She did ask but maybe it was like a ‘How do I look’ question? Dangerous to give a candid response. Oh, well. She continued to work diligently on ...er writing and I focused on my new classes. Some evenings we went out to local restaurants for dinner. Other times we had take-out. We were becoming best friends. We fed the pigeons in Central Park. Went to the top of the Empire State Building. Visited Rockefeller Center. Took in Broadway plays. We greatly enjoyed each other’s company. Without fail. A bit better but still. Aaah yes, the classic black. Perfect!” Rachel said to Debbie who noticed how short the dress was. She couldn’t wear anything like that in front of Brett and all these strangers. But it got worse; Rachel held a sliver of cloth. She was being asked to wear a thong! Eyes wide, she would have protested but Amber started to pull her top off. Debbie was being prepared.The next few minutes were a blur. Amber whispered in her ear a mixture of threats should she be ‘naughty’ with. ’‘Please Auntie.’Riya was prompted by the earnestness of their pleas. What if she had the power in her, if not to cure him, to make him stronger, to give him some hope. Her heart was not able to resist. She felt comfortable with Rahul, and she wanted to please her sons, like always. She moved closer to him on the bed.Looking at Rahul, ‘Please sit up and keep the pillow behind your back.’He did so, and she was aware of his eyes following her fingers as she undid the buttons. She pared her blouse. It was for Friday through Tuesday and Friday night was supposed to be a officer dining in at the base officer club. I let lieutenant colonel Quincy know I would not be there.I went to the shop with the girls to spend the day and watched my son and helped unload a delivery. I did have a few calls from the lieutenants but nothing major. We had gotten men to fill the empty slots and the private with the broken ankle was back and attached to staff sergeant Gant in supply.I took the girls to dinner.