“Thank you, sir, that’s good to hear,” Shenin said, thinking that Teri was reaching out from Nellis and giving her a pat on the back.
They talked some logistics for another half hour, and then he dismissed her to go over to supply and get some cold weather gear. At supply, it seemed luck was with her, she got an incredibly nice supply officer, who was all too happy to issue her whatever she wanted.
“What will I need?” she asked. “I’m coming from Nellis in Vegas.”
“That explains a lot,” the older man said, grinning. “Okay, I’m gonna suggest that you go with the Gore-Tex jacket and the fleece liner.” He gave her a sidelong glance. “I’m going to guess a size four, on the shirt,” he said.
“And I love you for saying that,” she said, smiling, “but more like a six. I usually take a medium.”
