SEAL Forever by Anne Elizabeth

Author:Anne Elizabeth
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc
Published: 2015-10-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Maura stared through the glass door at her boyfriend. He was holding vigil in his favorite beat-up chair on the balcony, staring at the ocean. Over the past month, their lovemaking had gone from several times a day to nothing. In her opinion that wasn’t optimal, and though she was loath to complain about that fact, she was ready to nag him about his complacency. He needed to get out of his groove and leave the apartment.

His Teammates had stopped by to see him, but that didn’t seem to change anything. She was so frustrated with him that she wanted to scream. Instead she opened the balcony door and went outside and calmly sat down.

“We need to talk,” she said.

“God, I hate those words. Nothing good comes from that phrase. Can’t you start the conversation with something else?” Declan took a long pull from his stout—this one was alcoholic.

She stood up, pulled the bottle away from his lips, and dumped the contents onto the sand. “Things have to change. I’m not going to keep making excuses for you. The coordinator of physical therapy services needs you to schedule your appointments, and you need to get the hell out of here and go to them.”

Sitting down in her chair, she heaved a sigh of relief. “So much for not yelling.” She turned her chair toward him. “Listen, I’m not trying to be the bad guy. I support you, and right now you are stuck in limbo. And it needs to change.”

“I know.”

“You know! Then why don’t you do anything?”

He scratched his chin. “Because when you’re in limbo, there’s no rejection. No answers to the questions that could potentially rip your soul out. The more still I am, the safer it is.”

“Seriously?” She could hardly believe her ears.

“Hey! Everyone gets depressed. Haven’t I earned that right…to take a little time off from life?” Declan’s eyes narrowed and the pulse at his temple throbbed.

“No,” she said flatly. “Life is made up of a series of patterns. Once we choose to get in a rut, we stay in a rut. In order to avoid that, you have to fill your life with something. Anything. And your focus is to get better. What happens when you stop working out?”

“Your muscles atrophy,” he said pointedly.

“Yes, and it will take you twice as long to get that movement back. You told me the other day that you were tired of hearing what handi-abled people cannot do. Well, damn it, show the world what you can do.” She stood up. “I’m going to work. I’ll be home at seven.”

From inside the apartment, she added, “There’s stuff I can show you at the gym, if you’re willing. I’ll leave the car.” And then she left. She knew from their conversations that most SEALs trained themselves to use both left and right hands and feet, so they were never caught in the lurch if they should become hurt. Declan had boasted of his skill using alternate limbs. Now was the perfect time to gear up.

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