"No not since before I joined. After I joined it was just a fling for no more then a week or however long I was on leave for. What about you?" I hoped against hope that there was no one. He had never heard her mention anyone before but then again he had only heard the other male marines talk about conquests and girlfriends. He finished off his burger and started into his loaded tots. He might regret this later if this did turn into something but homecoming rituals had to be followed to the letter. His listened to her answers intently waiting to hear that she was not attached to anyone but then his mind slipped into a scene of them in the back of car, in his little shack on the south side that he called home when he was on planet.