"Oh," I said, without looking at them."Well fit," he continued."Thank you," again not looking. I was getting a bit irritated by now but he didn't stop... Instead he sat beside me and put his hand on my leg."Gorgeous legs."I told him to stop but he wouldn't move his hand. He started to slide it up my leg, under my skirt.I tried to push his hand away but he was too strong."Playin' 'ard t' get are we?" he laughed, "I like a woman wiv spirit." Come on, Tommy," his friend pleaded. "She doesn't want. ‘Jer,’ he said. ‘I can still stop those retirement orders if you would let me. You’re just too good a man to see drive off. You’ll be on the next Captain’s List for sure and then who knows? I can find you a job in my office if you would like. Hell, I can almost promise you a position anywhere else in the Navy if that’s not what you want.’ Jeremiah smiled at his friend and said, ‘Thanks Admiral but it’s time for me to go. I miss the hills back home. I want to see the sun come up over the hills. ”He showed her and cautiously Penny followed him.She watched again as he popped the moule in his mouth, chewed briefly and swallowed it.Penny copied him.“Oh wow!” she breathed. “It’s special.”“Good! Keep your ‘spoon’ and attack the next.”It did not take either of them all that long to polish off their moules. Penny copied Peter when he picked up his desert spoon and started to finish the bisque. She also copied him when he broke his bread roll and used it to mop his plate dry.“Thank you,. There is a lot more,” she admitted.I took several seconds to consider my position. If I was still deployed, by now I would be moving very slowly, my weapon at the ready, my senses at the max, waiting for the bad guys to jump out.“OK. Let’s go,” I said when I felt I was ready for the worst.I got out of the car while Diana popped the trunk. I pulled out my backpack and slung it over my left shoulder. I grabbed my big suitcase, and all that remained in the trunk was Diana’s much smaller carry all..