I'll be back in a while," Barbara said, not quite able to look her cousin in the eye.She left the living room quickly, reaching the kitchen and finall... the outdoor patio. The door closed quietly behind her. Shutting her eyes Barbara felt that burning, pulsing itch that had been driving her half-crazy all day. It was getting worse again. And there was no one around to take care of it!"God!"Barbara laughed ironically at her thoughts. To take care of her! How far she had come since she walked. Rather, it ranks immediately below the Medal of Honor — and Jim has two of them!"Then he grinned and added, "You saw how crippled up Jim is, I hope? That's why he's retired: medical disability. Of course, I have it on good authority that after he was retired at a ceremony at the Hickam Field Air Force Hospital, he and his wife, Hank, went skipping together down the front walk. Then, after a short time Jim went to the Air Force and wanted to get rid of his fifty-percent disability pension on the. Thegirls convinced the guys to go to their place, and the four of them piledinto a taxi.When they got into the flat, Terri turned on the CD player in the loungeroom and turned it up loud enough that each couple wouldn't be able tohear the other. While these guys were eager and willing, they had noclass and even less stamina. When Terri and Bree compared notes thefollowing morning, they realised that both of these guys had no real cluewhat they were doing. The girls were barely warming up when. She noticed two large wood etched pillars that stretched from floor to ceiling that seemed to be supporting the structure. Both looked like they were placed in a perfect location to frame the ocean view leading out to the terrace that one would immediately see when they entered the room. The space had one wall that was half moon shaped or circular, with large windows following the entire length of its gentle curve. Each window stood at least twelve feet high and six feet across with little to.