that's it. Damn it the fucking guy is clean!!!”

“I know you tried hard. I guess that ends it for now. I am disappointed but at least we can say and prove that we tried. Anyway we may be able to see the inside of an American Base. Perhaps it was not a waist of time, after all.”

During all this time Joseph spent his week going over some lesson plans. He worked with the teaching staff, seeing where and when his lectures could fit in. He gave practice lectures to the teaching personnel and became friendly with all of them. While some of them disagreed with some of what he was going to say, they all thought he was making some points that needed to be made and approved of the way he intended to conduct his lectures. They drank at the N.C.O. club together and even some of the officers invited him to their club. Towards the latter part of the week the students started to arrive. He was part of the interview team that paired up the students. A lot of them were veterans of the Iraq War that had gained some knowledge of Arabic. The rest were soldiers, who like himself had shown an ability to pick up languages fast. Less and less of them turned out to be Muslim/Americans. All in all it was an exhausting week. The few evenings he was able to spend off base were spent with Fazzi, who questioned him and made suggestions as far as his lectures were concerned. The tailor had come with his patterns and fitted Joseph. He was working as fast as he could. The nights when he was not completely exhausted, Joseph continued to act out Fazzi's fantasies. By Thursday evening, Joseph called and told Fazzi he was too tired to come the rest of the week and to please forgive him as his friend Rich was planning a belated graduation party for him in New York City.

“Can I come?” Fazzi asked. “When is it going to be?”

“I'll call and find out but it will be Friday night late as Rich will most likely be working unless he can get a replacement.” Joseph said.
“This Friday and Saturday are impossible for me as I have meetings I have to attend and I can't get out of them.” Hearing what he mistook for a sigh of disappointment, Fazzi said, “maybe next time. Besides you know how much I want you and I to bond with that family. I am glad to see that they have no hard feelings that you did not invite them to the graduation ceremonies. It is nice that they want to take you out to celebrate. Go, have fun now, habibi. I love you and miss you already.”

“Okay, but it looks as if you are happy not seeing me on the weekends.” Joseph baited him. “One would think you had another lover on the side.”

“You know that is not true.” Fazzi said hurt. “That's not what you think is it?”

“No, just pushing your buttons.” Joseph said. “I like to get you pissed off at me-it only makes you want me more.”

“I could not want you any more, no matter what you do to me.” He admitted, “you know how to wrap me around your cock, you know just what I want and you always give it to me. Since I met you I am the happiest man alive. I will