We let an enemy patrol go by before moving closer. The enemy had cut down trees to create a clearing two kilometers long and one wide. A stream went f...om the northeast to the south on the west side. Huge mage constructs that looked like giants were lifting whole trees and moving them to the side.There were tents and soldiers everywhere and even a couple of large cargo pods. Those seemed to be their command bunker. I estimated their number and weapons before we moved back. It was easy to slip. I'm wearing a tight, white t-shirt with a slightly offensive and cocky graphic, dark blue jeans and white DC trainers. The sweat is turning my top a little see-through as it clings to the dark, toned, hairless skin on my torso. I manage to wrangle free of the boys while I take a walk, scouting the dance floor. I spot you more or less alone, wearing a tight little black vest, short shorts and heels. My mind floods with the things I want to do to you, so much so I can't contain my almost obvious. For now, I want to take you back to myquarters, I have a gift for you," he told me as he put the weaponsback, then lead me by the hand up two levels to his room. Guiding me inand having me sit down on the bed, I automatically crossed my long legsas he took out a small red box and opened it up to show me thecontents, an 18ct white gold and diamond cross pendant.I stared wide eyed at it as he let my fingers gently run over it, thentook it out of the box and placed it around my slender neck. "For. I saw and spoke to her everyday but I could sense this division coming between us. I tried to ignore it and doubled my efforts to engage her and bring her closer to me again; to make her happy. Our two kids were both out of our house by then, trying to get a foothold in their new role as adults. Bret, our son and the eldest, was 23 and had just graduated from college. He had married a sweet gal that everyone adored named Amy in his senior year of school. He and Amy both work in New York and.