Neighbor to the SEALS (Midlife Secrets Book 4) by Layla Rogue

Author:Layla Rogue [Rogue, Layla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-10-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six: Ed

Loud noises and clubs were never my scene. All three of us tensed up a bit in noisy crowds from things that happened while we were in the military, but I wanted to do this tonight. It felt like a normal date, a fun time with a woman.

I’d dated a little when I was home on leave, but mostly they’d been friends of whoever the guys in my unit dated.

While Aria and the guys were busy that afternoon, I went to visit my mom about an hour away, where she was a vet tech in the town where I’d grown up. She’d always encouraged me to read and love books and wanted me to be a professor. She didn’t understand my need to join the military, but she was so proud. There was more than one sign supporting the military and the Navy in particular around the clinic.

The books made me long for adventure. By the time I’d finished my masters, I was competing in Iron Man competitions, and wanted to try a different type of challenge, one that would take me around the world. I hadn't imagined I would actually make it through the BUDS training to become a SEAL, or that I’d have the courage to do what I needed to do in that job. But I’d done it, and met the men I loved as much as family, Grant and Leo. When they suggested we should all share with someone, and live in Hopeton, I knew it was right.

“You home for good now, Edgar?” Mom was adjusting the leg wrap on a German Shepard. The dog was leaning his body into her while she worked, as she frequently stopped to pet him and talk to him.

Being a Saturday, I knew his mother would be busy at work, but I hoped she could take time to have lunch. I wanted to tell her about Aria. I'd given her a hint that we'd met somebody, but I hadn't told her much yet. She’d been at a conference before we left.

“I think we might be home for good now, Mom. Leo and I still have to do some training courses, but we wouldn’t have to go further than San Diego, and it wouldn’t be for long stretches. Grant is going to run maneuvers at the base for the next couple of months, too.”

“He’s going to work in his brother’s garage, isn’t that right?”

At my nod, she continued.

“That’s nice. And you're going to be teaching at the university. I'm so proud of you.”

“Yes. I like the faculty and program there, and they said they would let me finish my PhD while I was there. I want to publish the research I did for my master’s dissertation, or do something about military history.”

“That's amazing,” she said. “My son, the doctor.”

She finished up with the dog and helped him walk a few steps on the floor. Then she looked up at me. I noticed more grey at the temples of her hair than I’d previously seen.

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