..” she waved at everyone else “always thought I was exaggerating. Except you Coraline, obvs.”“I am not a slut,” Grace said as she poured so...e strawberry vodka into a glass.Lavi perked up. “I am! And so is she.” She pointed at Melissa.“Selectively,” Melissa said primly.“Again, obvs,” Ji responded.Coraline looked at Ji. “Are you one?”“Me? Sure. I think we need to kind of own the word, make it something affirming. Why shouldn’t I enjoy myself?”I grinned. “Be careful, you’re sounding like your. So we wandered off to be mingled. I had no intention of inserting myself uninvited into any conversation unless directed to do so by the controller. Sylvia had men coming over to talk to us nonstop for the first hour. After that it slowed to a trickle.After the rush Martin came by to say hello. Very quickly one of the housewives came by to claim the only real man in the place. I found it amusing that Martin was the male equivalent of Sylvia. If they gave him enough to drink he would start. Overtures. The lead-ins to something big.Eventually – it seemed like forever – we’re in the parking lot to my apartment. We each grab a load of stuff, heading for the door. I manage to keep one hand free enough to unlock it and let us in.I was wondering ... I heard her bags hit the floor, turned around right into her arms. Our lips met. Hot.“That answers that question, Beck.”“What question?”“The one where you have time to think about this and decide that it’s a big mistake...”Another kiss.. His suggestion that Robert might like to do the same was turned down flat.He also proposed that one platoon a week should go out on exercise with a particular aim in mind: section and platoon attacks one week, map reading the next, night navigation the next and so on. In the fourth week there would be a company exercise to test these skills in competition. Robert was not enthusiastic sensing he would have to work too hard."I think that might be a bit over ambitious," he opined."Oh, I don't.