I gathered the three pints of milk that the lady had every day and went to ring the bell to see if everything was ok but she beat me to it and said, �...�Good morning, milkman.” “Good morning,” I replied, taking a deep breath as the lady was just in a fine negligee which left nothing to the imagination. What was not showing in the flesh was only covered in a very light see-through material and was completely transparent. “I wonder if you have any orange juice on board that I could have?” she asked.. "Sofia stayed through the following week and then was sent on assignmentin Paris. It was a tearful goodbye, but we knew it was best for Sofia.Even our big bad Sherriff's Deputy had tears in his eyes. Bob and Sofiareally had fallen for each other in a big time way. I wondered if lovecould overcome her travels and living in New York City, for them to haveany kind of future? Time would tell.My sixteenth birthday is fast approaching and we all know what thatmeans? Well I know what it means, but. I put Aldo in charge of that, too, but I had them do it on waxboard first, both for practice and to prove they could do it before wasting paper and ink. Some of them had very good handwriting, far better than mine, while others were worse than Aldo’s.Well, we had them all day, or even longer if we needed, right? The fleet got underway while Aldo was getting them organized. They were with us until we gathered the fleet again, unless I wanted to send them out with Thunder.Of course they all. “Don’t!” I protested meekly. “Don’t what?” He whispered, a little cocky. “Don’t…” My words died in my throat because his lips were touching mine. He only held them there, letting them send little sparkles over mine, and my resistance broke. My arms wrapped around him and pulled him close, and I started kissing him for all I was worth. He tasted of peppermint bubblegum. His strong hands gripped my head, and then he kissed me back, urgent and wild. Our lips mashed together and I moaned into his.