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Book 3 in 18 parts, By FinalStand. Listen to the ► Podcast at Explicit Novels.
It is selfish to believe that your family will always love you. At some point you will be asked to earn it
{Right where we left off}
It was H-hour plus four.
A Thai soldier fired another burst from his T A R 21. The other four soldiers around him did the same. They were using an overturned car as cover. He saw movement at a building across the street to his right. He fired off another few rounds. The figure fell to the ground. By hard-earned experience, he realized the enemy soldier had probably dived for cover, not been hit.
"Time to fall back. One block back," he hoped he didn't sound too shrill. "You two go first," he indicated the two townsfolk. His battalion major had drafted them minutes after the attack began. Any organized supply depot had been an open invitation for an artillery strike, so he had called for civilians to help carry the ammunition loads instead. These two had been attached to his platoon. Now they were with him.
They nodded, hefted up the crate of 5.56mm and sprinted toward the rear while his men gave them cover fire. They made it. He named off two of his other men. It was their turn to go. After their sprint to safety, it was time for him and the last two to go. They ran past some terribly close flanking fire, but all made it.
This Thai soldier wasn't the squad leader, or even the squad's second in command. He was a lowly Phon Thahan (Private, not 1st Class). Those two men were already dead. No, he was a common soldier who found other men listening to his orders so, by default, he was in command. His initial squad of ten had shrunk down to three. The fourth man had been part of the regimental staff, a driver, sent into the firefight to replace losses. He still could point and shoot, which was all that mattered at the moment.
At the next block he found the two civilians. His men dumped their empty clips on them, then positioned themselves for the next enemy rush. The leader of this ad hoc force took the driver over to the far corner of the building they sheltered behind. Too often, going inside buildings was a death trap. The enemy would corner you then call in their artillery.
"Guard this corner," he told the driver. "I'll be checking up on you." The frightened soldier nodded, then took up his post. Now he had a few seconds to consider his position. He was running out of town to retreat through. Behind him lay open fields. Just then he saw the tale-tell site of a Dragon Anti-Tank missile firing from the next raised roadway to his rear-right.
He couldn't see if it hit anything. There was no huge explosion. Still, it indicated that other elements of his battalion were in the fight. From what little briefing he had been given when the attack started, the major had placed his heavy machine guns and recoilless rifles on each flank to stop the enemy's mobile forces from getting around his command and surrounding them.
Little did the soldier understand he was involved in a textbook defense by foot-bound infantry versus armored opponents. His two townsmen were busy shoving bullets into the thirty round magazines. His men had already engaged the enemy to the front. Gone were the cries of 'got him'. No one gave a damn anymore. They were too exhausted to care. Now they counted the comrades they had left, not the possible number of enemy out there.
Six minutes later he heard the sound of death coming his way.
"Everyone down," he screamed a second before an artillery round flattened their shelter. For a few moments all he could do was gaze up at the heavens. His body hurt, his ears were ringing and the belief that he could stop now, he had given it his best shot and his part in this battle were over.
He pulled himself and examined what he had left. He wasn't hurt if you didn't count the blood coming out his ears. He couldn't say the same for his companions. One of the townsmen had the top of his head torn off, his soulless eyes gazing up to the forever. One of his men had a smoking chunk of meat where his spine should have been. A second one was nursing a bad leg wound.
The third soldier? He was already up and firing. The second townsmen was a bit dazed, yet looked like he could carry on. The soldier crouch-ran to check on the driver. He was laying on his belly. For a second he mourned for that fellow then the man got off a burst, then scooted back. He had been 'playing possum' in order to draw some enemy out. He was alive and fighting.
"We have got to get out of here," he told the man. "Get to the elevated road across the field then provide cover fire for the rest of us." The driver acknowledged the command, fired off one more burst then bolted for the field. The Thai made his way back to his other survivors. He gave them the same order, the civilian first.
The wounded man? He couldn't make it with that leg wound and if any of the others carried him they would most likely die too.
"Cover us as long as you can," he ordered. The wounded shoulder crawled to the corner to relieve the only standing soldier.
"Go," he ordered that man. Off he sprinted. The leader placed two spare clips next to the wounded man, wished him luck, then it was his turn to sprint to safety. Close to the end, a few bullets hurried him along. He found the others had made it unwounded as well. The townsman was already shoving more bullets into the empty magazines.
To his right was the remnants of the squad with the recoilless rifle and a light machine gun. To his left was a group of six Thahan Phran, paramilitary border guards. He rejoined the firing line. The enemy had overrun the buildings closest to them and were faced with the same quandary he had just overcome, the open field. When a man tapped his shoulder he nearly jumped out of his skin.
It was his company commander.
"You've been doing well. I'm placing you in command of this section. We have a Carl Gustav (another version of a recoilless rifle) in the trees over there," the Captain pointed to the right. Hold this position as long as you can. Help is on the way."
Before this fight, the soldier had dreaded this officer. He had been so pompous, so spit-and-polished and arrogant. Now he saw different qualities in the man. He was cool under fire, had his mind on the bigger picture of the fight and the discipline he had instilled in his men was paying dividends the private soldier hadn't appreciated at that time.
"You are Sip Tho (corporal) now," the officer told him. With that declaration, the common foot soldier had inherited 13 more men, the squad of seven to his right and the six Thahan Phran to his left. Combined with his two that made something more like a combat command. The Captain made his way back up the line. The Thai didn't have long to appreciate his promotion. Smoke shells began detonating between his position and the town, obscuring the place.
"Remember," he shouted. "Short, controlled bursts and only shoot at something that you know is out there!" With that, he had established his command of the situation. Several explosions detonated in the wooded position. Half a minute later, a tank appeared and pumped another H E into the position. In doing so, it exposed its side to Thai's section.
The two men manning his Dragon launcher looked his way. It was a shot at a 45 degree angle and any heavy weapons fire would bring about all kinds of hate.
Book 3 in 18 parts, By FinalStand. Listen to the ► Podcast at Explicit Novels.
"Are we in the right place?" the stranger worried.
"I'm afraid so. Anais, you need to leave."
"Not until you tell me what is going on here," she sizzled.
"She's not here to have sex, if that's what you worried about," I retorted. "Wait, are you here to have sex with me?"
"I barely know you."
"That rarely stops me," I muttered.
"He's a master of bedroom antics," Pamela praised me. "He's pretty much at a loss at doing anything else."
"Thanks Grandma," I griped.
"Your welcome, Grandson."
"We, are here to meet someone," the stranger hedged.
"You came to the right place," Pamela preempted me. "He's definitely someone."
"Fine,
"I'm
"Told you, she can't give up that cock," Pamela whispered.
"As
"I'm Ms. Quincy."
"Sorry; I'm on a first name basis with everyone I meet," I interrupted.
"What's your rank, Honey?" Pamela added.
"What makes you think,?"
"She doesn't think. That's what makes her so dangerous." I explained.
"Hey now," Pamela faux-complained.
"Okay. She's a fledgling telepath, or medium," I shrugged.
"Captain, Zelda Quincy."
"In case you are mesmerized by her tits," Pamela tapped me, "she's packing some serious hardware."
"One of those personal defense gizmos?" I leaned Pamela's way.
"Close, but no cigar. She's my kind of girl, big 'bang-bang', back-up at the small of her back and knife in her boot."
"What!" Zelda gulped.
"She's his knife-fighting instructor," Anais answered drolly.
"Are you Special Forces?" Zelda regarded my mentor.
"Nah, I got kicked out for a consistent failure to observe even the loosest Rules Of Engagement. I'm a free-spirit."
"Oh, you're a sniper," Zelda nodded.
"I like this one," Pamela smiled.
"Ah,
Book 3 in 18 parts, By FinalStand. Listen to the ► Podcast at Explicit Novels.
Would you choose ephemeral beauty, or rugged determination?
Brief Segway :
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'Wasn't that, that, and that an act of war against the People's Republic of China?'
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'Why are 90% of all the names on these documents redacted? We are the freaking Congress! You work for us.'
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('Those are private citizens not in the employ of this group, or any other government agency we are aware of'.)
'We don't care if they are private citizens. We want to know.'
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{Minutes pass}
'Go see what is taking them so long.'
'What do you mean they are all gone? Find them!'
'What do you mean they seem have left the building? Find them!'
'Who do I call about this? The FBI, Homeland Security, or the CIA?
Book 3 in 18 parts, By FinalStand. Listen to the ► Podcast at Explicit Novels.
Meanwhile,
"Fine," I decided. "Get us three some water. Elsa and I will be practicing."
Now
"It is good to see you have not become drunk with power," Elsa smirked once Juanita had left on her errand.
"Your mockery is unappreciated," I glared back. I was only kidding. "I haven't seen you around recently. It is good to see you."
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"Amazons don't have a 'time out'," she smiled. I cautiously worked my way back onto the practice area.
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"And you stole the carrier?"
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"I owe you for that," she patted me on my bare chest.
"Is that a good thing, or a bad thing?"
"I'll let you figure that out during the Great Hunt," she gave a sliver of a smile.
"Not you too," I groaned.
"Who else are you worried about?"
"You
"Rachel will be a tough one," Elsa acknowledged.
"Comfortable?" Juanita muttered.
"Yes,
"Why are you being nice to me?" I wondered.
"I've
Book 3 in 18 parts, By FinalStand. Listen to the ► Podcast at Explicit Novels.
You never really know what you can't do until you've tried to do it and failed
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"Cáel
"What do you need?" I replied. Irrationally, I found myself hoping 'please say you need a second for 'beer-pong''.
"Here
"Things like?" Addison asked.
"Ships
"Sure, we'll help," I volunteered.
"Cáel, before someone has an aneurism, why don't you find out what your team can do," Pamela burst my bubble.
"Sir,
"Wouldn't this be something you could accomplish through your own extra-ordinary resources?" Yum-Yum asked.
"We
"You
There was a silence.
"Iskender,
"I understand," he bowed his head. "I will await your response."
"I'll see you out," I told Iskender. "I get the feeling you knew this would be our reply."
"I didn't, but the Great Khan did," he gave a weak smile. "Honestly, I don't know what to make of the request."
"We do and I think we can get it done," I assured him. I escorted him to the elevator then returned to the room.
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"This is poison," Addison began the next phase of the meeting.
"I
"It is both," Yum-Yum nodded.
Book 3 in 18 parts, By FinalStand. Listen to the ► Podcast at Explicit Novels.
Love is like a crossbow quiver. You only have so many bolts to shoot before it runs out
There was a long pause. Pamela took another long breath then an impish grin came to her lips.
"With your luck you'll get those, then end up in the Artic," she scoffed.
"Not the Antarctic? I've got a soft spot in my dreams for penguins."
"Nope. You get to be chased by polar bears," she nudged me. I nudged her back playfully. She gave me a Charlie horse.
"Ow!"
"I was pretty scared," I whispered to Pamela.
"Good
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{1 pm, Monday, August 25th; 14 Days to go}
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Book 3 in 18 parts, By FinalStand. Listen to the ► Podcast at Explicit Novels.
Loving your enemy is easy, you know precisely where both of you stand
(Right where we left off)
The
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"Sir,
"Marine, I am Cáel Nyilas, Irish diplomat, freebooter and Champion of the worst possible causes," I began my spiel.
"You
"Normally
"Done deal," I offered my hand and he shook it.
"Oh and Happy Tibetan Independence Day," he congratulated me.
"What?" I gasped.
Rescue and patchwork relationships
{6 pm, Sunday, August 17th; 22 Days to go}
{11 pm Sunday, Aug. 17th (Havenstone Time)}
{And just this once, 11am Monday, Aug. 18th Beijing Time}
"Oh and Happy Tibetan Independence Day;, nice work.," the Marine congratulated me.
"What?"
"How is that possible?" muttered Mu.
"Yippee!
(Mandarin) "Brother," Zhen studied her brother's pained expression. "What has gone wrong?"
(Mandarin)
"I
"Yes," Mu mumbled, "we knew of the proposed cease-fire."
"Yes, you mean both sides actually honored it?" I added. I really had been out things for a while.
"Nearly
(Mandarin)
"My
My wife Sherri and I had been together for nearly a
When we were first together, Sherri was a tall, thin
Similarly, I was in decent 'middle-aged' shape. A bit
Like many couples, our sex life started off red hot
Fortunately, by the time our daughter reached this
It was a hot and humid July morning when I was
Sherri was also at work that day. While the school
Just as I resigned myself to sheet 17, tab 2d, my
Sherri: How's it going?
Jason: Good. You.
Sherri: Fine. Sorting through tuition stuff. You have
Jason: Nope. Want to grab something?
Sherri: Yes. Swing by here at noon?
Jason: Sounds good.
A few hours later, my phone's reminder went off and I
I walked up to the door and pressed the buzzer. Even
If the outdoor heat was bad, the inside of the school
I reached the door to Sherri's office, looking
"Working upstairs. Come to room 401."
I cursed out loud, knowing that the 4th grade rooms
There was also an oddly creepy vibe to the school.
The door was open, and I started to complain as I
"Could you have picked a room further away, Oh,
I stopped short because where I was expecting my wife
The woman swiveled in her chair to face me, and it
"Mr. Drake. I'm Ms. Summers. Thank you for
I tentatively followed her instructions and balanced
Sherri was now facing me, with her stocking-clad legs
"I, um, I'm not sure what to say." I said
"Well, you have a couple of options. We can hold
"What do you suggest?" I asked as I felt my
"Well, Benjamin is a great kid, but he tends not
She often varied the style of her pubic hair, at
I have always been attracted to a woman's tan lines,
"So, Mr. Drake. Let's test your ability to
As I stood up, my shirt stuck to my back having
I licked up her inner thigh, following her tan lines,
She gripped the back of my head with her hands and
She crossed her legs behind my neck and the points of
"That's it, baby. Lick my pussy. Lick my clit.
"Fuck. Fuck. Fuck." She repeated as she
I felt her entire body shudder and her legs locked
"Yes! Yes! Fucking hell, yes, .I'm coming again!
With her legs locked around my neck and her hands
"So, Miss Summers, did I pass?" I asked.
"Um, not a bad start. But that was just a pop
Sherri slithered out of the chair and rolled it off
I lifted myself off the floor, quickly unbuckled my
"Stop" she said. "Patience is a
I watched as she leaned back on the desk and shifted
For the second time, I was treated to a view of the
Somehow, her glasses were still on her face, and she
"It's , uh, been a while, Mr. Drake. Let me make
Her index and middle finger were buried in her cunt,
I stepped forward and gripped my cock to line up with
I pulled back slowly, allowing her juices to fully
"Yes, that's it, I love the way you feel sliding
Knowing that I was required to follow the teacher's
After a few minutes, Sherri's elbows and arms seemed
"Oh Shit! Yes! That's It! Fuck Me Hard!"
With my hands on her hips, she wrapped her legs
Because of the increased action, I suddenly had to
The sheer eroticism was all a stark contrast to the
Without going into a ton of detail, the event was a
I checked out at the auction table and quickly found
Sherri and Grace were sitting with some of the other
"Avast wenches! Be there any room for Captain
"Only if he's going to get us all a round of
"Aye. My lady." I went to the bar where I
"Drink up, me hearties, Yo Ho!"
The group started to break up when Sherri leaned over
"Is she that gone?" I asked.
"Yeah. She's been drinking quite a bit all
"Tell you what. Take her upstairs, since her
"Babe. I'm not sure she can afford one."
"Don't worry about it. With what I spent
"Wait! What do you mean 'with what you spent'?'"
15 minutes later, I was in the elevator feeling
When I entered our room, I saw the pile of baskets
"What in the hell did you buy?" Sherri
"Yo ho ho, and a bottle of rum!" I
I poured us three glasses of the amber liquid over
Sherri and Grace had similarly removed some of their
We all toasted and chatted about the event, the
"I'm sorry." she whimpered. "I didn't
"I feel so badly for her" she started.
"No shit. I had No idea how much money he blew
Sherri must have felt me slightly harden at the sight
"I get it." I replied. "It definitely
Sherri nipped and nibbled at my neck, sensing my
"Shit! Shit! Shit! I'm such an idiot."
"You guys had a whole romantic thing planned and
Sherri stood up and moved toward Grace, "Grace,
"Fuck. It doesn't matter. I couldn't afford a
Sherri wrapped her up in her arms a bit tighter as
My wife continued to hug and stroke her friend's back
Grace's breath started to calm down as Sherri rubbed
Grace pulled away with a confused look on her face,
"Because the way I see it, you have two options.
Now, to interrupt my own story, Sherri and I had been
"Sherri, I don't know. This isn't right."
"Please. You and I both know how much you and
Sherri continued to unzip the dress to the base of
"No. We can't. It's not right. You're married
Sherri then spun her back around by her shoulders, so
With those words, she pushed the dress down over
"Sherri, I'm not sure. Should we?"
"That's enough! Jay, get your ass in the
I nearly leaped off the couch, stunned at what was
I went back into the bedroom to see my wife standing
Our friend did as she was told and unzipped my wife's
I was stunned looking at the difference between the
Grace, alternatively, was less confident. She seemed
"Honey, it's Okay. We don't have to do this. I
I watched Grace absorb what my wife had said, before
"That's the spirit" said Sherri, "Now,
"I'm sorry , I haven't exactly worried about ,
"Oh, stop that crap." Sherri said, pushing
"Definitely. Holy fuck, Grace. Your body is
I watched as my wife started to run her fingers
They pulled each other closer and I watched as their
When she finally stopped moving, I could see that her
"Now, let me grant you your next wish, and get
As Grace gingerly climbed onto the bed, I stripped
"He looks ready, but I'm thinking one of us
"You do it. I want to watch first."
Sherri smiled up at us both and turned her body on
Sherri opened her eyes and looked up at me with her
"Hmm. I think you're ready, but I don't want you
The light coming in from the city lights made the sky
Out of nowhere, Sherri suddenly exclaimed, "We
"Where?"
"First building, 2 floors up, one, two, three,
I propped myself up to get a better look and sure
"That's something you men will never understand.
Before I could respond, we saw that something behind
"Well! Show's over!" I joked as I slumped
Sherri got a glint in her eye and said, "Maybe
She slid off the chair to her knees and reached up to
"But first, let me get you ready." Sherri
The combination of the chilled champagne, tiny
I could feel my arousal building and Sherri could
I handed her one of the throw pillows and she put in
I came up behind her and gripped her hip with my left
With a grunt, I said, "I need to be inside you"
I could feel her wetness flowing down my cock and
"Babe, you look so hot right now. Look at you,
Sherri was staring at our reflection in the darkened
I renewed my grip on her hair and her hip and began
"Babe. I'm gonna cum. Where do you want it?"
"Cum inside me. Fill me up. Fill my pussy with
Hearing her tell me where she wanted me to cum sent
Sherri collapsed her arms and laid down on the
Just as I started to pull out, I stopped when
Sherri lifted her head and tried to look through the
"Across the way, down a few floors. There's a
Sure enough, after searching for a few seconds, she
"Wait, stop. We're not going to let him watch!
"You were the one who turned the lights on. I'm
"Oh, that's so hot. I can't believe we're going
I pulled out and backed away, letting Sherri stand
"I've got it" said Sherri. "You sit on
As I followed her directions, I had my back to the
"Babe. They are definitely watching us. He has a
As she spoke, I pulled her closer to me and took her
"I can see her hand. She's stroking his cock
Knowing they were watching, I decided to turn it up a
"Fuck!" she screamed as an orgasm ripped
In a quick movement, I pulled out of her pussy,
Cum shot from my cock and began to cover Sherri's
I stepped away from the window, and clicked of the
She nuzzled into my neck and gave me kiss, "Happy
I reached down and rolled her stockings down her
When my wife, Sherri and I got married, we knew we
The whole time we were dating and at our wedding,
Still, she tended to hide herself from me as her body
The most unfortunate part of her early pregnancy?
As a result, we spent most of that winter at home,
In mid-January as Valentine's Day approached, I asked
"I'll be honest" she said, "The nausea
"Whatever you want. But do you just want to make
Sherri's eyes started to tear up. "No. Can't we
I wrapped my arms around Sherri and let her cry into
"Shut up. Don't make me laugh. This sucks."
"Look Babe, if you don't want to do anything
The next day, I went into my office on a mission. I
"What's up?" she asked.
"I need your help. Sherri is in a tough place
"What did you do?"
"Nothing! I asked her what she wanted to do for
"So, what upset her?"
"Everything. Valentine's Day, her hair, her
"Yeah, you men will never understand, but
I gave Grace a sarcastic look, "I don't know.
"Useless. You men are all the same. Fucking
My latest blank stare seemed to frustrate Grace even
"Okay" she started. "Valentine's Day
"There's the Lakeside Bistro. We know the owner
"Great" she continued, "I need you to
"Got it" I said as she scribbled in her
"You're going to treat her to a whole day of
"Linda"
"Call Linda. Tell her to block off that day to
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