The news that Darnell wasn’t coming home changed Hayden. Darnell was his best friend, a kind soul. He’d been drafted but went into the medical cor...s. It was so unfair that he was out there trying to save lives when his was taken. Hayden didn’t get drafted because he was a farm boy and was classified as II-C, an agricultural worker. It wasn’t a false claim. His father had depended on him since he was old enough to drive a tractor. Most days—at least during spring to fall—he worked on the farm. The paused for a second "Joe" she said and without hesitation she kissed me I was taken a back she leaned forward and kissed me again, this time I didn't pull back, we were kissing for about 5 mins til I glimpsed at my watch realising I was going to be late home, "sorry" I said "sorry i erm.... I got to go" "it's fine" she said "you gonna come see me again" I said " sure I'll pop round maybe tomorrow"The next night I went round we had a cuppa and again we ended up in the kitchen, I apologised. When the photos came back from the lab we sat with another couple of bottles of wine to go through them all. There were some shots which had worked well, some which were not so good and others which could be improved upon but there were many which were incredible. They showed her to be the sensual woman she is - they showed off her beautiful body and they laid her out for the viewer to see but he could not have her. She reached out from the photos to tease as well as to invite. We selected the. He woke easily and took my place. Bennie would be next with Laura being the last. We had a shotgun to use on watch. Its purpose was to wake everyone as much as to provide some firepower. I felt Bennie leave later and then return much later. He had been back for about thirty minutes when he shook me. "What ever it is, it's coming our way. Go to Laura. Take Kevin." He vanished. I rose, gathered Kevin, and went to Laura. She noticed Kevin and I coming her way but hadn't heard or seen Bennie leave..