Unfortunately we had no time to train anyone in their use to any professional degree so I had to be selective in what I gave people to use. Fortunatel... the weapon cache on the aircraft had been varied and I was able to pick and chose as needed. I took a fully equipped assault carbine with an under-barrel grenade launcher. I gave another assault carbine to Felicity. My dark skinned mate already knew how to use one. As for Kola, Caitlin, and Nimue, I gave them all automatic pistols. Nimue knew. After a short while my friends mother said that she needed to go to the store and get some money from the bank, as it was coming up to my friends birthday and he lived abroad so she needed to get the currency and mail it to him. She also said that she would give me a lift home when she went out. I said goodbye to my friends dad and then got into the car beside my friends mother. She was going to drop me off but I said that I would go to the bank with her and stay in the car while she went in so. When I got up, I called the best fucking pizza joint down in Glen Park to make a reservation for 7 p.m., then horsed around until John came home. He’s usually at work by 6 a.m. for conference calls with Charlotte headquarters, but the good thing is that he is home well ahead of 5 p.m. Tonight was a little different, though, but we made our reservation and enjoyed littleneck clam pizza with some Chianti. We headed back home to get ourselves “geared up”. Naturally, we couldn’t resist sucking each. ‘They might as well get a good look,’ I thought to myself. ‘Maybe we can all get used to it and move on with our beach day.’ I looked up and to my right to see several of the guys looking over at me, my eyes immediately drawn to their tight swim trunks to confirm their enjoyment. “Hi guys,” I said spritely. “This is a clothing optional beach isn’t it?” I asked innocently.“It is now!” joked one of the guys as they continued to look my way. I pulled my sunglasses down and pulled out my book.