I had left that life behind and joined the military. Not that their was much difference between dying on the streets or dying on the battlefield. I le...t basic training as head of my class as a squad leader. Became a sergeant after my first tour of duty by out living my commanding officers above me. I quickly got promoted into strategic operations as a junior officer after winning several battles against superior enemy numbers after which I was moved to strategic operations. Conducted several. I was really attracted to Jacinta, but the circumstances were all wrong and she had a steady boyfriend so any further moves were out of the question. Besides, now that things were out in the open between she and Melissa the two frequently got together to explore their newfound sexuality. I took it all in stride as best I could, knowing I wasn’t new to the end of a relationship as I had been there before, but seeing Anna at work always brought back a flood of memories. She kept a very distant,. And there was a stone table in front of the house where people can sit. There was nothing around or near this house. It’s just grass and trees.Truck Girl: Here we are!Me: Where exactly is here? I thought we were going for drinks.Rose: We are! We have drinks in the cooler!Me: When I heard drinks I thought we would be going out somewhere, in town.Anna: We come here to talk, enjoy the shade it’s private!Me: Ok, ok.We got down the truck and sat on the stone table.Rose: Grab a drink, join us!Me: I. Everyone was mooching around, Xander and Andrew had gone with some of the Slayers to the gym - saying it was to help them train rather than to perv at cuties in leotards... others had gone to the movies and I'd happily tagged to the Mall along with Willow and Kennedy. But as they went around the shops I kinda thought I was the third wheel, when all they wanted to do was grab coffee and look doe-ishly into each other's eyes. So, romantic that I am I said my goodbyes and headed home - thinking.