The major in the shower, his head thrown back in pleasure, water dripping down his body. The major in the dusky supply room, fully dressed but for his...indecently opened fly and his— ‘Wright? Hey, they turned you loose.’ I blinked my eyes, trying to reconcile reality again. Bradford. He dropped down into the chair in front of me, setting his headgear on the table next to mine. He flashed me a smile and leaned on the table. ‘I haven’t seen you in a while. I missed you, baby.’ I opened my mouth. ”“I’m prettier with the just fucked smile?”“No. Yes. No, I mean, that’s not it. I mean you’re really pretty.”“Thank you.”“Let me try again. That was really lame. You are truly beautiful. That’s what I meant to say.”“Feeling a little guilty for ogling my daughter?”“Maybe I should, but that’s not it. You are beautiful and you’re attractive.”“Thank you,” she said hoisting her beer in salute. “But aren’t those the same?”“Beauty and attractiveness? No, not to me. I live at the beach and see a lot of. As things continued to progress it became clear that I would probablynever have a "normal" relationship with a girl. I was sooooo not macho,my toes were always painted red (this was Chrissy's decision), and shehad me grow my own fingernails out. They weren't very long, but theywere long enough to be noticeable, and they were shaped in a gentle oval,so they screamed "SISSY" to anyone who noticed.Anyway, by this time I was a senior at Sheepshead Bay High School, and Ihad been applying to go to. Though he still clings to his training, he is vulnerable. If any could persuade him to join us, it would be you.”“Me? Why me? Why not you, the Lord of the Sith? Surely you would have greater odds of success.”“Because this Jedi is one you are acquainted with: Topal Blut, the last survivor of the Jedi Temple Guards. He was the one who escorted you to your hearing that fateful day in the Senate, during which you exposed the Jedi for what they had become. Blut heard every word you said, and he now.