The Major stopped the flow and The Med officer reached under her and massaged her tummy until she indicated the cramps had subsided."You've taken only...a little over a quart, Private O'Neil," The Major announced. "You have another quart to go. Now hold still and take it like a big girl, and don't be so silly!" She heard the awful click again, and more pressure began. It built slowly until she was just about to cry out again.Then she heard the click again. "There, that's the whole bag. You did. “Did you do it with a friend? Tell me what happened,” I continued.“I was my best friend Lola. She often visits our home to have Sunday lunch with my parents and me. After eating, we retire to our bedrooms for an afternoon nap. We usually just talk about school and boys and stuff…she’s been with boys before…a couple of times. I’ve been with her one of these times but I’m still a virgin,” she added. She explained what happened when Lola had an idea to seduce another girlfriend’s dad. I’ll tell. "We intend to do the whole 'until death do us part' thing. At our age it's kind of hard to find someone else you can tolerate sleeping in the same bed with."Jake and Helen both laughed. "Okay," Jake said. "You had me worried there for a minute. So what is it?" Well," Tom said, "right about now, Bill is probably getting the same talk from Stan and Cindy. They're planning to retire at the same time. We're both planning to sell our houses and move somewhere else."Jake grinned. "Fuckin' A!" he. The bottom line was that Arabella had left town with another man. No one knew where she was or when she would be back. Trying to bury the resentment and disappointment he felt, Simon stepped off the porch and walked down the tree-lined street towards the temporary Officer's Club that had taken over a small restaurant.Simon ate dinner alone and then wandered into the bar. It was a loud smoky place dominated by boisterous knots of people, everyone talking and laughing too loud but still managing.