A Story in Jake's Kansas Universe
Ben finds two children abandoned at the train station almost frozen from the cold rain and abandoned by their mother. He is dismayed to find they only speak Russian.
Simplicity is the key... "I'd managed to pull the back of his shirt from his trousers, and my fingers slid up and down his spine, loving the feel of his sweaty back, and the sounds he made as I teased him."
This is written as a romantic story! Rachel is a 42 year old widow who's daughter is in college and her son has just finished Marine Corps boot camp and is on his way home. When Rachel pickes him up at the airport he has brought a friend, a Marine who went to boot camp with him, Rick and sparks fly between Rick and Rachel.