Less than a second ... but I was sure it was the same woman. I dropped the magazine and hurried out of the store. The mall wasn't as full as it had be...n at Christmas, but it was Saturday and there was a good crowd doing their usual weekend shopping. I took off in the direction she had been walking and, within a few seconds, I thought I spotted her. She was wearing a tan raincoat with the collar up and seemed to be headed somewhere with a purpose. What made me confident that it was the same. Again we piled into two cabs and headed down town, this time it was the four other in one and Sally and I in our own. Wanda had given us the address and we made our way downtown. This time in the taxi I didn’t keep my hand to myself, Sally and I kissed passionately and my hands roamed over that beautiful sundress, squeezing her firm breasts and poking my finder under the cloth to play with her nipples. I could see her eyes checking the driver’s rear-view mirror, she was getting uncomfortable so. Finally, she handed Claire a spare house key.Claire took Sultan in the back yard and tried to walk him around on his leash like Mrs. Hill taught her, making him stay at her side, and then starting, stopping, and making him sit. “I can see you’re going to need a lot of work, Sultan!” Claire said to him as he kept trying to pull away from her. Finally, after Sultan began to behave, Claire gripped the leash tightly, wrapped it around her wrist for extra support, and walked Sultan through the gate.. "Are you loyal to the United States of America? A country you fought for. A country you watched young boys die for."He licked his lips. "Yes."I stared at Miranda. "Whatever oaths are sworn, a loyal person does not lay down the loyalty they fostered over a lifetime. Loyalty is not an emotion. Loyalty is not logic. Loyalty is principle! What would you do, First Sergeant, if the United States government revoked the Confederacy treaty, invalidated your oath, and called all its ... loyal citizens.