ID to see who called, and then return the call later when you get a free moment. I could leave messages for you and you could do the same on my phone. I'll show you all about it when I see you," Richard said, and added, "I could be up there Friday night and stay till Sunday."

"That would be great, but I don't know if I could get off before noon Saturday. Friday nights are G.I. night. We have to scrub our quarters and stand Saturday morning inspection. After inspection, we usually have time off till 0800 hours Monday morning. Rich, how are you going to be able to afford all this?"

"No problem. It's going to work out perfectly. I love you and I want to be with you, and damn it, it will work out because we will make it work out! Did you find out a nice motel where I can stay?"

"There is a motel not too far from the main gate," Joseph told Richard, and gave him all the information. "It's not a classy place, but it’s cheap and some of the guys I spoke to said it was clean. I can walk to the main gate from there easily and pick up the base transport in plenty of time to get back for morning roll call."

"You know what," Richard said, "I'm going to come down there by car. I can pick up my old Ford at my parent's house and drive down there early Saturday morning. I can check out the motel and then we can have lunch together. On Sunday we can take a drive in the country or maybe even go on a picnic or something."

"Sounds like a plan. I didn't know you had a car. I had one before I went into the army. It was an old beat-up Ford also, but it got me from place to place—well, most of the time. No girl would even go out with you, if you didn't have wheels by age 16. Hell, most of us were driving by 13."

"Are you kidding?" Richard laughed, "It was the same with us. You can't live on Long Island without having a car. You need it to get to the railroad station. It's not like the city where everything is within walking distance or has public transportation. Just about everyone drives there. Hell, even if you want to get a pack of condoms you have to drive."

"Oh, so that's why you had a gross of them in your night table drawer," The soldier quipped.

"That was for 'just-in-case!' Since your three-day visit, I've laid in an additional gross. Old Rich wants to be sure to have enough on hand when that big strong soldier captures and conquers him again. God I miss that ass of yours."

"Damn, stop it! You'll make me cum in the phone booth. Can you just keep that thought till we meet again? I miss you also, babe. It’s only been a week since we parted, but it feels like an eternity."

The next few days, Joseph was too busy to think of anything but work. Classes were grueling and frustrating, to say the least. Having to carry on conversations using hand signals and a