I keep a plush rug in front of the fire for just such moments, so I can relax in front of the fire and enjoy the warmth. I lay there wrapped in just a...towel I close my eyes and begin to daydream, my thoughts from earlier never quite leaving my mind, still dreaming of my lover caressing my body. I miss it so much because it has been so long, but I and still remember every touch like it was yesterday. The hours of kissing and caressing, knowing every inch of each other I could almost feel it. As I got up he pulled up the hem of my top and I let him. I had the bikini on and it felt safe enough. Up to the deck where a cool Delta breeze was blowing and he handed me a beer and we talked about hs boat while his hands were never far from me. He told me I was beautiful and held me close and then he knelt down and for a moment I thought he was going to propose! Nope, but my shorts came down and then there I was in just my bikini. He turned on the marker lights and then shut off the rest of. This had better be important." Don't you people have boats of your own," I was reasonably pissed. This was uncalled for."I'll put it to you straight, Warden. Those kids are responsible for me making Ensign and I will NOT harass them. I wouldn't care if they had an African elephant in their care." I'll give you a ride, it's only about a block from the Station. You could drive." Completely full of reporters and Girl Scouts?" I asked."Alright, do you need a crew or just me?" Just me?" Ten. The modern strategy of space warfare was to capture and redeploy the enemy's forces. This was why vast numbers of infantry were still required. Paolo's heroic comrades were crammed together in cramped dormitories that were packed into every centimetre of habitable space not required by the life-support systems, the engine room or military hardware. Interplanetary warfare was a murderous game in which victory was signalled by the victor having successfully transformed the colour of the seized.