Maybe I could but I wasn’t about to test the theory. The Universe was at my feet and I was ready to conker it. Suddenly reality had another face. Li...ith looked at me, and smiled.‘Did you enjoy it? You know that you’re one of us now.’I looked up at the sky and saw that the moon was turning grey as the beginning of daylight was gradually appearing. I was becoming anxious. Lilith placed her finger over my lips as if to say sshhhh!‘No panic! We vampires don’t fear daylight as long as we’ve eaten. I wondered if the attraction was one-sided. My thoughts weren’t exactly philanthropic as I dialed his number on a whim. When he answered, his now-familiar voice touched me in a place I secretly hoped his hands might. ‘Hello? This is Bernard Gwynn.’ I knew he wouldn’t recognize my number, and I knew he’d be with his wife as well, so I chose my words carefully. ‘Mr. Gwynn, this is Tori. We just met at the coffee shop. I hope you don’t mind me calling you so soon.’ I waited. ‘One minute,’ he. ‘You’re a lot more women now than you were at sixteen’ ‘I’ve put on a pound or two since then.’ ‘Only in the right places.’ It was sincere flattery in this case, her figure was better than Bri’s and most of any other girl I could think of. She gave a mock curtsy. ‘Why thank you kind sir,’ she said with a mock posh accent. She turned and went over to the post, curling herself around it, assuming the position once more. ‘Glynda, I’m going to take a series of shots with you making small movements,. Those always get first priority no matter what. It is not likely you will get the first two, but there is a chance you might get sent to cadre duty at 29 Palms. Over two years doing your job, overseas, that is the kind of thing they like to see at the schools. Especially since you rose up fast”I thanked him for his advice, and started to write my hoped for choices. El Toro Marine Air Station, Tustin Marine Air Station, Camp Pendleton, 29 Palms, and for the last “Southwest United States”. He.