I look down at her form, shelooks so young, so wounded. I bend down and kiss her forehead. They applya shock to her chest.....I wake up shouting. A wo...an's voice beside me tries to comfort me. I feelher hand on my shoulder and say, "Mom?" Yes dear, I am here," she says. I look at her. I don't recognize her atall. I flinch, pull back from her hand, and even before I can stop thewords I say, "No! Who are you?" Oh God, the look of pain on her face. Isay, "I'm sss... sorry." I feel like crying. According to that information, the Density Force had taken over a United States Marine base. That was nothing short of shocking to start with. What shocked the military establishment was the confirmation that even sustained attacks with conventional weapons didn't slow them down. Their only weakness was that their ground troops lacked our military training. The problem is, with those ships supporting them, I'm not sure just how much of an advantage that is. Given that though we can prevent them. My legs are long and Muscular. She looked at me and smiled. We jumped into the water. The beach is not meant for swimming that is what the pool is for. The beach is to play in water and for surfing. She started to splash me with water and I splashed her back. We were teasing each other and laughing. Like kids, we had lost sense of time, location and shame. When she lost her balance I held her and when I fell down she came to pick me up. We were getting physical and holding each other. In water. Now and then I made time for a pint before going home. Jerry and I had become quite close in the last couple of years. He was very appreciative of my efforts on his behalf, the bonus being living proof. We were sitting in the Pickled Pumpkin late one afternoon. A couple of the weekday regulars had stopped by to say hello and wonder about where I had been. Of course, they also asked about Molly and Marilyn.Naturally, Jerry was curious. He had been kidding me about my lack of a love life and.