He put his arms around her, and gave her a quick peck on the cheek."OK," he said, "this must be when you tell me who the women have decided I'll have ...ex with first, and what the plan will be to make sure everyone gets a fair share of my time. And you got stuck with the job, and you're scared that you'll screw it up, and everyone will hate you. Am I right so far?"Susan was blushing, so embarrassed she could only nod."That part was obvious, but I'm going to start guessing now. If I get it wrong,. She tossed her blanket off her, set her tea on the coffee table. Her bare feet made a light pitter-patter on her wood floors as she made her way to the door. She unlocked the door. It clicked, and then creaked as she opened it. Her eyes widened. "Hey honey, I'm home early." It was her boyfriend, who'd been working out of town for nearly a month. Twila gripped the shoulder areas of his jacked, pulled him closer, and stood on her tiptoes to kiss him. "I'm so happy to see you! I've missed you so. "I'm not married." A girlfriend?" she asked."On the reserve list," I replied without thinking"Excuse me?" she asked with her expressive eyes showing confusion."She and I haven't had our flashpoint," I said looking at the shorts thoughtfully. "She's given it some thought, but..."I shrugged and reached out to touch the black silk again."Does that actually happen?" she asked curiously."What?" I asked."A flashpoint when you're on the reserve list," she said with some mystery in her smile."Not. You must have had a good surgeon to save it," she said."I had two operations on it within the first 24hours. I expect that is why I have as much movement as I do." I said."The first one probably was a battlefield butcher, and the second a first class plastic surgeon," she guessed."ER in a small local hospital. then a big time hospital, when they had me stable and could chopper me out I'm told." I said."You were very lucky," she said."I was a little lucky. If I had been very lucky, I would have.