“I think maybe someday, you'll look back and won't be sorry either.”“Maybe.” His eyes drifted from me to the cold buzzing overhead lights, and...he sat for a minute with his head back. I noticed how tight his shirt pulled across his upper body and wondered what those muscles felt like.When he looked back at me, I finished the drag I was taking early and spoke with smoke curling between my lips. “Well. Want to get hammered?”His posture loosened, and he said, “Yes. Very much so.”We went back to the. She stepped inside and sighed as the blast of hot water hit her, ‘Is the water fine?’ he asked her softly. She nodded as if to say its fine, she really wasn’t in the mood to talk. The pain that she felt was coming back on him. He hated seeing her so wounded looking, it sent sharp spears of his own pain running through his body. They needed this time together more than anything. He reached up and pulled the soap off the stand and rolled it through his fingers lathering up his hands he dropped. .she....can't....be."He could see her breathing at a gentle rate, sat as she was, in herchair, facing ahead. Then she blinked."What the fuck!" he gasped."It's okay," Lydia spoke softly. "She has a rudimentary controlinterface installed at the moment which takes care of her basicfunctions. She can blink and she can eat and she can use the toilet. Whynot take a closer look, come over here, she won't bite!"Lydia's smiled a cheeky smile at him, and then took his arm and gentlycoaxed him towards the. Then I got busy again. Being Force Leader didn't exempt me from cleaning.A couple of hours later, with the barracks and our new gear cleaned and inspected, the Sergeant called us all together."As of today, I am officially moving myself and my duties to the Battalion HQ with Major Sweet and Craft. Force Leader Kru, you will take over my quarters and assume responsibility for this facility, just as you have for these four Quads and the Warriors in them." Yes sir!" I answered."You may have already.