Chapter 19

At 6 AM I went in and woke sleeping beauty with kisses. We showered together, Jen to get rid of the smell from last night, me to keep me awake for a couple more hours. Jen left for Annapolis and I for Dover.

Lawman's Supply was just putting final touches on the uniforms so I had a chance to look around. In the sandbox every soldier carried a knife of some kind as a last resort defensive weapon. I was experienced at hand to hand close combat and self defense and a knife was almost always involved. They had hundreds of styles and shapes. It had to be small, easy to conceal, and easy to operate in a hurry. I just didn't find what I wanted. I did find a small version of the standard combat knife with a rig similar to a shoulder holster for a hand gun. It kept the knife under my arm to my side and with loose fitting clothes would do. I did have a good look at all the self defense items and military surplus items. I would be coming back here a lot. By 8:30 AM I was back home and in bed.

I felt the bed move and woke up immediately, ready to fight. As soon as my eyes focused I was looking into Jen's smiling face.

"How long have you been here?" I asked.

"Only a few minutes, there was little traffic coming across the bridge today and I made good time. Daddy sent a present for you. He said to give it to you after you get ready for work."

"What is it?" I asked.

"I'm not to give it to you until you are dressed for work," she said.

It was then that a very full bladder made its presence known.

"I need to pee; let me up," I said.

"OK, you pee and I need to get out of the work clothes. Get up, hurry up, I want to snuggle for a minute!" she said.

"Girl, you need to get a boyfriend," I said laughing.

"We both do or people will be talking. Mom has already asked the question - what was going on between us?" she said.

"What did you tell her?" I asked.

I wanted to tread carefully; I just didn't know what I was after yet. I liked Jen, hell I loved Jen. She filled a hole in my heart and we seemed so close in other ways. But I didn't want either of us to be trapped. I still needed to find a way to explain my relationship with Jake.

"I told her I had found a new friend that I felt safe and comfortable with, sort of the sister I never had. She was happy with that," she said.

"There are a couple of guys at work that have a thing for each other, real studs, too. We could double date them for appearances. Cover for everybody," she said laughing.

"I don't want you to take this wrong but I still like real cock, also!" I said.