Danger Close
I was young at 23, but Laura was only 18. We were in Germany, at her house, watching the Super Bowl. When you are in the military and stationed in Central Europe the Super Bowl start time is around midnight, so it was getting very late. The small Super Bowl party that had been held by Laura’s parents was breaking up by 2am when the game reached half time. Everyone was saying goodnight and heading home. After all of the guests had left except for me, Laura’s parents said goodnight and went to bed, leaving just the two of us to watch the rest of the game. But Laura had other ideas. It was the end of the third quarter when she left her chair and went to the bathroom. When she came back she …