"After he downed another shot of Jack Daniels he told her his story. She sat on the floor at his feet."I was only 20 in October 14, 1943. It was only ...y third mission. We were flying B17 bombers against Germany. The target for the day was Schweinfurt, the ball bearing plants..."Colette did not know what ball bearings were, or where Schweinfurt was; she did know not to ask." ... The German fighters waited until our escorts turned back, out of fuel. Then they came at us. Wave after wave," The old. She had the first futon I’d ever seen in my life, and while she lived in a pretty cool two-bedroom apartment, she was still sharing it with three other girls. That meant she had a roomie sleeping just a few feet away. My place was a serious dump, so I was sleeping there most nights. We were both full of hormones – especially Chrissy, who was just learning the joys of recreational sex – so we’d usually end up fooling around a bit despite the girl on the other bed, trying our best to be quiet,. ”“Thanks.”September 15, 1995, Chicago, Illinois“She’s here,” Kara whispered on Friday evening, just before we were going to sit down for dinner. “And she wants to talk to you.”“You have to send her away,” I sighed. “I simply can’t talk to her without risking trouble from her mom.”“What do I tell her?”“Exactly that - her mom is the problem, and because she’s a minor, I could get into all kinds of trouble. Apologize for me, please.”“And if she asks when you can talk to her?”“You know what Melanie. I played it as cool as a man in my position might."Well, it's why we're here, isn't it?" It is indeed. I want to fuck a guy, and you want a girl to fuck you. We're a perfect match." I heard her stripping out of her jeans behind me. Out of my sight. Then some other sounds. She was stepping into a harness."I've had this for a while. A girl friend bought it for me. Not a girlfriend, just a friend who happened to be a girl. At least, that's what I thought," she chuckled, ruefully."She knew I was.