By May, though, my landlord had enough of that; either I needed to sign a new lease or get my butt out so he could find a replacement tenant. And it w...s pretty apparent by then that she wasn't coming, wasn't looking. I'd always considered the place pretty much of a stop-gap while I established myself professionally, and I'd done that. So, without much heart for it, I went house-hunting and found myself much better digs, which I could now easily afford. Moving day would be the end of the month,. ..” she gestured at my A bag sitting next to the door, a black velcro’d strip hanging off it, staring at us with blood red eyes “ ... this shit.”“Katie, look, as soon as I can get out of it, I will. I’d be doing deployments almost anywhere we went anyway...”Her expression changed to shocked disbelief.“Seriously? You’re going to compare this to a normal unit? One where they schedule deployments months in advance instead of hours, and one where I can at least know where you’re going or at least. " Holy fucking shit, Aunt Alexis. You guys are real perverts. I never ..." You like it though, don't you Lillie?" I have to admit it's making me wet, Aunt Alexis. I can't believe we're even talking about this. Uncle Jason, what does she have on you that makes you take this?" I am willing to do anything to please my lady, Mistress Lillie."The words had an electrifying effect on the now half-inebriated girl. Lillie,as I had expected, shed her last dash of modesty as she dangled her cigar. By the time Lindaemerged, the coffee had been made and the rest of the breakfast,which was usually just toast, was ready. Both women' sat down and hadtheir breakfast as if they had been doing it like this for years. Ina way they had, but now one of them was nervous about starting at anew place of work in a completely different guise. Christina realisedshe had to go out the front door of the flat as a woman, go down thestairs, go out on to the street, before entering the front door ofthe shop.