A gun. I had been brought down by a gun. It was practically comical. Cheaters, I thought.

You might be surrounded by clouds, but you'll be like sunshine to me.

You were wrong. She really is the new general in town."
I smiled back, hoping he wasn't aware of my body's reaction to us standing so close. "Maybe. But, it's okay. You can still be colonel."
He arched an eyebrow. "Oh? Did you demote yourself? Colonel's right below general. What's that make you?"
I reached into my pocket and triumphantly flashed the CR-V keys I'd swiped when we'd come back inside. "The driver," I said.

is that your subtle way of calling me a slut?

And I thought the whole point of my education was that violence IS the answer.

I steeled myself for the next response. I knew it was going to be one of the Zen life lessons. [...]
Instead he kissed me.