Sheyelped. Her nails dug into my thighs until I slapped herhands away. She glared at me.‘Bastard,’ she spat out, coiled like a snake under myhand....t was always like this with her, always the defiance,even while she conveniently forgot that she was payingme good money to make her feel like an utter whore. Shepretended to be livid with the injustice. She pretended tohate me. She pretended that she was above me, so high ona pedestal that even if she spat in my direction, the windwould carry it too. The fifth missile destroyed battery four and blew the aft missile turret off its tracks.Smoke and flame billowed from the twisted metal that had once been Laser Battery Four as damage control teams converged on the wreckage with fire hoses. The gunnery officer thought of the letters he was going to have to write to the families of the crewmen inside, and thanked Providence that he was on a newer ship that no longer carried projectile firing guns. At least he wouldn't incur any more casualties. I reached over, turned on the little light, and saw it was after 11:00. I clutched the towel around me and looked over the balcony to see Dad still in his easy chair with the TV on. His head was to the side, resting on the head cushion, a drink still clutched in his hand, snoring lightly. I stole down the stairs into the living room, watching him closely as I stepped up to the bottom of his chair. I stood for several minutes gazing at him lovingly. I had not really ever done this before, noting. For the rest of that week, i was so frustrated, the weather was lovely and all i wanted to do was get naked outdoors, on Thursday morning i was up really early and did some washing, the k**s were still in bed, i could not help myself, i removed my dressing gown opened the back door and took the washing out, after a quick look around all was quiet so i walked down the garden naked and pegged out the washing, i did not rush as i was enjoying being naked outdoors again, both my neighbour's bedroom.