This chapter officially closes out the story and sexual odyssey of two soldiers in Afghanistan. Thank you for reading and for the valuable feedback. Enjoy the finale!
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As we both stood there completely naked and covered in dust with sweat glistening off our bodies, my eyes again fixated on the hairy mound between her legs.
"Now, I'm going to fuck your brains out," she said as she walked towards me.
My erection stood at full attention as she walked over to me and kissed me. Her lips were soft and wet, in stark contrast to the dry dusty climate. I reached my hand down and felt the wetness of her sex. As she pushed her breasts into me, I could feel her hard nipples. My erection grew rapidly.
I started to kneel, as if to go down on her, but she pulled me up.
Twelve hours earlier...
As I stood there looking at a large wall map of Kabul and the area south of the city, I cringed. The area just south of Kabul was no man's land. The Afghan government had no influence there and the Taliban seemed to operate with impunity in the region. In fact, a month before I'd arrived in Afghanistan, two U.S. Navy sailors had been kidnapped and killed when they got lost while trying to drive to another U.S. base on the outskirts of Kabul. Now, I would have to lead convoy directly through that area to a remote U.S. Special Forces outpost known as Camp Morehead. The irony of the camp's name didn't escape me.
One day earlier, the General's executive officer had called me to her office to tell me the General would like to attend an upcoming ceremony at Camp Morehead; the graduation of a new class of Afghan commandos. For various reasons, helicopter transportation from ISAF HQ couldn't be arranged on such short notice, so the General would need to travel via ground convoy. Furthermore, due to the timeline, it wouldn't make sense to try to return to ISAF the same day and thus everyone, including the general, would have to spend the night at Camp Morehead. After receiving the detailed itinerary from the General's executive officer, I called my team together and immediately briefed them on the next day's mission. They, like me, also felt uneasy about the prospects of driving to Camp Morehead. For about an hour we brainstormed and discuss details of the mission, including various routes and tactics we would use to try and make our convoy a harder target. After all of the details were hashed out, I told everyone to pack an overnight bag and dismissed them. I then stood around for few more minutes looking at the map.
The day had already been full of activity for me; with multiple escort missions to various locations in Kabul. Some days the adrenaline of being outside the wire could carry me almost twenty-four hours, other days, I'd be exhausted by late afternoon. At least I would end the day on a bright note; dinner with Kristen. It was almost 7:30 pm as I walked into the DFAC. By now, most people had already eaten dinner and the line had subsided. I got a tray, got in line and received a generous serving of spaghetti and meat balls. I then grabbed a bottle of water from the refrigerator. After getting my food, I sought out Kristen and found her at a small table on the side of the DFAC; right where she said she'd be. I sat down and let out a sigh of relief.
She smiled at me.
"Rough day?" she asked.
"No, just tired and glad it's over," I replied.
As she sat there eating her dinner, I was amused by the way she twirled the spaghetti with her fork, then cut it with her knife; allowing her to take small, neat bites.
She saw me grinning and looked up.
"What's so funny?"
"Nothing," I laughed.
She resumed eating and I began to eat my food.
"How was your day?" I asked.
After she finished chewing, she responded.
"The usual stuff. Nothing too exciting," She said with a shrug.
"So, now that you've been here about two months, how do you like it so far?" I asked
"It's not bad, though at times I get stir crazy being stuck on base all day."
I nodded.
"At least you get to go off base regularly. That must help break up the days," she said.
"It does! I'm pretty fortunate," I replied.
"In fact, right before I came to dinner, I found out that tomorrow morning I have to lead a mission to Camp Morehead to take the General to a graduation ceremony for new Afghan commandos."
Kristen stopped eating and looked up.
"Oh my god! I'd love to go with you and write an article about that! Can I go with you guys tomorrow?" she excitedly asked.
I thought for a moment before answering.
"It's an overnight mission, so we're spending the night at Camp Morehead."
"That's fine." Kristen replied.
"Well, I am the convoy commander, so I guess if your boss approves, you can come. We do have a couple extra seats." I replied.
"Peachy Keen! I'll ask him right after dinner."
I laughed at her use of that phrase again.
"I'll do you one better. If your boss approves and you can come, I'll let you be my TC. You can hold the radio and map," I said with a wink.
"Score," she said with a laugh.
After we finished eating, she asked me if I'd walk to her office as she asked her boss for permission.
We left the DFAC and headed back to her office.
When we got to her office, we both walked inside; Kristen leading the way. I saw a few people sitting at computers working on articles. They looked up at me and nodded as I walked by.
Finally, we got to her boss's office. The door was open, but Kristen knocked on the door frame.
"Sorry to bother you, sir, but can I come in?" she asked.
As I stood behind Kristen, it stuck me that this was the first time, I had ever heard address a superior officer.
"Come in, Captain," a male voice answered from inside the office. Kristen and I both walked inside.
Her boss, a colonel, was seated at his desk.
After introducing me as the sergeant who taught the driver's training course, she took when she first arrived at ISAF, and the leader for the General's personal security detail, she asked him for permission to go to Camp Moorhead to write an article about the graduation ceremony for a new class of Afghan commandos. She also explained that it would be an overnight mission. The Colonel turned his chair to face me.
"Sergeant, do you have extra room in your convoy for Captain Bennet?" he asked.
"Yes sir," I answered.
The Colonel thought for a moment. He then looked at Captain Bennet. As we stood there, I felt like we were two children asking our dad for permission to use the family car.
"Ok, you can go, Captain," he replied.
"Thank you, sir," she replied.
"Just make sure you follow the Sergeant's commands since you're not use to being off base," the colonel followed up.
Kristen nodded. We then turned and walked out of the Colonel's office.
Once we were outside, I turned to Kristen.
"You heard the Colonel. You have to obey my commands." I said as I tried to keep a straight face.
She grinned at me.
"Ok, Sergeant, where and when do you need to be for the mission tomorrow?" she asked.
"Actually, meet right here in front of this building at 0800," I replied.
"Alright, I'll be here." She said as she began to walk away.
"Where are you going now?" I called after her.
"Going to try and call my folks from the call center. See you tomorrow," she said as she walked away.
"Good night," I yelled as we both walked in opposite directions.
Once back at my room, I changed out of my uniform in shorts and a t-shirt, brushed my teeth and performed my nightly ritual of taking an Ambien. I didn't know where my dreams would take me tonight, I just hoped it would be somewhere good and not Iraq or Afghanistan. As I laid down, I closed my eyes and tried to envision being back at a fraternity party in college.
The next morning, I awoke to the buzzing of my alarm clock. I got up, took a quick shower, got dressed and headed to the DFAC for a quick bite. It was an overcast and grey morning.
By eight o'clock, all vehicles and personnel involved in the convoy were assembled in front of our building. As promised, Kristen arrived promptly and I introduced her to the other members of my team. Before I went to pick up the General, I felt the need to give a thorough and detailed pre-convoy brief due to the nature of this particular mission. I took out a map and pointed out the route we would take. I then went over our call signs and procedures such as reacting to contact, accidents or a flat tire. No one had any questions, so I gave the order to lock and load weapons and mount up. I then went to the General's office and he came outside with a small overnight bag in hand. I briefly introduced the General to Kristen and explained that she would be accompanying our convoy to write an article about the graduation ceremony for the public affairs office. She and the General shook hands and he thanked her for coming along to pay tribute to this special day. For this mission, we decided the General should ride in the middle vehicle of the convoy with three other members of the security detail, so I lead the General to the middle vehicle and handed him off to another team member.
I then got in the driver's seat of the lead vehicle and Kristen got in the passenger seat. Mo, one of our interpreters, got in the rear passenger seat. I handed Kristen the radio then gave her a quick tutorial on how to use it. I also gave her the map.
"I know how to use a radio," she smirked at me.
Although, we both had 9mm Beretta pistols, Kristen hadn't been issued a rifle for this deployment so I carefully handed her my locked and loaded M-4 carbine. She took it and rested it, barrel down, between her legs.
"When was the last time you fired a rifle," I asked her.
"I qualified before I deployed," she replied.
I then told Kristen to conduct a radio check with the other vehicles as we slowly drove towards the rear exit of ISAF HQ.
Before we pulled off the base, I told her to call MOVCON and tell them our convoy was leaving for Camp Morehead. Once that was done, we slowly drove out of the rear gate and merged into traffic.
Mo and Kristen swiftly started a conversation about things they were observing as we drove; with Mo explaining the nuances of life in Kabul. Kristen was clearly mesmerized by the sites of the Kabul streets.
After a few minutes, we came up to the first of many Afghan police checkpoints. One officer approached the driver side window and looked in to see who we were. I held up my ISAF badge and he waived us through. I then held up two fingers and pointed to the vehicles behind me. He nodded in understanding as he kept waiving our convoy through.
As we drove, we passed through different parts of the city and Kristen was still fixated on everything going on outside.
"Have you been off the base since the driver training?" I asked her.
She turned to face me. "No, I haven't."
"You should have brought your camera!"