” This was Earth First territory and they were taking a big risk just showing up in the neighborhood even if they were in disguise. Heck! They were ...aking a risk even if they were not Confederacy. “Come on in,” I urged. They didn’t hesitate and I closed and locked the door as soon as they were through.“You’re correct, Miss Cooper,” the man announced. “We are from the Confederacy. The Confederacy Navy to be exact. I’m Commander Irving Beck and my associate is Petty Officer First Class Patricia. It certainly was not because of our looks. Tom looks better now than he did when we were young. He has dark black hair but recently has started to show some salt-and-pepper gray. He still is in perfect shape. He is not buff or muscular, but there is no fat on his body either. He really is a wonderfully great looking man. As for me, I have shoulder length auburn hair and I guess I can say I’m still attractive for my age. My nightly regiment of skin creams has helped prevent wrinkles. I. OH FUCK NO! How could this be happening to me, what had I ever done to deserve this?I knew that I'd gotten myself into this and that all I could do was try to live through it. I knew that I would do just about anything to stop these men from fucking me. I had always taken particular care of my body and hadn't even let my boyfriends do anything to it other than touch. Now I had to contend with strangers who could have any kind of disease even a deadly one. That thought made me shiver in the cool. "I beg your pardon," I growled back sternly."You heard me Dad," Lizzy replied just as sternly. "Do you think Mom or Grandma would be happy to hear that you risked your life for nothing? It was really stupid!"With that Lizzy turned and walked away from me. By then the others had gathered near us. They all looked at me with exasperation clearly visible on their faces. The only one not there was Vicky. I could still see her sitting in her perch, holding the big rifle casually at the port arms. Her.