Chapter 2
Autumn took deep breaths of relief with the potential demise of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. The recent magazine article on it kept circling her mind.
Adam, Marc, and she strolled along the sidewalk to Steve’s apartment a block away, carrying food for the birthday party.
Marc asked her, “Hey, are you okay? You keep sighing. If you don’t want to go to the party, we’ll make excuses for you.”
“The sighs are joyful. I never thought that idiotic policy would go away, but that article made it seem so likely. I slept great last night.”
Adam cut in. “It is a big relief for Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell to go away. Imagine, now I have to work to get kicked out of the Navy instead of just because—well, you know.”
Marc obviously couldn’t help being the spoiler. “Too much politics involved. That’s a
