I nodded.She kept staring at me. "I always dreamed about what it would be like. For so long I've wished..." She shook her head like someone who's run ...nto unexpected cobwebs, then took a deep breath. "I should go. Leave you in peace."I reached out and touched her hand. "Thank you for understanding." As I did I felt further embarrassment; it was the hand from between my legs and my fingers were damp with my own moisture.A smile quirked the corners of her mouth. "You looked so happy, just now.. As they approached Oak Hill Drive, Captain Maroun, whose vehicle was at the center of the convoy, decided the Platoon needed to assemble before turning off the road and heading for the Hydroelectric Facility. Captain Maroun prepared to contact Lieutenant Jackson, who is in the front half of the convoy. There was no need for the transmission to reach the Ark, so he used his personal radio, which used the Ark’s frequency, but only had a range of several miles.“Bravo 2, Bravo 1. Over.”“Go, Bravo. That’s a magic number. We’ll hand off the lawn mowing company to someone so that we can spend the summer working on houses. This way, we can restore cars in winter where we can work in a heated garage. In the summer, we can work on houses when the weather won’t get in the way.”“We’re working on a deadline.”“What deadline?”“Next year is an election year. We expect the economy to go crazy after the election.”Cathy said, “Oh. I haven’t thought about the election.”Tim gestured to the pile of coins. He was shortly joined by Beth. Cleaning the dottle from his pipe he held the door open and followed her inside. Once seated they looked over the menu in a silence which continued until the meal had been served and the waiter had retired. During the meal the conversation was confined to catching up on the events of the past. She went first. ‘Right after high school I married Walt. We had two kids, a boy, Wayne, and a girl, Sue. For some reason Walt felt a need to join the Marine Corps. On his.