‘Yes, good, that’ll be it,’ she said as I opened the passenger door and swung the bag onto the back seat. I agreed with her, but still didn’t ...ave a clue why! Then we were off as Astrid skilfully manoeuvred the big car neatly out of the garage and we were quickly onto the relatively quiet freeway out of town. We didn’t speak much, my attention being equally divided by the contents of her gaping blouse and her sensational legs. The hem of her skirt had been dragged up a little as she’d gotten in. After a pause, it became clear the television was on. Jake frowned. His parents didn't like it when someone left the TV on- it was almost an automatic lecture about wasting electricity. Quickly he poured himself a glass and strolled into the room to shut it off, taking a sip as he passed through the doorway. The glass stayed at his lips for longer than he expected as he froze in surprise. Courtney was sitting Indian-style in the middle of the couch, watching... Was it?!?It was! A porno! Jake. Wejust had more machine gunners on board. And, by March 1944, the Germans had realized what the B-17's relativeweak point was. Head on. As we got near the Schweinfurt ball bearingworks, all of a sudden, we had a swarm of Messerschmitt 109's and 110'sand Focke Wolf 190's flying straight for us. You see, if attacked frombehind, the tail gunner, both waist gunners, the top gunner, and maybethe guy in the ball turret could fire at a fighter. Five different guys,everybody but the nose gunner and me.. It was digging into me like roots, sucking warmth and life out of me as the mass of blackness began to pulse a dull purple color as it tried to absorb me. The part of my brain that really was a human infant began crying as my life force began draining into the monster. My bones began to lengthen I grew, at first slowly and then faster and faster as I aged. Merlin continued to strike, bathing the shade in mystic fire and loosening its grip. I could feel the roots pulling back involuntarily,.