CYTM15

=Chapter 15=
==Can you tell me where can we start over?==
Downtown, Tamar City
Tamar, Lyran Commonwealth
3051
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"How do I look?"  Hauptmann Evelynn Mosovich in 3051 was tall, athletic, and curvy, with pale, almost translucent complexion lightly freckled, slavic high cheekbones, and strawberry blonde, luxurious hair.  The question she asked, is directed at her 'co conspirators', Lieutenant Emily Days and Lieutenant Carlotta Rossi, both from the Bravo company of the 2nd Battalion, 343rd Tank Regiment.
"My god, girl, you're going to give him a heart attack!" one her girlfriends remarked
"So, is that good or bad?" Evelynn fished for compliments, and her friends supplied them.
"Dear, if you were at least a little bent. I'd jump you myself." Days said, "Your man will be helpless.  He might not even be able to speak."
"I hope that's not the case." Rossi noted, "He has to be at least able to say 'I do'."
"I don't think that's going to be a problem."  Evelynn said.  
"Six months for you to back out and come join me on the "other team", Evvie." Days teased.
"Not happening, besides, don't you already have a girlfriend, girlfriend?"
"We can always use a third." Days winked, "No, it looks great on you. You'll be the most elegant lady on post.  It's kind of unfair-Pat only has to show up in dress uniform-"
"I could have picked that too, but I like being pretty." Evvie commented.
"Why are you two waiting, anyway?" Days asked
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"Travel restrictions.  Patrick wants his sister there." Evelynn said, "Also My Dad wants to give me away."
"Seems like a lot of bother, if you ask me.  You two should just get the papers signed and take a two-week leave.  Big ceremonies-"
"General Corelli would be scandalized if we even tried that-you know how the Old Lady is.  Everything right and proper and she LOVES putting on a show." Evelynn said
"It's just a couple of company commanders."
"It's a Ducal Heir in her command getting hitched." Even Days knew the politics there.  "The only reason Pat hasn't already been given his exemption letter is that we're in a national emergency. So for morale purposes, a Noble's wedding inside the 26th is a big deal."
"We're waiting because of the emergency.  If not for the needs of the service, we'd have done it last year." Evelynn noted.
"If you had, you'd be back in..what is it, 'Vin Drin Lap' squirting out Ducal heirs."
Evelynn smiled mistily, "I know...He has this trick with his tongue-"
"TOO MUCH INFORMATION!!" Rossi flinched as she squealed, "Come on, Evvie, don't do that to me!"
"Ooh, trouble, Rossi?" Days teased.
"Uh-huh.  Jakob won't even go down there." 
"Dump him." Evelynn and Days said it simultaneously, but then Evelynn added, "As my Patrick says, A man who won't do that for his woman isn't much of a man."
"Why do you stick with him. Anyway, 'Lotta? you can do better than a guy like that." Days urged.
"Not all of us have a childhood sweetheart who's rich, Daysie." Carlotta said, "and...Jakob makes up for some of his other issues with sheer size."
"I can get that at the Speigelmart, in custom colors if I want, Carlotta." Days cracked, "With speed control, and I don't have to buy it a drink first.  Evvie's got a decent guy, I mean, if Pat was a woman I'd be all over and up in that, you deserve better, girl."
Carlotta sighed, "You don't get it, Days.  Jakob has a big thick potent wallet full of money, with a rich family. Not all of us out here can claim inherited noble titles that actually have any resources."
"My family's poor." Days eyes froze.
"It's not being poor, Daysie." Evelynn said, stepping between her friends.  "Lotta's family have titles, nobility, and debt."
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"Lots of debt." Carlotta chimed in, "Why else would I be a tanker? If my family could have afforded the training to be a 'MechWarrior like my dad was?  I still have obligations.  I'm not free like you are.  They have a term for it at Sanglamore."
"Hasenfänger." Days said, "I know.  god, I'm sorry 'lotta, that was really insensitive."
"It's fine, okay? but Jakob might be a moron. He might be self-righteous squeamish and an ass, but he's got money and connections."
"Does he know?" Days asked, "That you're just with him to use him?"
"He knows.  He's using me, too." Rossi asserted, "We sleep together. I get a condo in post housing, and I look the other way when he brings his whores and catamites over for endless hours of...He knows."
"Oh my god, you're his beard!!"
"Very much.  He's married, so his family doesn't look too closely at his other...proclivities.  When the time comes, I'll dutifully carry his offspring, and give him an heir. No-one who matters will question it."
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"That is...****** disgusting." Evelynn said.  "What about YOUR needs?"
"My needs are seen to with his accounts. I'll get access to his contacts, and as long as I don't cause a scandal. I will get to use them, as long as I look the other way. Also get to live the lifestyle to which I have become accustomed...and, well, I can always just listen to you two talk about your love life and fantasize...Now come on, we've got a full afternoon of shopping to be done!"
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