When he withdraws, I believe that I’ve had it all. I stay with Broc for two more days in the crude hostel. No one asks us questions, or pays much attention to why we are there. When we have s*x every night, I begin to wonder if this will go on forever. Maybe I want it to. But I sense the end is near. I feel that more as each day passes, though I don’t have permission to ask this lover what comes next. On the sixth day, we awaken with a bright sun beaming through the lone window in the room. We make love, kissing and holding each other with our ravenous needs building to a wild crescendo. Afterwards, Broc orders me to clean up and dress. I know we are on the move again and my heart feels heavy. Just a half-hour after my climax, I’m hustled brusquely into the Colonel’s Jeep and driven

