Even then, it shouldn't take more than a year. You two stay out of trouble until then, and Kerry, don't get pregnant. That would create real problems ...or your divorce.”Kerry smiled at Jim, dug into her purse, and showed him her birth control pills.“Dave, you two are now together aren't you?” Jim asked.“Yes Jim, we are. She will be staying in my spare room until this is all over.”Sarcastically, Jim commented, “Yeah, sure she will. As cute as she is I'll just bet she stays in your spare room. I'm. The images on the slick pages of full and half slips, nylons and garter belts along with the various wigs and nightgowns always got me as hard as a rock. I sat wishing I had some of them to try on.Wishing was all one could do. This was the sixties and there was no internet so there was no online ordering. A young man attempting to purchase lingerie was sure to raise eyebrows.Now my boyhood friend Gene also loved these same articles of clothing, except he had no desire to wear them. He wanted to. It took a second or two for me to realize my predicament, the sour smell of the car became overwhelming. I grimly held my breath until the next stop when I ducked out and ran to the next car. The relief of escaping that smell made me smile as I hung onto the rail.As usual, I glanced around the car, seeing a mass of humanity. Young, old, pretty, not so pretty. I found, as I often did, a pairing that I could try to figure out. The older punk rocker type with a little girl, cute as could be,. The Gunny means a lot to me, and so do all the people I've met here. I want to stay here, with the Gunny. Now, I'm going to school at the Sterling Community College, back in Texas, and it's only because I was drifting, looking for a purpose."She saw Deb understood, so she continued. "Now, the men in my life have influenced me pretty strongly. The Gunny, the Chief, my Daddy, the Admiral, and my scrawny little hopeless-loser of a brother, who suddenly turned into a noble warrior, all of them.