was a soft city boy compared to them. Jubal was just Jubal.Not too long after that, our unit was at the tail end of the big Marine armored push to Baghdad; the one that got bogged down by sandstorms.I killed my next man during that nasty time, in late March 2003. My loader Pete and I got sent up topside as lookouts as we sat waiting for orders to start moving again. Which we knew damned well weren't.