The Veteran

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He had been home from deployment now for about three months. It took some readjusting- seven months apart is a long time even with Skype. I knew he had seen things that he didn’t want to talk about. His eyes were hollow and he fucked me hard, fast, desperately- at first I thought trying to make up for lost time but gradually I knew it was more. The mandated counseling helped some but his shell was tough. I was patient. This wasn’t the first time, it probably…