"So... that still doesn't explain what was going on when I came in, and now I don't understand why you're upset now?" Just forget it Marcus." Shawna s...atched the book back and headed off towards the kitchen, leaving Hope giggling uncontrollably on the couch."Can someone please explain where I went wrong on that one?" he called through to the kitchen, and Hope just giggled even more as Shawna came to stand in the doorway."Sometimes, you are the most infuriating man in the world, did you know. . . [an alteration in] the gaitin what is considered a seductive fashion," the illusion that "thewearer" is "taller," the appearance that "the legs" are "longer," "thefoot" is "smaller, "the toes appear" are "shorter. . . . the arches ofthe feet [are] higher and better defined. . . . the lower leg muscles[are] more defined," and "the Gluteus Maximus [sic] [is] more defined"(Wikipedia).Although cosmetics and fashion have come a long way, baby, they're stillmostly about covering up unsightliness,. I wanted so much to call you back, to hold you close and make you stay. Or climb into your bag and hide away, to be with you.But we both know that I can't do that. I have to stay here, just as you had to leave.You are missed. The lunch chatter was much subdued today. Don't worry, it'll pick up again, you know that. But today we missed your face and your quick wit. And everyone was trying to be nice to me and pretending they weren't.It was cute and sweet and very silly — of course I knew what. I also had the option of the company bar on our lines.Since we couldn't really let our guard down in public, the battalion paid something towards a few dances during the year, and we would raise some money amongst the troops to get a better band and pay for a buffet. The officers and sergeants chipped in as well and we usually held an all-ranks do. There was always some transport arranged so everyone could get as drunk as they wanted and still get home safe. It really was a family.