Tara started to blush again, "I'm just not used to sharing that kind of intimacy Dee, so it's going to take me a bit to get used to it, but I'd like v...ry much to see the love between you two, though I don't need to see that to sense it. It's quite obvious that you and Tom are deeply in love. I pray that feeling never diminishes because I want you to be eternally happy!" Then she added, "Both of you." I have that same hope Tara," I said quite seriously. "In a few years I'm sure we'll solidify. "Never touch it. That stuff can kill you," I told him. "I'm a 'coke-aholic' myself. Get my caffeine in a can." The machine is down the hall," the SGM said. We sat there for fifteen minutes or so nursing our drinks and not saying much. Eventually, the General buzzed us, and we returned to his office.InterludePhone Conversation Between the General and the Psychologist"Sir," the psychologist said, "I just got finished interviewing the O' Day girl. She has some serious problems." Mary, when are you. "What's that fellow doing here? Look at his clothes. He's a disgrace."The person in the seat next to mine was a fat man reeking of expensive perfume. He sported a wispy moustache and a straggling goatee. He looked at me with his piggish eyes. He had a round face and an oily complexion. I could see that he was irked by my jeans, khaki shirt and the Nike Trainers on my feet. These were the clothes I had bought in Madras and I hadn't bothered to buy new clothes. I suppose five years in the. Just as we arewhen we finally get the book to print." How long do you think that will take?" Two years at least. You've seen the boxes of diaries, journals andscrapbooks those sisters had? I counted over thirty boxes," Jackieanswered noticing the Middle Eastern looking driver staring at themthrough the rearview mirror.Once they arrived home the lovers stripped and went to bed. Both knewthese liaisons would be few and far between due to the heavy workloadthey faced. Over dinner of spaghetti,.