Speeding down the road, she held onto him for dear life, screaming into his chest. She was silenced when he placed his hand on the back of her head."R...lax, I'M your helmet."At that moment, her heart calmed and she momentarily forgot she was on a scooter. She felt only the kiss of the wind on her skin, the warmth of the Italian sun, the roughness of Xavier's coat in her hands, and the softness of his shirt against her face. She actually felt ... safe.'That's right. With Xavier's powers, it's. Kathy liked to have fun, she liked to be…………… well….. A little promiscuous, if you like. Not necessarily with other people, although she had tried to arouse Jeff’s interest in her by purposely “coming on” to complete strangers on the odd occasion when they went out together, but this didn’t seem to have any affect on Jeff. She even used to purposely leave the toilet door open as she sat, with her legs wide apart, relieving herself, something Lenny was particularly keen on, but Jeff would. It's cold today, even with the sun." Did you bring your pack?" Sure." Let's go get it."He led her to the back of her own fence. There were two backpacks, one he had not seen with a Boy Scout emblem on it. He looked at the girl beside him."That's my brother's. He's had it for ages. I put a black blanket and a pillow in there. What's in yours?" A blanket?"Gertrude looked at him, a hungry gleam in her eyes. "Anything else?"He felt his face heat up. "Yeah." He swallowed. "A packet of safes.". That didn’t work too well. This division has 17,000 men. We finally restricted it to one dollar per man. Mrs. Callahan, I have something for you.”A man came forward carrying a large rectangular package. Franklin took it and opened it. The sun reflected off the highly-polished surface of a large sterling-silver tray. In the upper left corner was engraved a large Screaming Eagle emblem of the 101st Airborne Division. Franklin said, “The words engraved are, ‘To Kelly Jackson Callahan from all the.