The knot of fear within my stomach had become an old friend, I was adept at hiding the tremble in my hand, it did not do to display fear: I was a sold...er. The next posting to the Far East had not seemed to make much difference. I would still carry my worries about my family but for a while I could relax on a boat: a cruise liner no less. There was always the threat of submarines of course but in my case, fear of the unseen did not seem as bad as the results of the attacks that I had witnessed.. ”“Danny you don’t need to explain anything that you did yesterday to me. It was a bad day and I completely understand why you were angry with me.” Jake interrupted. “I had no right to tell your parents, or anyone else for that matter, about anything which you don’t want to tell them. I was just a little confused that’s all. I couldn’t understand why you didn’t want to tell them.”“I do want to tell them Jake but I can’t!” Danny replied, “I tried to explain it to you but it wasn’t easy. I was. He laid his arms on my waist, and I cupped his cheeks, pressing his face against mine. When I finally let go, he was still looking at me, but the expression of hope and doubt had vanished, only anticipation and what I interpreted as lust remained.“I’ll be right back, love”, I said as I got to my feet, hitching the expensive garments onto my slender fingers. I could feel his gaze following my swaying ass when I strolled along the floor towards the bathroom.A few moments later I entered the room. As a result, seven weeks after she had been left in Reno on her own, Jessie began her life as a whore at the Gray Dove. The very first night was frightening for her, but Miss Lorraine chose her first customers carefully. The first was a wealthy rancher, William Tate from Carson City, who had seen Jessie working in the kitchen several weeks ago. He had inquired about her then, but Miss Lorraine had explained the situation and he had gone upstairs with another girl instead. Miss Lorraine had been.