” “I have wanted you since that first night, but always figured it would never happen because of your husband and kids.” “Can we not talk now...” Sierra queried. She was enjoying the little scene going on here but was much more interested in the way that Garret’s lips felt on her own and she didn’t really want to get into the weirdness that was almost sure to follow from their current course of action. Garret smiled and dipped his head to her neck and zeroed in on the spot just below her left. " He blushed, not wanting to brag. "I was too late for 'Nam, but the older guys, the officers, opened up to me. They told me what had happened to them in captivity, to their buddies. You've gone through a lot of that here, Miss Alex."My squad's first mission was in Africa. I can't tell you where, but we weren't supposed to be there. I was the only survivor, and it took a long time for them to get me out. I lived in the jungle for months. I killed a lot of people, Miss Alex."When I got back home. Our parents were in avatars holding a spyeye; but this one allowed more than just viewing. They got to hear, feel and everything. They just couldn't make their avatars do anything except clap.After the ceremony we were put back in the individual offices. There was punch and cake for the grads and their families. Mom and Dad were almost ecstatic. Just before they'd put on the helmets that let them watch, they'd been informed that I'd been accepted into college with a full scholarship that. “Dad is known for treating women well and making them…. happy.”“I know dad had a good time,” he added, looking over at me. I nodded vigorously. “Saw that you had some fun with mom, too,” I said.“Yeah, well I only sent you a couple of the pictures,” he told me. “You should have seen her. She put on quite the show.”“Good,” I said, walking over to Carole. “Glad you did your job,” I ran my hand over her head. “You better have satisfied every boy there,” I told her.“She did,” Billy said. .