Midway Between You and Me (Harlequin Super Romance) by Brewer Rogenna

Author:Brewer, Rogenna [Brewer, Rogenna]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises
Published: 2011-10-17T04:00:00+00:00

1600 Thursday

THE BRIG; NAVAL AIR FACILITY

Sand Island, Midway Islands

BOWIE STOOD BEHIND a dust-covered desk in the brig’s office, staring down the four men standing at attention. “I don’t want to know—”

“It was my fault, sir,” said a tiny voice from the doorway.

“Flynn!” The confession came from one of the only four women in his company and took him by surprise.

Owens snickered. “The Navy has a don’t-ask, don’t-tell policy, Flynn.”

“Shut up.” Brown elbowed him in the ribs.

She clicked her tongue. “Just ’cause I’m not easy—”

“Okay, enough of that. What happened, Flynn?”

“I got tired of waiting my turn to off-load just because these losers were acting all stupid and showing off. So I told the twit to get off the pier. And I got into it with her. I said something like, I didn’t learn to drive from a guy’s lap. And she said something like, any idiot could learn to drive a stick, but it takes a woman to know how to use it. So I said, if you think it’s so easy go ahead. Then I walked away, thinking I’d cool off, and she’d be gone when I came back. But—”

“I get the picture. And I’m going to let everyone off the hook this time. Flynn, see the master chief for a refresher course on safety.”

“Yes, sir.”

“You’re dismissed. Guys, same refresher course. I don’t think it would do any good to make Ms. Dewitt off limits. Just keep in mind what comes around goes around. Dismissed.”

“I think Brown’s got a hard-on for Flynn,” Gonzales said as three of the four males followed their female cohort out the door.

“Knock it off,” Brown said.

“Sir,” Petty Officer First Class Jones said. “I wasn’t messing around with Ms. Dewitt.”

“I know, but you’re their leading petty officer.”

“Yes, sir.” Accepting the responsibility, he turned to leave.

“Sit down,” Bowie invited. “Actually, there’s another matter I’ve been meaning to discuss with you. I understand congratulations are in order.” Bowie pulled a dusty chair behind the desk and sat down, as well.

“Sir?”

“You’re getting married.”

Jones looked around the room, everywhere but at Bowie.

“You are getting married to a young woman you met in Thailand, aren’t you?”

Jones finally met his gaze. He nodded. “I’d appreciate it if you didn’t tell the guys just yet. They like to tease me because her parents were strict and wouldn’t let us alone together, if you know what I mean.”

Bowie nodded in understanding, relieved that Stevens had turned out to be wrong about Jones.

“I couldn’t stop thinking about her, you know, when we went off to Laos. Then when we got back to the States…that first night some guy came up to us and said he was having trouble getting his cousin to the States, wanted to know if we could help him out. He needed someone to swear he’d met her in Thailand. He’d even pay.”

“None of the guys—”

“No, sir. We just blew him off. But the next day I checked into fiancée visas and there really was such a thing. So I figured why not bring her to the States and get married.

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