Which she did. Only fifteen minutes later, to guess from the large pendulum clock in the entrance hall, Thomas stood ready in his best uniform, sword ...t his side. Captain Benning and he then walked ahead to the Governor’s Residence where they entered the attached chapel. The garrison chaplain welcomed them, and several officers of the garrison approached Benning to wish him well.Then, Thomas looked at the portal of the chapel and felt the need to nudge his captain. “Sir, it’s Lord. Her former husband was an alcoholic and serial cheater and, since Joanne had a good income, she just was glad to be rid of him with no contact and no child support.I quickly became a part of her family, she and daughter, Mattie, who was just entering her teen years. I was soon in love with Joanne and in love with being a father again, at least, in most ways. Mattie and I got along perfectly and she accepted me even better than I'd hoped. She would run up to me and throw her arms around me when. Skanky, but that's what the older high school kids were sort of wearing, at least when their parents weren't around, and she suddenly wanted to fit in. Almost immediately she started running around with guys, older guys, and not just schoolboys her age. Dudes way too old for her! She'd hang out at the base rec center and flirt with the airmen and soldiers ... and worse. They caught her naked in the base dorms pulling a train, twice! I think she might have been fifteen by then, but barely. Still. The woman was dressed elegantly, all in black. She was beautiful, sensual, and erotic. Samantha was instantly drawn to Her. She forgot the noise and the crowd. She even forgot her headache and her friends. Everything was forgotten as the breathtaking beauty glided toward her.Samantha never could remember actually leaving her seat but somehow she met the woman halfway across the floor. The woman embraced her, then brushed some stray hairs back before cupping her face.She said, "Hello, my little.