In the jungles of Vietnam, First Lieutenant Stu Willis met Private Richmond Patterson and fell hard for the new recruit. Their brief romance burned bright, but the very war that brought them together finally tore them apart.<br><br>This isn't the happy-ever-after you're looking for, but it is one of the best stories I've written to date. So consider yourself warned.

Soldier Boy

Rich came to my quarters that night dressed in green fatigues and a white T-shirt,his peaked folding cap hiding those curls I loved so much.He looked around,eyes wide,taking in everything at once.As he stepped into the room,I locked the door behind him.“You have a roommate?”he asked,nodding at the twin beds.


“Captain Decosta,”I said.“You knew that.”


Rich nodded nervously.“Where is he?”


Placing an arm around Rich’s shoulders,I leaned close and whispered in his ear.“He’s not staying here tonight.We have the place to ourselves.”I kissed the tender skin of his cheek.“Relax,baby.It’s just the two of us tonight.”


I felt his arm slip around my waist,and then his lips were on my neck,suckinggently.I closed my eyes and moaned,savoring the warm dampness of his mouth on my skin.“Rich,”I whispered,slipping the hat off his head to entwine myfingers in his hair.


Chapter 3