For I could give John my love but I could never give him anything like that shiny new corvette. I told Kim that both John and Gina had the up most res...ect for DeRonda as I did as well. I told Kim that I was sure she would have it in time as well. I also told Kim that I knew a little bit of Italian and that Gina had more or less called her a fat bitch.Gina hung her head down at the table as she said, “I feel so ashamed of myself and so out of place here with you.”“It’s just new to you Kim, you. "Top grinned, "I take that as a compliment... Sir."The next day a military transport took us to the West Coast and from there to the Big Island in Hawaii. We were met at the airport by a military sedan and were escorted, under guard, to a private military resort—it was provided to field-grade and general-grade officers for taking leave with their familiesThe Major-in-charge ignored the fact that I wasn't a field-grade officer and gave me a brief orientation—uniforms were strongly discouraged,. "What in heaven's name is a rebel soldier, dressed like a farmhand, doing in our backyard on a Sunday morning?" Seth's mother turned to the boy. "Soldiers can't go around out of uniform, Seth. That's wrong; it's spying. Old Miss Vidy told me that one of the Peter boys and a cousin of his were hanged out somewhere in Tennessee or Kentucky last year for spying, one of the Peters. When your brother went off to war, now, I know you thought he was wrong and all, and I certainly believe that war is a. I only knew that it meant something exciting would be happening to me that night. I was wearing a tight backless navy dress – my dark brown hair pulled up into a messy bun to reveal the entirety of my back. I must have had about 3 cocktails when the next band walked onto the small stage in front of where two of my girlfriends and I were dancing wildly. I didn’t notice the change at once, but the music became slow and smooth, and then I heard his voice. I looked up from the crowd only to see him.