Not that there was much to plan, but I did want supper, and I also needed to study. I had my history exam next, and that involved a shit ton of memori...ation. I snuck upstairs with my sister’s rose and card. I locked my doors and filled it out at my desk, taking my time to list my top ten reasons for loving her. When I was done, I placed the vase with her rose on her night table with the card leaning up against it.“Hey, Sis! I’m jumping in the pool for a few laps, then I’m going to go and shower. They’ll probably split it into two sections to keep the dangerous ones separate from the ones you haven’t checked,” he explained.Everyone was waiting impatiently for us when we got back. There was a buffet style lunch laid out for us, even though it was early afternoon. Cooper steered me away from the food and toward Lt. Commander Ferguson. Seeing us headed that way, the base commander and Lieutenants Palmer and Grant joined us.“Find something?” Ferguson asked me when he saw Cooper shepherding. ”“You have no idea how frustrated, confused, and upset I was. You were playing mind games with me. You were obviously flirting, or I thought you were. I wanted you to get to the point where we might go to bed together. I wanted you in the worst possible way. And that Bond outfit just pushed me over the edge. But I couldn’t have you. And then you pushed me away, hard.”“All true,” I said. “Though I wasn’t intending to flirt, even though I’m sure it looked like I was, and if you perceived it that. Even when Sharon had made all the usual threats, Stacy would not go through with it. She had to draw the line somewhere. But when Gary had offered her ten credits - ten less guys to fuck - she had wavered and finally given in. She would do what they wanted. Ten less guys to fuck! That would be worth it. That would be worth almost anything.And besides, what did she owe Ashley anyway?Stacy was jarred from her thoughts by the sound of the doorbell being rung a second and then a third time in quick.