By the time we received the audit notifications I was making just under two hundred thousand a year. That sounds like a lot, and I suppose compared to...what I made while in the Army it was. But consider this; we lived in one of the more expensive areas of the country, we paid to put Peggy thru college and Vet school out of our own money, we had four children to raise, a home to heat and cool, property taxes, three cars and a mini-van ... the list goes on and on. I'm not suggesting that we were. I tried my hardest to fall back asleep, but it was useless. My brain was fixated on sex, or rather, my vagina was. Having my bare body draped around his, listening to his steady breathing, smelling him… sent me to a frenzy. Slowly I started stroking my hand across his chest. The pressure of my touch starting light as a feather, barely touching him, evolving into a “must have” or “must do” with a slightly heavy palm, sliding from his neck to the belly button. As my fingertips felt the outlines. ” he laughed taking another slice. Over the course of the meal, they had pleasant conversation, Toni mostly curious about naval life on a submarine. Although he couldn’t go into details about his missions, Mike was more than happy to share stories about his shipmates. He had her laughing with stories of various shipmates’ bouts with claustrophobia and seasickness. With just a few remaining slices of pizza left, they began to clean up. Toni was kind of sad, she was enjoying sitting and talking. Sabrina, your hair looks lovely, and those ribbons set it off. Another thing we must thank our partner for. Jessica, you are now a full fledged sister in the organization. Welcome.”Jess grinned, stuck her tongue out at me, and took Sabrina’s hand, tugging her along. “Come along, Sabrina. We still have boxes to unpack.”They walked out, looking back and giggling. Claire had the first real smile I’d seen from her on her face. “Once again I find myself in your debt, Zeke. Sabrina has led a lonely.