But...” He looked thoughtful. “General, what are your orders?”I was shocked. “General? Me?”“Hey, one good thing about being the last Minut...man. No one is going to argue with me about promoting you. Seriously, I think you’re just what we need. You’re not a part of the old group, with all the problems they had. You’ve obviously got combat skills and what you told us before, of your pre-war battles, you’re not afraid to take charge when things go to hell in a hand basket. And you’re obviously not. John suspected Kat was still a virgin, but it became their mutual joke that John referred to her teasingly as “Miss Too Hot to Handle”. Kat was damned sexy, but having John refer to her like this always made Kat’s cheeks go crimson. Kat refused to admit that she was either “pretty” or “sexy”, but when they would take a break at the beach and Kat put on her multi-colored striped bikini there was no denying her beautiful curves and her fetching firm ass. John often got an erection at the beach as. There had been a pretty sophisticated "show" onboth occasions. A series of nice-looking kids artfully leaping about the stage.Maybe James had been one of them? "Yeah, I've been there. Not recently, though." "Guys try to pick me up there, of course. SometimesI let them, but mostly I just dance and go home. When I can I audition fora real gig, but so far, it's no go. It's hard to break in around here, I'mfinding. In the meantime, I'm just trying to stay sane and healthy. Both prettyhard to do. ”She told me about the offer, and I replied “Emily that offer is a once in a lifetime opportunity for you. You have to take it.”“I know you are right. I’ll miss you so bad too Uncle Mike.”“I am just your Uncle Mike again?” She nodded her head at me and smiled. “Well then you will just have to go back to being my little Emily.”Emily and I both fell in love with another person while she was Texas. We communicated via long emails to keep up on each other’s lives, as we knew that seeing each.