"What was she like?"Hitch let out a long breath against Kieu-Linh's neck. "She ... she was a smart kid. Opinionated, but also eager to learn. I ... I ...eally didn't get to spend much time with her, except a few years before The War. Even then, I was busy with my business after leaving the Corps. I wish I'd have gotten to know her better..." She died in The War?" Yes ... somewhere in Washington State. I don't really know the details. After Julia and I deployed, I heard from her only a few times.. The downpour became heavy and it started to feel cold. She asked if I will drink tea. I said OK. She made tea and we began sipping it. I put on the TV and began switching from channel to channel.Finally, I found a movie and began watching it. She was there too and after some time in the movie, an actor died leaving the actress widow. I was enjoying the movie until I realized she is sobbing. I am not really good at such emotional things. But finally went to her to console her.I was saying things. What is waiting back at my place?After a night of making three-way good bye whoopie with Laura and Susan, I helped them load their stuff into the car. Then they were off, onto their Florida adventure.Now alone, I headed home around 10:00 am. Half dissipated; I was already missing Laura and Susan. It had been what, three hours since my last orgasm? Are we all sex addicts? Sheesh, what a way to die.The next two weeks without them will be no fun at all. I'm mentally evaluating a list of female. .. as dating material ... and here it was now the middle of winter with the school year half over and she had yet to overcome all the years when that hadn't been the case. She doubted he even bothered to fantasize about her.There was a pounding at the door."Hurry up! It's almost time to go!"Julie heard her sister run back to her room. Laughing at the twelve year old's excitement, she put the computer down and went to get dressed.Bill lay down on his bed, still dressed, reading. He was in the.