He could see how bad her conditioning was, and set the timer for only fifteen minutes. "I'm going to the study to make a phone call. When it stops, ju...t get a drink, or shower, or whatever, and wait for me in the kitchen."In the study, he dialed Alex Torvold, his best friend and an old teammate. Alex was two years ahead of him at college, but had stayed on the team staff after his eligibility ended. While Greg had been a middle distance man, Alex was a pentathlete. He had studied sports. There was no mistaking Anna’s Italian and Irish roots. She was also on the short side, but her legs went on for ever, as John liked to point out. She had a year round deep tan from her Italian side and a streak of temper that matched her Irish ancestors. She had a wild mass of curly black hair and dark eyes to match. She’d chosen a basic black bikini… with Dolce and Gabana silver embellishments. It made Jess laugh. Lounging on their bellies made the vulnerable to attack, and attack the boys. It was early in the morning around four that one set of sentries alerted us to intruders coming onto the airport property. David acknowledged them and we went outside to investigate. They weren't bad at it but we were noticeably better at sneaking. We were close enough to listen when one of them said, "There's the plane. They have to be somewhere."I quietly said, "We are right here." They froze in place. "Drop your weapons. I think we'll have a little talk, guys. However, if you shout or try to. We would just have to be very careful, in any case. Go on vacation during the summers, set up the camp in a country where they don’t mind that stuff, and make sure that any Americans are adults, only letting prospects from the USA come when they can travel without parental consent. It might require some adjustment of our vision, but not too much, and once the laws change or you’re out of the Guard, you’d be good to go. We’re just trying to avoid a court-martial here, since for civilian.