Certainly nothing she wanted to be at. I took that as a compliment.Ben was a grad student at the U. The party was lively and I guess I was spending a ...ot of time with Bruce and Emily as I tried to host things because Ben seemed to be spending all his time with Lily. She caught my eye and gave me a pleading look. I hustled over there with Emily in my arms.“Look here, Emily. Ben hasn’t held you yet. Did you show Ben your Lamb Chop and Charlie Horse?” I asked as I pushed my daughter into his arms.. .. uh-uh. I've been true blue, and that'll never change. That's the way Marcus wants it." He relented regarding my mother and me." True. For you, though, not for your mother." Really? I didn't know that." Marcus might be uneducated, but he's a smart man, very clever. Street smart, I think it's called. He knew you were like your mother, knew you wouldn't be happy if he said no, so he reluctantly gave in. When your mother died so soon after you and your mother became lovers, he was happy the two. "The second term of the year was just about the same as the first. Physicswas a two term class, as was English, and the foreign languages. So,Jason, and Ronnie continued the three times weekly study sessions. Bothwere doing really well in the classes that the other was helping themwith. And, by the end of the term, Ronnie was actually getting a B inphysics. Everyone's grades were very close to what they had received forthe first term, so everyone was happy.Jason and Ronnie had become fast. Doggies that couldn’t take the heat for long and had to spend most of the day in airconditioned comfort. After making sure that the detachment had beans, bullets, water and kibble, they were getting their mail and had no problems they couldn’t handle themselves, we left. The CSM and I started to click.We then went over to our consolidated motor pool to check on vehicle maintenance. As a Combat Engineer outfit – we had an enormous number of vehicles and equipment to maintain. The Battalion Motor.