And I am happy to have you here for a day at least. How long can you stay?”“Three days at the most. I may not be able to come home every night, bu... I’ll try.”“Fine, I’ll have supper ready for you; I’ll hold myself ready, too,” she added with a sly grin.Tony hugged her tightly and kissed her lips. “You do that and I’ll have something ready for you as well.”Rose held him at arm’s length. “Something happened,” she stated, and looked him over. Her gaze caught the single epaulette on his right. To top it off I got laid off when my company downsized. Money was tight and we were a bit worried about losing it all. James was almost a constant house guest too and definitely a drain on our finances. He didn’t work and occasionally he would have some money from some source. I didn’t want to know and didn’t want to ask. All I know is he rarely paid for much and it wasn’t enough to help anyway. I am the wimpy little dicked hubby; the cuckold. I clean up and I pay for everything.Sarah and I. I plan on making cutout soldiers, cutout sailors, cutout airmen, and cutout marines. Also, I plan on making cutout tanks, planes, and ships. I plan on making a frigging war arsenal of cutout military icons. What do you think? I know, I’m on to something. I figure my phony cutout arsenal will dissuade war. They’ll take one look at the million cutout tanks, planes, and ships and go home. Moreover, it is a way for the military to save big bucks by buying recyclable cutout cardboard instead of. They had been looking rather bored, but their eyes brightened at the sight of Ekaterina.She entered the room, and the heavily padded door clicked shut behind her. She waited, keeping absolutely still, trying to convince herself that this was going to be nothing worse than a visit to the dentist.“Would you undress, please,” Andreytov asked courteously. Ekaterina looked at the Captain.The Basement of the Russian Federation, Washington DC“You have made such an effort to impress the Colonel today.