“Lady de Carrouges! It is a pleasure to see you again,” the woman said, looking somewhat nervous.“Are the dresses ready?” Marguerite asked.“...es, milady,” the seamstress answered, “but we need to try them on and take them in or let them out here and there to get the perfect fit. If you don’t mind, coming with me into the back.”“Of course,” Marguerite replied. She turned to Penny handing her a small pouch of coins, “Penny, go to the vintner and have him deliver a keg of the new vintage today.. He pulled into a secluded cove and we took the little boat that came with the houseboat onto a deserted beach. We built a small fire and grilled wienies, a little picnic. Sarah and I dared each other until we took our bikini tops off, and I tried to one up Sarah, and dropped my bottoms. Sarah just grinned and tossed hers beside mine. We teased Mike mercilessly until he was naked along with us. I wanted him so bad I could taste it (no pun intended) and I suspect, judging from the moistness. "Maybe," I said."Why are you always so defensive?" I have my reasons..."She looked at me, with her wriest smile. "Please, do tell." You were showing off your latest trophy... I have my doubts about it."My Cherokee just smiled and asked for a cigarette. I don't smoke, so I was allowed to search for them in her purse, groping through her stuff. After all I was trustworthy, I thought. Getting more intimate than this would be stretching it."Can't find them." Damn, you're right. I forgot I had to. I had easily passed the ASVAB with a score that my recruiter shook his head at.“You can do whatever you want, provided it’s available.”I had gone over all the different jobs. I was already smart but that bored me. I wanted excitement, and I didn’t want to go home, so in my tradition, I thought to myself fuck it and signed a contract to become an 0331, a machine gunner.The training was as grueling as boot camp however lacking the respect, I thought I would get as a newly minted Marine. They.