" I... I want to do this for you... I just..." His voice was strained andreedy. Tears welled up in Erica's eyes as he shrugged. "If I did this,what......who... am I going to really... be?"Julia reached out and grasped him by the chin, then tilted his head up toforce him to look fully into her eyes. She closed the distance betweenthem, lowering her face to his. Her eyes were smoldering, deeply erotic,her lashes batting at him like scores of dark little whips. "We've beenthrough all of this before,. ‘Such an exquisite girl,’ she said. ‘Come closer.’ In my mind, I was shocked by Claudia’s overt sexuality, in reality, I sat there dumbstruck. Ami complied, and I marveled at Claudia’s ability to command the room. Claudia stood and deftly turned Ami around so that they were both facing me, Claudia behind my girlfriend. ‘Tell me, Jason, when you agreed to come back to my place, is this what you had in mind? Were you and Ami hoping for a threesome?’ I felt compelled to answer honestly. ‘Yes.’. We shared some pleasant but intermittently awkward dinner dates, sports and shopping as well as a sex life that while satisfying was a little restrained, mannered even. I was haunted by the strange sensation that she was waiting for me to catch up. Perhaps waiting for me to press some buttons that, to my gradual deflation, I couldn’t find. In conversation Jenny was often quiet, considered and reflective. Although her intelligence and manners were beyond reproach the fun, humorous girl who I met. “You can’t say anything--”“Johnny, it’s covered. I’m only talking to you now cuz all the other guys are gone. Hey, you saved my ass there in Po City. I haven’t forgotten.”I did save his ass. He would’ve gotten drummed out of the Navy after what happened in Olangapo. The Navy frowns upon their officers committing lewd acts in public. And they frown even deeper when said officer gets arrested and was going to miss his boat’s departure. Enlisted men get busted down a rank. Officers get asked to.