Go back home, gets some sleep and report at 8 so you can be ready to drive the captain to the Prohosts Office!” TSgt Robb ordered me. Wasn,t over th... moon as I was meant to have three days off now and we,d planned to drive to Anacortes to catch the car ferry to visit relatives in the San Juan Islands, but we,d have to delay our start to when ai got back. Wasn,t too put out as it was only about seven any way so decided to have supper at the base mess hall before driving home. I arrived about 8pm. She had pulled one leg up so her foot rested on the seat, giving her better leverage to get at her intended target, while also giving me an unimpeded view of her activity. I wanted so much to adjust the mirror so I could see the expression on her face, but I dared not, lest I give up my secret. But, I wondered more and more if she was indeed giving me a show intentionally. After all, she certainly wasn't trying to hide what she was doing. Even if I didn't have the mirror pointed at her. I caught myself starting for the men's room butquickly turned for the women's room instead. After adjusting the strapson my slip I checked my makeup and hair then returned to finishshopping. I tried to get into the swing of things and relax. I seemed to bepassing! No stares, no commotion, no panic was evident at me being in agrocery store totally dressed like a woman. I realized of course thatin this day and age nearly all of the women in the store wore jeans andseemed to care little about. He was crying, herealized. He hadn't cried since Fiji, hadn't cared enough about anythingto even need to cry. He looked back down at his hand, at the flimsypiece of cardboard."The missing piece of the puzzle," he whispered. Her vows, his actions.His head snapped up, looking towards the closed bedroom door where hiswife had gone. Even now, he just wanted to curl up on the couch andsleep away his pain. Standing would take effort. Walking to the roomwould take effort. Apologizing to his wife, even.