What time is it? Oh my gosh, it's 7:25 AM.We slept in. "Cynthia, wake up dear." Oh I love you. We were to meet Joe S. a half an hour ago. I got up. I ...ad a full bladder to drain. I heard Cynthia stirring. She would be here soon. I started the shower and got in. A hand and arm snaked in the shower. I took it because it was attached to my lover. I knew she would follow her hand.Joe S. called on net. He was just waking up. He would meet us at his car in ten minutes.We dried off and headed to Joe's. ‘I hear the truce lasts until midnight,’ he said. He reached inside his coat and pulled out an old battered pocket watch. ‘About six hours from now.’ ‘A horrible thing,’ Grady commented. ‘Six hours to live.’ ‘We’ve made it this far, right?’ Gabriel asked, mustering a smile. The other two privates regarded him, and the smile faltered. ‘I know,’ he said quietly. ‘I know.’ ‘Goddamn the General Staff,’ Grady said to no one in particular. ‘Sitting thirty five miles behind the line in some goddamn. You know...?"Lyuba saw Janice's flustered expression. She believed she knew wherethe girl was going. She finished the sentence for her: "Hard?"Janice shook her head in embarrassment. "Well... yeah. Forget that Iasked, Michelle. I'm a bonehead who's had too much to drink." It's alright, Janice. Your curiosity is understandable. The answer isyes, but Dr. Eiler told me that the time may come when I can'tanymore."Janice looked down at her lap for a moment and then trained her gaze onMichelle. She. Then she sat next to him, handsunder her chin, and gazed adoringly at his face as he stuffed it with the sloppycheese/tomato sause concoction, a good third of it spewing down the sides ofhis mouth and onto his rotund chin. "Whatcha lookin' at, bitch? Go put some music on. Make it sexy music,Prince or something phat," he bellowed. She was already up and scanningher CD collection. Thankfully, she had a copy of the Purple One's greatesthits. The thunderous opening riff of 'Peach' filled the.