Dismissed.’ The Major was standing in the open bay near Staff Sergeant Tilden’s desk. He stood straight as we came out of the colonel’s office a...d quietly closed the door. The worried expression on his face seemed to be asking me if I was okay. Almost imperceptibly I nodded. The Major visibly relaxed and offered me a ghost of a smile before turning back to the staff sergeant. Looking at Sergeant Mendez, to see if he caught the byplay, I saw a look of disgust on his face. Glancing furtively back. " She obviously had noted her chance not only to get away from the kitchen door, where she had probably taken most of her meals in that restaurant, but also her chance at a minor rebellion.I extended my hand to her. "Martin Burke ma'am, my friends call me Marty." I didn't know at time that it was pushy as hell for a man to extend his hand to a woman. I had a lot to learn. Either Peggy didn't know herself, or she overlooked it. In Peggy's case it was a toss up.We followed the waitress to a table. Nathan was not so gentle as his thrusting progressively became more lustful. While he did not love his sister any less, his actions had turned into a pursuit of release. He had tried to keep his animal instincts from taking control, but he was suddenly aware that he was 'fucking' his sister as if nothing else in the world mattered. To his credit, he slackened his pace and looked in her eyes which had widened in surprise because of the ferociousness of his pounding."I'm sorry, Kathy. I didn't. When she came back, I smiled. My girlfriend had put on makeup and her little black dress from last night. She had something behind her back; moments later she pulled out her crown.I bowed.“My queen, may I assist you?” I asked.Her brown eyes sparkled with mischief. Brook’s tiny crooked smile promised so much that it made my chest ache. She handed me the crown, and I looked down at it. I noticed this wasn’t the one from last night. This one had aquamarine stones and looked like it had been made.