I slid out of bed and stretched at the window before pulling open the curtains letting in the bright sunlight which made me squint. It looked as thoug... it was going to be a very pleasant Saturday. I turned naked and headed towards Fionas room to see if she was still sleeping off her excursions from last night. As I approached Fionas room I could hear hushed whispers and realized it mustve been Alice and her mother, I pushed the door open and strode in and found them sat next to each other on. “Are you going somewhere local?” I asked.“No, I’m heading to California,” she said.“Well I’m heading to San Diego, but I was planning on finding a place in Pecos to spend the night. I assume you have no place to stay. If you are interested, you can spend the night with me and we can head out for California in the morning,” I said.With a bit of fear and trepidation in her eyes, she slowly responded, “I sure could use a place to stay and your offer to take me to California is very tempting, but I. Over the past year with my husband taking up travel, I had been spending a lot more time with Harini and Ram. So even though it was so late, after the initial hesitation, I opened the door to let Ram in. As I quietly closed the door behind him I suddenly felt very naked in the flimsy silky spaghetti nightie I had on me. It complimented my curves very well. But now it was drawing the unintended attention of another man, the cleavage, the bare legs and my curves in a figure hugging nightie. Marsden-Smith's behaviour was a violation of the accepted code of conduct, a code they all abided with. Edward's hand touched his arm."You have to recuperate first before you can challenge him. I swear, I'll be at your side. That man has to be taught manners. You'll have to be careful though. He's your superior in rank now; you cannot just challenge him."Edward's words sunk in. Marsden-Smith held a major's commission. To challenge him would be grounds for a court-martial. Yet, to serve under.