”“I’ve just decided to fly against you as soon as we get back to the academy. And before you ask, I’ll be alone, but in a two-person intercept...r.”“But ... Colonel,” one of the female pilots hesitantly said, “that would leave you with just forward guns...”“All my weapons will be functional,” he overrode her to say. “So if you’re thinking about cutting your Colonel some slack, think seriously again. I’ll be coming hard after you. It’s time for all of you to get with the program and become a team,. . that it brings good luck when worn next to the skin. Maybe you should try wearing it that way." Ummm... sure", she said, glad for the excuse to keep the thing, however much it might be worth, out of sight while she brought it home. She tied the thong around her neck and slipped the ankh under her blouse. She'd bring it home and then put it away. That would be best.But she didn't take it off when she got home. She wore it for the rest of the afternoon, through dinner, and all night. She even. Tom ate his pasta and chicken and rubs his leg against her thighs and winks. Tom sipped his champagne and then holds her hand "Well you still feel like watching a film ?" Tom smirks as he gets up and pays the bill and lifts her up "Or something else ?" Luce wrapped her arms around his neck as she breathed heavily kissing up is neck nibbling on his ear and whispered ''How about a very hot and sexy film whilst maybe something else'' she whispered her eyes showing the lust she felt inside of her. It hadn't occurred to him that he might have found full-time parenthood rewarding, and that it was an opportunity missed. But it had occurred that while he had been undeniably poor in his youth, he had been equally undeniably selfish.Wryly, he found himself wishing he still had the vigour of his youth, but on reflection, there was something to be said for the experience which comes of being fifty-two. After all, he was very confident that any woman he might take to bed at this stage of his life.