Bobby's briefing was short and vague, just as Manlius had planned it, and the seething politician was left with only a few minutes of camera time. The...General laughed as he watched the press briefing from his wardroom aboard the JTF's command ship."Keep the little bastard on a short lead," he told the XO, referring to Bobby in his usual way. "I don't want any information leaking out to the press."Pressing their advantage in training and armored vehicles, the Marines pushed north along Route 13.. When the band got up to play again, Megan made a point of dancing with me in a way that led to a lot of rubbing together of our bodies. I was sure her friends would see but they remained oblivious and nobody seemed fazed.At one point, we were standing at the bar having a drink and she turned to face the band and leaned back against me. She put one hand behind her back and suddenly, I felt my fly come undone. I froze, wondering what she was going to do. Her hand snaked into my fly and her. "Of course!" she smiled, and as the door to the flight-deck opened onto the now-empty cabin, she talked freely to the young, handsome pilot, "...but why did you pick me?" It's really quite simple," he began, and as they walked together out the hatch and down the stairs, a closed-circuit camera zoomed in on them from the corner of the hanger."Who's the cunt talking to the 'Sidewinder'?" asked Duran, watching the closed-circuit monitor at the other end of the remote feed."That's His Majesty's new. Jeremy and Fred'll be pleased too. Come aboard?" Thanks," Linnet stepped over onto the side-deck."Fred, Jeremy! Look who's here!"Two heads turned, there was a brief colloquy and the young woman made her way aft as the man finished putting the sail cover on the mainsail.Stepping down into the cockpit, she held out a hand to Linnet. "Hello, I'm Fred. May I call you Linnet, too?"Linnet smiled, "Of course." I wanted to thank you for what you did for Jeremy and, well, for me too. He was so shy and,.