”“We can’t afford massive casualties either, even if the Ghangan are currently licking their wounds,” Juva grimaced.“No, we most certainly c...nnot,” Tissimla agreed. “Comms, get me Admiral Clessik, please.”Seconds later the Imperial Admiral’s likeness appeared in the tri-dee tank.“Can we afford to spring it?” Tissimla asked after the polite greetings, a far cry from the early days and her antagonism towards males. The Admiral now simply being a fighting companion.“Yes, but we need to ensure an. She just sat there looking at me and suddenly asked :" You are just gorgeous , how about a kiss ? "I ofcourse immediately came over to her seat and we enjoyed a nice kiss . We arranged to meet the next day and move on to Akko , a beautiful Arab town in the west of Israel , with the American girl accompanying us . It was July and very hot , I sweated incessantly and my head burned . We found a hostel and the English girl and I booked a double room . We went out for a coffee and smoked sheesha ,. Were theyexpecting more of a change in me? After hugging both ofthem in greeting, we quickly agree to leave and get on towherever it is we'll be staying for the next two or threemonths. Turns out that neither of them has been there yetin that they just got off their separate flights at theairport and after picking up the two rental cars they'dbeen told to get, they'd driven straight here.Still thinking and acting more like the man I used to be, Iasked to see the directions they'd been given.. Dave managed to not spill a tear until after the door closed behind him."How could I be so stupid?" sobbed Amber as soon as Dave left. "How could I fall in love with John? I should've known it was just a fling." I think you're getting to the point where you want to settle down and have kids. You saw that John was a family man and that attracted you to him." God, he's such an ass hole. I can't believe he was out with some other woman last night. With Emily, my ass!" Another woman?" exclaimed.